Open AccessPlants used for Piles Treatment in Shivamogga District, Karnataka
Author(s) -
Veeranna B Shettar Ranjith Y and Arunakumar N C
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3778
DOI - 10.46501/ijmtst070123
Subject(s) - documentation , plant species , geography , socioeconomics , toxicology , biology , ecology , sociology , computer science , programming language
The present study deals with the documentation of plants used for piles treatment in Shivamogga district ofKarnataka. The peoples of this area have a very good knowledge about the treatment of various diseasesand piles. Piles are commonly occurring ailment and the peoples treat piles successfully with the help ofdifferent plant species found within their area. Every elder peoples of this area have common knowledge andeasy cure for many common ailments and prepare different types of medicines from different plant parts. Atotal of 56 plant species belonging to 54 genera and distributed over 36 families were found to be used by thepeoples in the treatment of piles.