Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture & Health Sciences

Abstract

PHYTO-ANTIDOTES OF TUMKUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA, INDIA

Lakshmana, Sreenath KP

This paper deals with a brief account on ethno-botanical information obtained from the tribal communities of Tumkur district Karnataka state. The area being 10,599 km2 in which the forest region comes under dry-belt zone. The communities of Hakkipikki, Budibudike. Jogi, kadugolla nayaka, and Lambani are settled and non-settled tribes in an isolated regions.The area under study has not been known systematically from the point view of an anti-venome properties of native plants.Apart from the tribal communities, the non-tribal communities have also fortified the tribal wisdom. The study has yielded 40 plant species known to possess anti-venome properties against snakes, rats, dogs, scorpion and insect bites/stings. Out of 40 plants, 30 are known to plant science as antidote plants. The other 7 plants are Andrographis serpyllifolia (Vahl.) Wt., Canthium parviflorum L. Citrullus colocynthis (L) Schrad. Colius amboinicus, Lour. Croton bonplandianum Baill,. Dipterocanthus prostrstus (Poir) Nees., and Sterospermum colis, (BuchHam,ex.Dillw) Mabbe. have been reported for the first time as phyto-antidotes and 3 are used for multipurpose. Phytochemical investigations with suitable clinical trials are needed to validate scientifically and to characterize the biologically active compounds. It is an attempt to bring to the limelight about the phyto-antidote plants of the tribal communities of Tumkur district. The gathered ethno-medicinal informations are presented here with an alphabetical order including botanical name, vernacular name, family, usage and method of administration with or without adjuvant and dosage.

Published Date: 2014-10-09;