Exploration of ethnomedical knowledge of ‘Gowda community’ of Sullia Taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India

Introduction and Aim: An ethnobotanical investigation of the Gowda community in Sullia taluk Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India reveals diversity ethnomedicinal plants as well wealth traditional medical knowledge. The is one indigenous communities.Locals remote regions still lack access to modern medicine, so they rely on medicine for their healthcare.The aim present study was examine knowledge, record significant knowledge raise awareness erosion. Materials Methods: Ethnomedicinal information gathered from healers during semi-structured open-ended interviews. Various qualitative quantitative indices were used data analysis, including Cultural Importance Index (CI), Family Use Value (FUV), (FIV), percentage habit used, plant species consensus value Plant Part (CPP), Fidelity Level (FL), Informants Consensus Factor (ICF). Results: A total 214 113 genera 51 families recorded assigned 13 use categories diseases. Skin disease has a high ICF 61 extensively treat. High FL Breynia vitis-idaea, Indigofera tinctoria, Plectranthus amboinicus, Sida alnifolia, Cynodon dactylon, Citrus limon, Oryza sativa are widely treatment various skin ailments. Conclusion: Ethnobotanical showed that rich therapies many diseases whose problems mainly treated by healers. numerous effective multiple