Plants Used in Folk Medicine by the Kotas of Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu
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The present report deals with 34 plants of ethno botanical significance used s food and medicine by the Kotas of Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu. Dietary and medicinal applications of plants re briefly summarized and presented.
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