The present study surveyed 42 species of plants, which belongs to 40 genera and under 24 families possessing
medicinal properties from Vaniyambalam, Malappuram district, Kerala. It included 20 herbs, 15 shrubs, 5 climbers and 3 trees.
Different parts of plants like leaves, root, seeds, flowers etc are being used for curing different types of ailments. Medicinal
plants belonging to different subfamilies of Fabaceae family predominantly exist in the study area than other families. The
plants studied were found to be used to treat about many diseases/disorders/ailments including diarrhea and dysentery, cuts and
wounds, snake and scorpion bite, ulcer, bronchitis, cough and cold, fever and headache, asthma etc. The survey was focused on
detailed explorative studies on the medicinal plants identified.
