An ethnomedicinal survey in Vilangad village, Kerala have revealed a wealth of traditional knowledge on medicinal
plants and their uses amongst the Kurichiya tribes. The study was focused on identifying folklore medicinal plants, family wise
distribution, habit, disease treated, part of the plant used and mode of preparation etc. From the survey, a total of 75 plant
species belonging to 37 families were found to be useful in the treatment of various diseases. In this study the most dominant
family was Fabaceae followed by Apocyanaceae and Asteraceae. Traditional medicinal plants are important contributor for
treating various diseases among the local tribal communities. It is urgent need for documenting these plant species before such
valuable knowledge become extinct. Moreover, this study could play an important role for the conservation of these plants and
represent the valuable information required for future phytochemical and pharmacological investigation.
