Documentation
of Medicinal plants is the only way to preserve the fundamental knowledge of
the plant resources for future endower. The present survey is designed to study
the medicinal plants in Anjigere, Thumbigere, Alur hatti, Kadajji, Anaji block
of Uchangidurga Harapanahalli taluk Vijayanagar District. This study
resulted in the documentation of 34 ethno-medicinal plants. The 34-plant
species are belonging to 28 families of 07 genera. The documented families in
the study area are Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Annonaceae, Apocyanaceae,
Caricaceae, Combretaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae (Papilionaceae,
Caesalpinaceae & Mimoceae) Lamiaceae Malvaceae, Menispermaceae, Myrtaceae,
Rutaceae, Santalaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae, Srophulariaceae, Umbelliferae,
Rubiaceae, Magnoliaceae, Apocyanaceae, Capparidaceae etc. The survey shows
that, Fabaceae and Apocyanaceae, is the dominant family with 12 species. The
survey also reviles that, the shrubs are dominant ones followed by the trees,
climbers and herbs. Majority of the documented plants are used against several
diseases, either alone or in combination with other plants.
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