ETHNOBOTANICAL VALUES AND CONSERVATION OF A FEW ANTI-DIABETIC PLANTS OF PONDICHERRY

摘要

The present work relates to the study of anti-diabetic plants of Pondicherry. This preliminary investigation is accounted to 40 species, 39 genera and 31 families of medicinal plants including herbs, shrubs and trees. The species are arranged in alphabetical order and also enumerated. A brief description, vernacular name, binomial, family and mode of administration are tabulated providing anti-diabetic plant species of Pondicherry. Land clearance due to industries, agriculture, house construction and monoculture like coconut, mango etc., would decrease the medicinal herbs particularly with anti-diabetic values. Necessary steps are to be taken to conserve vulnerable species by both ex situ and in situ methods.