Ethnobotanical Studies among Villagers from Dharapuram Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

People care about all this variety of life, about sustaining and enhancing genetic resources, recovering endangered species, restoring riparian areas, maintaining old growth or consuming trees. The answer is both aesthetic and practical. A diversity of living things provides subtle needs; people enjoy picnicking, visiting seashores and a variety of other recreational activities. Our homes, air live stock, vegetables, fruits and grains are all products of diverse and healthy ecosystems. Diverse communities of plants, animals and microorganisms also provide indispensable ecological services. They recycle wastes, maintain the chemical composition of the atmosphere and play a major role in determining the world's climate. Many people also feel that we must maintain biodiversity because our role as the dominant species on earth confers upon us the responsibility for the wide and careful stewardship of life. But the value of biodiversity goes for beyond the aesthetic aspects. The present observation is ethno botanical survey was carried out among the villagers from the Dharapuram taluk,Tamilnadu state, India.