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Table 3. Local medicinal plants and Its usesoln Pullcat Lake<br />

S.No Local Name Botanical Name Paris Used Used For<br />

Pulicat Lake<br />

1 Guriginja Abrus precatorius Leaves Boils on breast<br />

2 Nallatumma Acacia ni/otica Bark Tooth ache<br />

3 Ullareni Achyranthes aspera Leaves/stem Knife cutslTooth brush<br />

4 Kala banda Aioe vera Leaves cooling effect<br />

5 Easwari Aristoiochia indica Root Snake bite<br />

6 Vepa Azadirachta indica Leaves Itches, scabies/chicken pox<br />

7 Tella Uppili Aizma tetracantha Leaves Chicken pox<br />

8 Palauri Caparis brevispina Root Tooth ache<br />

9 Nagetimullu Caparis rotundifolia Root Head ache<br />

10 Thangedu Cassia auriculata Leaves Cooling<br />

11 Kasintha Cassia occidentalis Leaves Bone fractures<br />

12 Saraswathi Centella asiatica Leaves Cooling<br />

13 Erripucha Citrullus colccynthes Leaves Sprains<br />

14 Mavalangi Crataeva nurvala Stem bark Diuretic<br />

15 Nelatadi Curculigo orchioides Root Swellings<br />

16 Pacharu Dalbergia paniculata Leaves - Filarial swellings<br />

17 Bandaru Dodonaea viscosa Leaves Swellings<br />

18 Beera Drypetes sepia ria Root Scorpion stings<br />

19 Gayapaku Eailia sonchifolia Leaves Antiseptic<br />

20 Kundanedu Eugenia bracteata Root Tonsils<br />

21 Nelapata Euphorbia hirta Leaves Bowel problems. worms in children<br />

22 Alli Ficus racemosa Latex Fractures<br />

23 Bhootulasi Geniosproum prostratum Whole plant Breathing problems<br />

24 Gunji Glycosmis pentaphylla Root Dandruff<br />

25 Adavi Gummadi Gmelina asiatica Root Dandruff<br />

26 - Indigofera aspalthoides Leaves Boils in head<br />

27 Kalichiteega Wattakaka volubilis Leaves Body pains<br />

28 - Mollugo pentaphylla Leaves Wounds<br />

29 Kukkatulasi OCimumcanum Whole plant Mosquito repellant<br />

30 Enugapalleru Pedalium murex Leaves Diurectic<br />

31 Nelausiri Phyllanthus amarus Root Jaundice<br />

32 Peetarincha Pisonia aculeata Root Anaemia<br />

33 Nallabalusu Plectronia parviflora Root More lactation<br />

34 Naragongji Polyalthia korintii Root Stomach ache<br />

35 Peddanelli Premna latifo/ia Root Cuts/wounds<br />

36 Nallapilli salvadora persica Young stem Tooth brushes<br />

37 Kasichellu Solanum nigram Leaves/Berry Stomach Ache<br />

38 Kotari Tinospora cordifolia Leaves Boils<br />

39 Mirapagandra Taidalla assiatica Root Fever<br />

40 Pamudonda Tricosamtges palmata Leaves Head ache<br />

41 Kukkupala teega Tylophora indica Leaves Snake repellent/Boils<br />

42 Surati Venti/ago maderaspatana Stem bark Scabies<br />

43 Manga Mangifera indica Stem bark! Seed Dandruff/ stomach pain<br />

Source: [SRO-SHAR-TR 1998<br />

fish yield of the respective zones (Kallyamurthy<br />

1975).<br />

Mystus gulio is available in Pulicat Lake<br />

throughout the year in fairly large numbers and<br />

153<br />

contribntes to an important fishery resource in the<br />

lake together with other catfishes. This species<br />

was observed to breed In the lake during August to<br />

October. The fecundity was found to vary from

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