BIOL-432 ETHNOBOTANY AND ECONOMIC BOTANY-

UNIT I-

Ethnobotany – definition, its significance within the limits of the state, the nation and the conservation of rare heritage from global point of view.

UNIT II-

Relationship between man and plants – for benefit of both and developmental strategies of both, Relationship between man and plants – mutually destructive approaches.

UNIT III-

Linkage of Ethnobotany with other sciences and disciplines in biology – food and nutrition, medicine, sociological and cultural practices, religions and social costumes and economic relations.

UNIT IV-

Major tribes of South India and their ethnobotanical and ethno-biological heritage – Parayar, Kurichiar, Paniyar, Mulla, Karuman, Kanikkars.

UNIT V-

Use of plants for human welfare with special reference to Food plants, Drug yielding plants, Timber, Masticatories & Fumicatories, Beverages, Rubber, Edible oils, Dyes, Resin, Toxin & Gums.

PRACTICALS:

 Study of different types fossils.
 Study of plant specimens used by ethnic groups.
 Identification, description and study of economically important plants for human with special reference to Food plants, Drug yielding plants, Timber, Masticatories & Fumicatories, Beverages, Rubber, Edible oils, Dyes, Resin, Toxin & Gums.