Abstract

The Agroecosystems provide food, fuel, fodder, medicines, etc. These are all natural resources and livelihood for rural people in India. The aim of the present study was to document the diverse medicinal plant resources available in the agroecosystem of Valayampattu village in Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India. The field study was carried out during October 2018 to march 2019. The diverse of medicinal plant resources include a total of 32 plant families comprising 52 medicinal plant species (36 Trees, 3 Shrubs and 13 Herbs). Of them, the share of dicotyledons was 86.54% and monocotyledon was 13.46%. Among the dicotyledons, the families of polypetalae contributed 48.08 %, gamopetalae 17.31%, and monochlamydeae 21.15% to the Siddha medicinal plants. A total of 27 plant

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