Abstract
Dental/oral sicknesses are one of the major public health problems globally. The software of natural drug treatments for the supervisor of oral illnesses are considered as a powerful alternative to synthetic compound because of their lower aspect effect. The present study was carried out to document the indigenous traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used for dental problems, in Mukkam village (Kurinjipara, koompara), Calicut which revealed the ethno medicinal information of 23 plant species belonging to 14 families and of the total 23 species documented. A number of plants parts are used in the form of chewing sticks in various parts of world that help in clearing the buccal cavity. These days a number of plants are used to prepare plant-based tooth pastes and gels, since plant contains chemical constituents which are active against microbes. The present investigation brought out some popular and frequently used medicinal description utilized by the Mukkam people for dental problems. Key words: Dental, medicinal plants, Kerala
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