title: Survey on medicinal spices of the nilgiris.
abstract: A survey is made on the medicinal spices of the Nilgiris. Totally, there are 25 species available in various parts of the Nilgiris and they belong to 16 different families of angiosperms. Gudalur, Kothagiri, Kookalthorai, Aruvankadu, Coonoor, Burliar, Masinagudi and Ootacamund are some of the important places in the Nilgiris have a variety of medicinal properties that are put to use in homoeopathic and ayurvedic preparations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Ooty - 643 002 India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viswanathan