50MEDICO-POTENTIAL PLANTS USED BY PALIYAR TRIBES OF SEMBARANKULAM, DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIAThe present study highlights the importance of medicinal plants in the healthcare system of paliyars tribal community of Sembarankulam, Dindigul district, Tamilnadu. A total of 35 species of medicinal plants were documented during the study. The tribal community can depends these plants for some common ailments like stomach problems, cuts and wounds, kidney stone, diabetes, cough and cold, bone fracture, skin problems etc.drparimel@gmail.comResearch422014Medico-potential plants,Paliyars,Sembarankulam,Dindigul district,TamilnaduKarthik Kumaran S,Parimelazhagan T, Rajendran A,Binu ThomasDepartment of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India.,Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India.,Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India.,Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India.