The knowledge on the use of plants of the order Zingiberales by the Malaipandaram tribe inhabited in South India was documented. The data was recorded through questionnaires after proper consultation with the traditional healers and others. The informant consensus factor and use value were analysed. Taxonomic studies were carried out and herbarium specimens were preserved at Catholic Volege Herbarius (CATH) herbarium and live specimens were conserved in the Catholicate College Botanical Garden. A total of 17 ethnobotanically important species were identified in Zingiberales distributed under 5 families, viz., Zingiberaceae, Costaceae, Musaceae, Marantaceae and Cannaceae. The plants were listed with scientific name, local name, family, parts used, preparation methods and use. The commonly used taxa was Curcuma longa with 52 use reports and highest use value of 1.62. In the investigation, endocrinal disorders and tooth pain reported highest Fic of 1. The information collected will be the baseline data for future phytochemical and pharmacological research to develop new
drugs and service.


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金枪鱼的民族植物学意义：以喀拉拉邦南部西高止山脉的Malaipandaram部落为例

记载了居住在印度南部的Malaipandaram部落对使用Zingiberales阶植物的知识。在与传统治疗师等妥善协商后，通过问卷记录数据。分析了信息提供者的共识因素和使用价值。进行了分类学研究，并将标本室标本保存在天主教Volege Herbarius（CATH）标本室中，并将活体标本保存在天主教大学植物园中。在分布于5个科的姜科植物中，共鉴定了17种具有民族植物学意义的物种，即姜科，科斯达科、,科、,科和and科。列出了这些植物的学名，当地名称，科，所用零件，制备方法和用途。常用的分类单位是姜黄（Curcuma longa），有52个使用报告，最高使用值为1.62。在调查中，内分泌失调和牙齿疼痛报告的Fic最高，为1。收集到的信息将作为将来开发新的植物化学和药理学研究的基准数据
毒品和服务。