Appendix 1

Permission for the collection of Plant Materials 

 

 

 

Appendix 2

ETHNOBOTANICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOGNOSTYIC STUDIES ON GENUS HYDNOCARPUS GEARTN. IN KERALA

INTREVIEW SCHEDULE FOR THE ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY

(School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam)

1. Name :

2. Address :

3. Sex : Male/Female

4. Age :

5. Educational qualification :

6. Do you belongs to : Traditional vaidyan/tribe/

farmers/herbal drug merchant

/forest guard/ others

7. If tribal, specify the group :

8. Profession :

9. Do you know the plant Marotti : yes/no

10. How many types of Marotti do you know?

11. What is the local name of these plants?

12. What are the economic uses of the Marotti plants you know?

13. Which plant part of the Marotti is useful?

Seed / fruit / Marotti oil/ Marotti pinnakku / leaf/bark / wood

14. What is the prize of these parts in the market

15. What are the indigenous medicinal uses of Marotti plant?

16. Which plant part is used as medicine?

17. What are the ayurvedic medicinal uses of Marotti?

Skin disease/eye disease/rejuvenation therapy/swellings/itches/others

18. What are the preparations used for the above disease?

19. Is there any health problem related to Marotti?

20. Is there any purification process for the Marotti/tuvaraka?

21. How it is used?

Single Drug/Combination drug

22. Do you know any animals/birds/fishes/insects/butterflies which depend upon

this plant?

23. For what they are depending?

24. What is the relevance of this plant in Sarppa kavu/ as river side plant/food for

birds and animals.

25. Do you know any religious events in which this plant/plant part is used and

how?

26. What are the indigenous tribal uses of this plant?

27. For what purpose this plant is used in agriculture?

Manure/to control pest/worms/fungus/diseases

28. Do you know any uses of this plant in domesticated animals?

29. How it is used?

30. What are the domestic uses of Marotti

31. Do you know any industrial uses of Marotti

32. Do you know any other uses of this plant?

33. What is the distributional pattern of this plant : very common/common/rare

34. What about the population of this plant now a days:

increasing/stable/declining

35. If declining what are the causes?

36. Is there any need to conserve this plant?

37. If yes, how can we conserve this plant?

38. Are the people aware of the significance of this plant?

Appendix 3

CONSENT FORM FOR THE ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY

Ethnobotnical, Phytochemical and Phrmacognostic Studies on Genus Hydnocarpus in Kerala

(School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam)

Information gathered with the permission of the informant(s)

Mr./Ms.__________________________________________ on ___________________

Informant(s)

Address Age Sex Occupation Educational qualification

Summary of information

Name and Signature of the interviewer Name and signature of the informant(s)

Appendix 4

List of informants participated in the survey

1. Ashta Vaidyan Chirattamon Narayanan Moose, Central Junction, Kottayam.

2. Babu and Jayan, Mannan tribe, Malakkappara, Vazhachal, Thrissur.

3. Babu, Kadakasseril, Karunagappally, Kollam.

4. Bava, Forest Guide, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad.

5. Bijoy, Kochupurayil, Karunagappally, Kollam.

6. Chanthooti & Pollachi, Paniyar tribe, Aaralam WLS, Kannur.

7. Chandrasekharan, Kani tribe, Kulathupuzha, Kollam.

8. Dr. B. Girish, Balakrishna Pharmacy, Pulimoodu Jn. Kottayam

9. Dr. M.N. Sasidharan, Appavu Vaidyan, Thirunakkara, Kottayam.

10. E. P. Vasudevan Gurukkal, C.V.N Kalari, Kaduthuruthi.

11. Ganghadharan, Kani tribe, Senthuruni WLS, Kollam.

12. Gopan, Aranmula, Pathanamthitta.

13. Gopi, Ulladan tribe, Kappayam, Malayattoor, Thrissur.

14. Ittoop, Angadi Marunnu Kada, Chalakkudy, Thrissur.

15. Jimmy, Forest watcher, AaralamWild Life Sanctury, Kannur.

16. K.J. Kurian, Anugraha Herbal Products, Kuruppanthara, Kottayam.

17. K.S. Gopalakrishnan, General stores, Kalarickal Bazar, Kottayam.

18. Karikkan, Muthuvan tribe, Neryamangalam, Idukki.

19. Madhavan, Herbal Drug Merchant, Market Road, Karunagappally, Kollam.

20. Manu, Vadavathoor, Kottayam.

21. Mariyappan, Forest guide, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad.

22. Paulson Tham, Maruthamcod, Thrissur.

23. Podiyan, Farmer, Karunagappally, Kollam

24. Preman Achari, Farmer, Karunagappally, Kollam.

25. Raju, Puthan Veettil, Karunagappally, Kollam.

26. Rakhavan, Farmer, Puthenpurayil, Karunagappally, Kollam.

27. Ratheesh and Babu, Mannan tribe, Malakkappara,Vazhachal, Thrissur.

28. Ravindra Natha Tilakan Vaidyan, Thirunakkara, Kottayam.

29. Saimon, E P Indian Drug House, M.L. Road, Kottayam.

30. Subhadra Antharjanam, Ariyannoor Illam, Mavelikkara, Alapuzha.

31. Sudarsan, Forest guide, Senthuruni Wild Life Sanctury, Kollam.

32. Sukumaran and Ravi, Mannan tribe, Malakkappara, Vazhachal, Thrissur.

33. Unni, Layil, Karunagappally, Kollam.

34. Vanarajan, Forest guide, Ponmudi, Thiruvananthapuram.

35. Vijayan, Muthuvan tribe, Neryamangalam, Idukki.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 5

Table showing the distribution of bands with respect to major secondary metabolites in different species of genus Hydnocarpus in Kerala

Alkaloids Essential oils

Steroids Triterpenes Flavonoids Flavonoid glycosides

Flavono- lignans

Phenolics Tannins Saponins

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands

No. of Bands 

L B L B L B L B L B L B L B L B L B L B H. macrocarpa 11 8 6 2 5 2 13 9 14 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 3 6 6 8 H. pentandra 14 8 5 3 4 4 16 10 13 7 10 8 5 6 8 9 8 11 10 7 H. alpina 12 7 9 1 5 2 15 3 16 4 10 7 9 7 11 8 9 4 7 7 H. pendulus 12 7 6 4 3 2 13 7 9 6 6 7 8 6 8 9 6 4 5 6 L = Leaf, B = Bark