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Paliyan

The Paliyan, or Pulliyar, Palaiyar or Pazhaiyarare, are a group of around 9,500 formerly nomadic Dravidian tribals living in the South Western Ghats montane rain forests in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They are traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, honey hunters and foragers. Yams are their major food source. In the early part of the…

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related to Ethnomedicine · 28
Paliyan → According, But, Central, Dakshinamurthy, Ethnobotanical, Ethnomedicine, Gandhigram Rural University, Ganesan, In, Kesaven, Leelawathi, Many, Movement, Other, Palani Hills Adivasis Liberation, Paliyans, Palni Hills, Sathuragiri, Sathuragiri Paliyans, Sirumalai Hills
related to Displacement · 22
Paliyan → Atrocities, Chinnur, Fifty-eight, Forest, Government, Having, Kodaikanal Hills, Kurinji Nagar, Madurai, Owing, Paliyar, Periyur, Sathuragiri, Selvakumar, Tamil Nadu, The, The Paliyans, There, They, Though
related to Diet · 16
Paliyan → Ananthalakshmi, Bose, Boy's, Dindigul District, Fox, Gardner, He, Indian, Moolayar, Murugesan, Paliyar, Tamilarasi, The, Vadakaraparai, Valaigiri, Velankulam
related to Past studies · 15
Paliyan → Dahman, English Paliyan Author, Gardner, Palians, Paliyans, Palnis, Pate, Peter, Rev, Sholas, South, South East Asian, Thurston, Varrushanadu, Very
related to Social controls · 6
Paliyan → According, Gardner, In, India, Peter, Successful Paliyan
related to Environmental issues · 3
Paliyan → As, But, The Paliyan

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tamil paliyans hills south india traditional tribal living nadu now forest studies nomadic hunting gathering families paliyar tribals foragers work

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coldinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
coughinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
head acheinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
snake bitesinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
poisonous insect bitesinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
digestive disordersinstance ofEthnobotanical investigations among the Sathuragiri Paliyans resulted in the identification of 134 medicinal plants that are used by them to treat common ailments0.80text
Paliyanrelated to DietGardner0.60section
Paliyanrelated to DietHe0.60section
Paliyanrelated to DietBose0.60section
Paliyanrelated to DietFox0.60section
Paliyanrelated to DietIndian0.60section
Paliyanrelated to DietTamilarasi0.60section

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