The present investigation was carried out during January to December 2009 for the documentation of medicinal uses of Pteridophytes in Kolli Hills of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. The survey aimed to identifying the plants used for the general health of the indigenous people of the study area. Ethnomedicinal information was gathered through questionnaire from the tribal and non-tribal people of Kolli hills in Tamil Nadu. We have reported 30 species of medicinally important Pteridophytes belonging to 16 families distributed in 27 genera. Our study concluded that, the wealth of indigenous ethnomedicinal knowledge of Pteridophytes may also points to a great potential for research in the discovery of new drugs to fight diseases and other new uses.
