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| Title: | Mushrooms in the food culture of the Kaani tribe of Kanyakumari district |
| Authors: | Davidson, Sargunam S
Johnsy, G
Samuel, A Selvin
Kaviyarasan, V |
| Keywords: | Kaani tribe
Western Ghats
Ecosystem
Kanyakumari
Food culture |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A01G 1/04, D05B 91/08, A47G |
| Abstract: | India is
inhabited by over 50 million tribals belonging to 550 communities and in Tamil
Nadu 36 tribal communities live, while six tribal communities are found in the
Southernmost Kanyakumari district. Of the six tribes, Kaani tribe lives in the forests and hills of the Western
Ghats. The Kaani tribe
lives in consonance with Nature and their life is linked to the forest
ecosystem. Though they live in settled areas, they still retain the traditional
hunter-gatherer instinct, and collect their food from the forests that include
mushrooms. Mushrooms contain a host of defense potentiators, which stimulate
the immune system of humans. These mushrooms provide rich resources for the
gene banks. |
| Page(s): | 150-153 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(1) [January 2012]
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