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| Title: | Traditional processing of Shotti (Curcuma angustifolia Roxb.) - A rhizome based ethnic weaning food |
| Authors: | Sharma, Anjali |
| Keywords: | Weaning food
Ethnic
Rajbansi
Rural
Uttar Dinajpur
Traditional |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A47G, A0K 19/00, A01G 7/00, A23N |
| Abstract: | The paper explored the Traditional knowledge
of rural women on processing of Shotti (Curcuma angustifolia; Family-Zingiberaceae)
- a rhizome based ethnic weaning food, its collection patterns and temporal
availability in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. The information on
preparation of weaning food and medicinal uses is based on the exhaustive
interviews with local healers, practicing traditional system of medicine and
elderly rural women. This knowledge is mainly confined to native people of North Bengal especially to the women of Rajbansi ethnic group. Details of the
plant, parts used, method of preparation, dosage and mode of administration
have been reported. |
| Page(s): | 154-155 |
| 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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