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| Title: | Wild habits of Kolli Hills being staple food of inhabitant tribes of eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Authors: | Samydurai, P
Thangapandian, V
Aravinthan, V |
| Keywords: | Kolli Hills
Malayalis
Tamil Nadu
Traditional knowledge
Wild edible roots
Tubers |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01) - A61K 36/00, A23L 1/00 |
| Abstract: | There is a proverb in Tamil that “Foods are medicines”
“Medicines are foods”. Still it is being maintained by the folks, whose food
habits depends on wild habits. Hence, the present study emphasis the
documentation of traditional knowledge of Malayalis folks pertaining to
their food habits which is necessary for the benefit of mankind. A survey has
been made and identified 38 wild species belonging to 21 families. The roots,
rhizomes and tubers of these plants are not only used as foods but are also
consumed to maintain their health status. Thus these plants are used for
general medicinal purposes also. Most of the tubers and roots are consumed
after cooking, while some of them are eaten raw. Botanical name, family,
vernacular name, life form/habit, parts used for food and medicine, mode of
preparation and consumption are recorded for each species. |
| Page(s): | 432-437 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(3) [September 2012]
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