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| Title: | Ethnobotany of starter cultures used in alcohol fermentation by a few ethnic tribes of Northeast India |
| Authors: | Tanti, Bhaben
Gurung, Lisha
Sarma, Hridip K
Buragohain, Alak K |
| Keywords: | Starter culture
Indigenous knowledge
Alcohol fermentation
Northeast India |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A01G1/00, A01G17/00, A47G19/00, A23L1/00, A23L1/06 |
| Abstract: |
The study of ethnobotany relating to any
tribe is in itself a very intricate or convoluted process. The Northeastern
part of India
is well known for production of household liquors, which is associated with the
regions rich indigenous knowledge system. The paper documents the traditional
knowledge for the preparation of starter cultures used by the indigenous tribes
through structured questionnaires in consultations with a few ethnic tribes
residing in isolated pockets of Northeast India.
The study revealed that the methods for production of household liquors among
the different tribes vary, as all of them follow their own indigenous
protocols, where they use different plants during the preparation of starter
culture although the substrate employed as the source of carbon is common. The
study thus highlights the potentials of the ethnobotanical research and the
need for documentation of traditional knowledge pertaining to the production of
alcohol.
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| Page(s): | 463-466 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(3) [July 2010]
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