First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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Nature - The supreme power
The Gonds, like all aboriginal people, are animistic, for whom nature, from where they derive all their sustenance, is everything, hence a power to pray to and also appease.
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Preparation and characterization of a mercury based Indian traditional drug Ras-Sindoor
The mercury based Indian traditional drug Ras-Sindoor is administered for the various ailments such as syphilis, genital disorders, and for rejuvenation.
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Therapeutic efficacy of Agnimantha (Premna obtusifolia R. Br.) in obesity (Sthaulya)
Sthaulya is a deprecate state of human being. The physical morbidity of Sthaulya is paramount and enhances several disease processes. In the study, the role of Agnimantha (Premna obtusifolia R. Br.) as antiobesity agent has been studied in 26 subjects with severe form of Sthaulya and has been compared in 24 age and sex matched controlled subjects.
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Role of Pranayama breathing exercises in rehabilitation of coronary artery disease patients A pilot study
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease which gets precipitated by increasing stress, dietary habits and urban sedentary lifestyle. Pulmonary functions are found to be influenced in congestive heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction and after cardiac surgery.
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Genetic variability and traditional practices in Naga King Chili landraces of Nagaland
Recently Naga King Chili was rediscovered by the world scientific community when it was declared as the hottest chili of the world. Interestingly this particular type of chili with its unique hotness and aroma is native to the northeastern part of India, more particularly to Nagaland.
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Snail: From present perspective to the history of Assam
The mighty river Brahmaputra and its tributaries are filled with rain water during monsoon season, which often creates moderate to severe flood situation in Assam. This is also the peak season of multiplication of a particular half-moon shaped snail species locally known as Junai samuk.
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Probable agricultural biodiversity heritage sites in India: II. The Western Himalayan region
Based on six indices, the warm subhumid to cool-humid Western Himalayan Region, consisting of the Kashmir valley, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, could be designated as an Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site. This region is rich in agro-biodiversity, with a large number of species being cultivated.
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Medicinal plants for the treatment of fever (Jvaracikits?) in the Mdhavacikits tradition of India
<p>The traditional knowledge of healing plants and their treatment methods are rooted in the Ayurvedic compendia and in the unscripted dialects of the people in India. Scientific documentation of this vast information has been accelerated in the last few decades. A first time study of the medicinal plants used for the treatment of fever in Madhavacikitsa text, one of the most important post Caraka-Susruta Samhitas reveals that there are a total of 182 vernacular (Sanskrit) plant names in the text for the treatment of all major types of fever.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/5088/4/IJTK%208%283%29%20352-361.pdf" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Forecasting and validation of rainfall for Barshi in Maharashtra based on astro-meteorological principle of rainfall conception
<p>Rainfall prediction has prime importance in an agrarian country like India, wherein the agricultural production is solely dependent on the monsoon rainfall. Among various astro-meteorological methods for rainfall forecasting, the Antariksha method, which is based on sky observations, is most popular.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294265404_Forecasting_and_validation_of_rainfall_for_barshi_in_Maharashtra_based_on_astro-meteorological_principle_of_rainfall_conception" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Apong: A traditional rice-beer of the Mishing tribe of Assam
<p>The Mishing tribe belonging to the Mongoloid race, residing in Assam of Northeast India, has certain unique customs. Some of these are very intresting and perhaps very little known to the people of the rest of the parts of the country and abroad. One such custom is drinking of rice beer (country liquor) which is popularly known among the Mishing tribe as 'Apong'.