scholarly journals TRADITIONAL SEASONAL HEALTH FOOD PRACTICES IN SOUTHWEST INDIA: NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL PERSPECTIVES

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Bhagya B. ◽  
Ramakrishna A. ◽  
Sridhar K. R.

AbstractThe unique traditional practices of people belonging to Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka (Southwest India) utilize a variety of plant species for nutritional and medicinal purposes. This indigenous traditional knowledge (folklore/plantlore of food and medicine) is usually associated with rituals like 'Aati Amavasye'. Several plant species are used in a specific season as nutritional and or medicinal source. In changing time, such unique practices are disappearing and restricted largely to remote rural areas. Attention to identify the nutritional novelties, medicinal uniqueness, mode of formulations, and effectiveness of plant species need further exploration.

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 111-125
Author(s):  
Anant Gopal Singh ◽  
M.P. Singh ◽  
D.D. Tewari

Consumption of green plant is a major source of vitamins and micronutrients for people using only vegetarian diets rich in carbohydrates. In rural areas where vegetable cultivation is not practiced and market supplies are not organized, local inhabitants depend on cultivated or wild indigenous vegetables for enriching the diversity of food. Knowledge of such food is part of traditional knowledge is largely transmitted through participation of individuals of households. The purpose of this study was to documentation of wild plants used as vegetables by the people of Rupandehi district, western Nepal. This paper revealed total 43 plant species belong to 36 genera under 29 families of vascular plants.J. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vol. 26, 2012: 111-125


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan P. Panthi ◽  
Anant Gopal Singh

An attempt was made to explore, identify, and document medicinal plants used in dermatological and cosmetic disorders by the people of Arghakhanchi district of western Nepal. The study was conducted during 2006-2008 using semi-structured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews, and group discussion with traditional healers and persons of different age and occupation having knowledge about plants and plant based remedies. A total of 31 plant species belonging to 24 families were identified and documented. Arghakhanchi district has a rich repository of medicinal plants. The indigenous traditional knowledge has been transmitted orally for years is becoming extinct, with the introduction of modern and alternative facilities of treatments in the district. Hence, these traditional practices need proper documentation and this reinforces the need for screening new active compounds. These documented plant species may be used for development of new, cheep, and effective medicines in future.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v1i2.8199 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 1(2): 27-32


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjing Zhu ◽  
Binsheng Luo ◽  
Ben La ◽  
Ruijie Chen ◽  
Fenggui Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Salar is a Turkic-speaking Islamic ethnic group in China living mainly in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County (Xunhua or Xunhua County), Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Salar people are skilled in horticulture and their homegarden (HG) management. They are regarded as the first people on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to practice horticulture, especially manage their HGs, traditional farming systems, and supplementary food production systems. Traditional knowledge of Salar people associated with their HGs always contributes significantly to the local livelihood, food security, ornamental value, and biodiversity conservation. The cultivation of different plants in HGs for self-sufficiency has a long tradition in China’s rural areas, especially in some mountainous areas. However, Salar traditional HGs have not been described. The present paper aims to report the features of Salar HGs mostly based on agrobiodiversity and its ecosystem services. Methods The methods used in this work included semi-structured interviews and participatory observation. A total of 60 households in three townships, 9 villages were surveyed. There are 4–12 family members in each household, aged from 20 to 86 years old. The homestead size is between 200 and 1200 m2. Plant species cultivated in Salar HGs were identified according to Flora of China. Based on a comprehensive survey of Salar HGs and related to background data, we identified and characterized the most important services and functions provided by Salar HGs. Results According to primary production systems, there are 4 different types of Salar HGs, including ornamental focus, product focus, dual-purpose and multi-purpose. In total, 108 (excluding weeds and bonsai) plant species were recorded in Salar HGs, within 43 plant families. The most important and frequently used plants are Rosa chinensis, Armeniaca vulgar, Prunus salicina, and Ziziphus jujuba. About 4 to 32 plant species were recorded in each homegarden. We found that the Salar HGs, as a typical agroecosyste, prossess multiple servcices and functions that directly benefit households according to the field investigation. Conclusion This paper reveals the floristic diversity of Salar HGs. It presents useful information in the homegarden agroecosystem of Salar people, such as HG types and species diversity in Salar HGs. Ecosystem functions and services research suggested that the Salar HG agroecosystem provides agroecosystem services mainly related to supply and culture services. Salar HGs are important as food supplement resources, aesthetics symbol, and cultural spaces.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 643-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi-Lin Xu ◽  
Yu Shang ◽  
Jian-Guo Jiang
Keyword(s):  

Many plants with pharmacological efficacies are widely used as ingredients in so-called “health foods”, but many of them are toxic.


2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Holm ◽  
Annemette Ljungdalh Nielsen ◽  
Thomas Bøker Lund

In countries with wide income differentials, food insecurity leads to substantial changes in everyday food practices and to poor dietary and mental health. Less is known about consequences of food budget pressure in affluent populations and in social-democratic welfare societies with narrower income differentials. This paper describes relations between pressure on household food budgets and demographic factors in Denmark. It asks how budgetary constraint relates to life satisfaction and dietary health and how these relationships are affected when people adapt their food practices to manage pressure on budgets. Data from a representative 2015 survey of Danish households are employed. Levels of food budget pressure vary with income and household composition and are negatively associated with life satisfaction and dietary health. We find a sequence of food practice adaptations where changes in food quality and hospitality, and seeking external help were being made when adjustments to food provisioning and kitchen practices were proving to be insufficient. We conclude that in affluent social-democratic welfare societies pressure on food budgets also has negative impacts on life satisfaction and health. Food budget pressure should be monitored in the future and addressed in public health policy.


Author(s):  
Manisha KC ◽  
Nanda Bahadur Singh

In the context of depleting indigenous knowledge and their values in the Kisan Community, they seem unaware of their culturally rich traditional practices of using animals and plants for medicinal purpose. It has been essential to document those knowledge of practices for future references. The paper tried to explore and document those knowledge and practices by the Kisan community of Mechinagar 9 and 11 of Jhapa, Nepal. For this purpose, the data were collected through interviews with key informants including conjurer (Dhami/Jhakri), elders of the society and also focal group discussions with the local people. Analysis of the data has shown that 29 animal species belonging to 24 families are used to treat 29 ailments and 57 plant species belonging to 37 families are used for treating 39 different ailments. The commonly treated ailments were common cold, cuts, wounds, diarrhoea, dysentery, etc.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Saravanakumar K

The present work was undertaken to explore the ethno-medico-botanical values of aquatic plants from rural areas of Cuddalore District in Tamilnadu, India. Traditional knowledge of 22aquatic plants was identified as medicinally important species from local residents, vaidya, other medicine men and from othersources. Collected information’s are arranged in an alphabetical order followed by the sequence of scientific name, family, vernacular name, prescription and usage. Documentation of traditional knowledge of ethnomedico-botanical values of aquatic plant species will provide baseline information for investigating new biodynamic compounds of potential therapeutic uses in future.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-518
Author(s):  
Pius Yoram Kavana ◽  
Anthony Z. Sangeda ◽  
Ephraim J. Mtengeti ◽  
Christopher Mahonge ◽  
John Bukombe ◽  
...  

Agro-pastoralism involves the growing of crops and keeping of livestock as a livelihood strategy practiced by communities in rural areas in Africa and is highly dependent on environmental factors including rainfall, soil and vegetation. Agro-pastoral activities, e.g. livestock grazing and land clearing for crop cultivation, impact on environmental condition. This study evaluated the impacts of agro-pastoral activities on herbaceous plant species diversity and abundance in western Serengeti relative to conservation (protected) areas. A vegetation survey was conducted along the grazing gradients of ten 4 km transects from within village lands to protected areas. A total of 123 herbaceous species belonging to 20 families were identified. Higher herbaceous species diversity and richness were found in protected areas than in communal grazing lands. Similarly, the number of perennial herbaceous species was higher in the former than the latter, while occurrence of annuals was higher in the village areas. This observation indicates poor rangeland condition in village communal grazing lands as compared with protected areas. It is obvious that current agro-pastoral activities have contributed to a reduction in herbaceous species diversity in village lands in western Serengeti. However, the array of pasture species, especially desirable perennial species, still present in communal grazing areas, suggests that rejuvenation of these areas is possible. Resting of grazing land is recommended to reverse the trend towards diversity reduction and ensure future availability of feed resources for grazing animals in village lands.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Marciel Soares Dutra ◽  
Murilo Mendonça Oliveira de Souza

ResumoO Agroextrativismo articula atividades extrativas com técnicas de cultivo, criação e beneficiamento. É orientado para diversificação, consórcio de espécies, imitação da estrutura e dos padrões do ambiente natural e uso de técnicas geralmente desenvolvidas a partir dos saberes e das práticas tradicionais, do conhecimento dos ecossistemas e das condições ecológicas regionais. É importante instrumento para a utilização sustentável do bioma. Infelizmente, poucos estudos científicos abordam essa temática tão importante, que é capaz de gerar renda e contribuir com um projeto libertador de campo, respeitando a capacidade de resiliência dos ecossistemas. Os estudos sobre o agroextrativismo concentram-se no Brasil e nesse país, a Amazônia é o bioma mais estudado. O Cerrado, por sua vez, tem alto potencial para o agroextrativismo, porém falta interesses governamentais e privados na implementação de práticas sustentáveis neste bioma, escolhido para ser a sede do agronegócio resultante da Revolução Verde. Nesse sentido, este artigo tem como objetivo levantar e analisar as produções científicas que abordam esta temática, utilizando para isto a metodologia da Cienciometria.Palavras-chave: Biomas, Sustentabilidade, Brasil, Cienciometria. ResumenEl agro-extractivismo articula las actividades extractivas con las técnicas de cultivo, la creación animal y procesamiento alimentar. Se orienta hacia la diversificación, el consortium de espécies, de imitación de la estructura natural y técnicas de uso general construidas en el conocimiento y prácticas indígenas y campesinas, el conocimiento de los ecosistemas y las condiciones ecológicas regionales. Es importante instrumento para el uso sostenible del bioma. Desafortunadamente, pocos estudios científicos abordan esta cuestión tan importante que es capaz de generar ingresos y contribuir com la liberacción del Pueblo del campo, respetando la resiliencia de los ecosistemas. Los estudios sobre el agro-extractivismo se concentran en Brasil y, en ese país, la Amazonia es el bioma más estudiado. El Cerrado, a su vez, tiene un alto potencial para agro-extractivismo, pero que carecen de interés del gobierno e de la inciativa particular en la implementación de prácticas sostenibles en este bioma, elegido como sede de la Revolución Verde. En este sentido, este artículo tiene como objetivo recaudar y analizar producciones científicas que se ocupan de este problema, el uso de esta metodología de la cienciometría.Palabras-clave: Biomas, Sostenibilidad, Brasil, Cienciometria. AbstractThe agroextrativism articulates extractive activities with cultivation techniques, animal creation and food processing. It is oriented toward diversification, species consortium, imitation of the environment structure and use of techniques usually built on the indigenous and peasantry knowledge and traditional practices, knowledge about ecosystems and regional ecological conditions. It is important instrument for the sustainable use of the biome. Unfortunately, few scientific studies address this issue so important that it is able to generate income and contribute to a liberating project for rural areas, respecting the ecosystem resilience. Studies on the agroextractivism are concentrated in Brazil and, in that country, the Amazon is the most studied biome. The Cerrado, in turn, has high potential for agroextractivism but lacking government and private interests in implementing sustainable practices in this biome, chosen to host the resulting Green Revolution agribusiness. In this sense, this article aims to raise and analyze scientific productions that address this issue, using this methodology of Scientometrics.Keywords: Biomes, Sustainability, Brazil, Scientometry. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
María Guadalupe Beltrán Rodríguez

INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2019, 21% of children living in rural areas have chronic malnutrition and 24% of children under 12 years of age in the country are overweight or obese. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The objective of this article was to know the characteristics of the educational treaties for malnutrition. The search for articles and documents made in PUBMED, EBSCO, GOOGLE SCHOOLAR and government and international pages. RESULTS: 28 nutritional educational interventions were analysed. 21.4% of the studies carried out were in the state of Sonora, almost 57% of the studies were of a quasi-experimental type. The most used strategies in complications include Exhibition of theoretical and practical content; use of games (table, crossword puzzles, memoramas, etc.); physical activity and use of audiovisual media. 96% of the studies carried out had statistically affected differences with p values ​​from .05 to .000. CONCLUSIONS: The educational practices must be carried out in a holistic way determined by the following aspects: Elements of knowledge and food practices; Psycho-emotional elements; Sociocultural elements and economic elements.  


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