Tamarind seeds has antiviral properties and can potentially be used to develop antiviral medication for chikungunya, according to a research by Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee. The research conducted by Prof Shailly Tomar and Prof Pravindra Kumar from the Department of Biotechnology have recently been published in the virology journal Elsevier. …
Tamarind seeds has antiviral properties and can potentially be used to develop antiviral medication for chikungunya, according to a research by Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee. The research conducted by Prof Shailly Tomar and Prof Pravindra Kumar from the Department of Biotechnology have recently been published in the virology journal Elsevier. …
After the job guarantee scheme played a crucial role in UPA’s reelection the government is working on a plan to reach out to 100 mil lion tribals to ensure remun eration for minor forest pro duce. The government will unveil an ambitious initiative by June, after the Cabinet clears the …
Contrary to popular belief that trees fight pollution, several species of plants including cashew, tamarind, guava, mango, custard apple, gulmohar, banyan, sapota and jackfruit, are falling prey to heavy air pollution in the industrial city of Visakhapatnam. Researchers from the departments of chemistry, and environmental studies, GITAM University, Visakh-apatnam, have …
tamarind seed kernel powder, discarded as agricultural waste, is an effective agent to make turbid municipal and industrial wastewater clear. The present practice is to use aluminium salt to treat such water. It has been found that alum increases toxic metals and ions in treated water and could cause diseases …
The idea that food has therapeutic value is not a new one. Ayurveda, for instance, recommends diet regimes based on seasons and on an individual's constitution (see box: Take cues from traditional wisdom). And it's not just this ancient system of medicine. Traditional communities in most countries had dietary practices …
HERBAL BEER Looks, smells, even tastes like it. But is it beer? WHAT GOES IN? Pub-crawlers beware, herbal beer is just raw mango mixed with herbs (Andrographis or kalmegh and Tinospora or guduchi), fermented for a week. Besides mango (Mangifera indica), other fruit such as amla (Phyllanthus emblica), guava (Psidium …
a research by Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (nin) could alleviate the suffering of about 62 million Indians, who are consuming unhealthy quantities of fluoride. According to a study, Effect of tamarind ingestion on fluoride excretion in humans, intake of tamarind via food delays the progression of fluorosis by enhancing …
FARMERS in Karnataka are now enjoying the fruits of labour in more ways than one. Not only are they earning from their produce, even carbon dioxide (CO2) trapped by the plants they grow is being sold by them. And, in the process, they are providing an economical option to developed …
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of tamarind (Tamarindus indicus) ingestion on excretion of fluoride in school children. Original Source
CHEMICALLY treated tamarind seeds can provide an adhesive stronger than those commercially available, claim scientists of the College of Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (Kisan World, Vol 28, No 8). Large quantities of tamarind seeds are available in India as a by-product of the tamarind pulp industry. When …
