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 provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
New Delhi: Security is an issue, especially when it has to be provided to the plants. The NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) is facing the challenge to protect its greens from the city
health Cracking the capsule Every year a million people, mostly aids and transplant patients, are killed by a disease called cryptococcosis, symptoms of which include chest pain, dry cough, abdominal swelling, headache and blurred vision. This disease is caused by the deadly fungus Cryptococcus neoformans which attacks immune systems that …
Due to excessive extraction of medicinal plant species in high altitude areas, Uttarakhand has seen a serious depletion of its biological resources. The state government has introduced policies to promote the conservation of these species and encourage farmers to cultivate them and supplement their incomes. This paper examines the impact …
Studies conducted on parthenium in the Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai indicate that parthenin, the principle component of the grass, might possess anti-cancer properties. The plant is already part of folk remedies for certain skin afflictions, fever, anaemia and dysentery. parthenium is used as firewood as well as green manure in …
Talk about weeds changing labour market Vandana Khobragade, a small farmer, knew the wheat and chickpea growing on her half hectare farmland needed weeding. But she could not afford to pay Rs 50 a day for labour to farm hands in her village Matkazari in Maharashtra
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked the Centre to declare the state as a medicinal plants-producing zone. Abdullah during his meeting with Union Minister for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh has highlighted the vast potential of the state. The Chief Minister sought central projects for the development of Pashmina, Kani-shawls …
LUCKNOW: The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) would be organizing two day training course on the improved technology for medicinal and aromatic plants in its Lucknow campus on February 13 and 14. Sponsored by Uttar Pradesh Diversification of Agricultural Project (UPDASP-Horticulture Unit), the programme will be attended …
A Garhwali radish, small and round and pink, is just what the doctor ordered Many people are familiar with white radish. But it also comes in black, red, purple, rose and lavender. The round, pink variety is a traditional winter vegetable in the Garhwal region, where it is known as …
OUR CORRESPONDENT Darjeeling, Jan. 28: The directorate of cinchona and medicinal plantation has decided to diversify into products like orange and rubber. The move is expected to make cinchona plantation, the largest public sector unit in the hills, profitable. Spread over an area of 26,000 acres, the cinchona plantation covers …
- Survey on medicinal properties of species KUMUD JENAMANI Friends in need: A herd of elephants at Dalma Jamshedpur, Jan. 19: After providing homes to animals at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, the authorities are now looking forward to prepare a biodiversity register. For this, the authorities will carry out an …
Dehradun: Though Uttarakhand has often been described as a hub of herbs, it has so far failed to tap the natural resources to its potential. Farmers have been reluctant to switch to cultivation of medicinal herbs with lack of marketing and other infrastructural support acting as major deterrents. The state …
Wetlands are distinct group of wild habitats intermediate to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It has specialized vegetation due to its special ecological conditions. The geographical survey of Bihar states evidence that it has many such water bodies especially in northern region. Most of these water bodies remain abandoned, while some …
Herbal medicines in most developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America have played a central role in health-care since time immemorial. All the stakeholders involved in medicinal plants sector should now consider the issue of sustainability to get the benefits.
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in central India is endowed with rich floristic diversity with numerous ethno-medicinal plants of economic significance. These plants used in traditional indigenous system of treatment for various ailments by the tribal and non-tribal residents of the area, form the backbone of medicines prescribed by local practitioners like …
