7.NUTRITIONAL, ETHNOTHERAPUTICS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF EURYALE FEROX SALISB. BY AYAM VICTOR SINGH AND P.K. SINGH
Abstract
Euryale ferox Salisbury was often found in the ponds, ditches and lakes of the plains of Manipur.
The tender leaves, petioles, fruits and seeds were seasonal cuisines for some of the indigenous
recipes. Nutritional parameters like protein, total amino acids, qualitative and quantitative
estimation of amino acids, total nitrogen, soluble and insoluble nitrogen, total carbohydrates, total
sugar, reducing and non-reducing sugar, starch, fats, ascorbic acids, dry matter, and moisture
percentage were estimated. The seeds and rhizomes were used in the treatment of diseases and as
stimulants by local healers. The socio-economic relevance of the plant was also studied through
household and market survey.
KEY WORD: Thangjing, Demand, Vegetables, Local households and Local healers.
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