Vegetos
(An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology)
Madurai Based Traditional Greens and its Medicinal Properties
Sudha K.*, Mathanghi S. K.
Research Articles | Published: 08 January, 2016
First Page: 94
Last Page: 101
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Keywords: Greens, phytochemicals and medici-nal properties.
Abstract
From time immemorial we use greens as a part of our daily diet as an integrated preven-tive and curative health care system. In this era of techno savvy, we have forgotten many greens that were used by our ancestors which possess scientifically proven for their biological activities. With the perspective of disseminating knowledge on greens of our own geographical area Madurai, a city of Tamil sangham, the re-view was written by providing some examples of the array of important medicinal values.
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Faculty of Food Sciences, College of Food and Dairy Technology, TANUVAS, Koduvalli, Chennai-52
*Corresponding author E-mail: vijishadhaga@yahoo.com