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Gynocardia odorata R. Br., a poisonous plant made edible by the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya using traditional knowledge

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Title Gynocardia odorata R. Br., a poisonous plant made edible by the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya using traditional knowledge
 
Creator Tynsong, H
Dkhar, M
Tiwari, B K
 
Subject Ethno-botanical knowledge
Management
Marketing analysis
Poisonous plants
Sohliang
 
Description 105-111
Traditional knowledge on the use of Gynocardia odorata R. Br. seed as medicine and poison has relatively been well documented, whereas there is still a lack of adequate research on its use as food. The seed of G. odorata is an important wild edible in the state of Meghalaya having well-established market chain and a consumer base. This study reports the traditional knowledge-based depoisoning process of the seed of G. odorata by the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya. The study revealed that the cost/benefit ratio is highly favourable to the collector/producer as well as traders leading to the domestication of the tree in arecanut agroforests. It is concluded that the valuable ethnobotanical knowledge of the people needs to be documented for sustainable utilization of this bioresource.
 
Date 2022-05-12T08:46:34Z
2022-05-12T08:46:34Z
2022-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/59690
 
Language en
 
Relation Int. cl. (2021.01)- A01D 1/00, A61K 36/00, A23L 5/00
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.13(1) [March 2022]