Indigenous Foods For Better Health

By Deepak Acharya, Sanjay Pawar and Anshu Shrivastava

Uncultivated plants have contributed to the diet of both humans and animals since their first emergence on planet Earth. Human beings ate a range of wild plants, whereas today the diet of developed societies is limited to only some cultivated vegetables. However, there are few tribal pockets in India like Patalkot and The Dangs where diet is rich in edible wild plants. This diet may be a reference standard for modern human nutrition and a model for defense against certain diseases of affluence. Tribals form a distinct group compared to other populations…
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