“A Study of Spices and Condiments with their uses especially found in Manipur Valley” Dr Banaraj Haobam1, Th Inaocha Devi2, M Kheroda Devi3 1. HoD,Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. 2. Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. 3. Department of Biotechnology,K.P.College,Hiyangthang. Abstracts: - The present field survey revealed that an extensive study of spices and condiments in four districts of Manipur Valley. Species of the four districts were found in different
Zingiber officinale, referred to commonly as ginger or garden ginger, is a member of the Zingiberaceae family. It is a plant of vital importance due to the variety of derivatives that can be produced and utilized. Ginger’s diverse therapeutic capabilities for the body have contributed to healthcare dating back to ancient civilizations and continue to evolve with modern science as more in-depth means of observation are focused on its composition and potential capabilities. In addition, by-products
healing herbs among other herbs (Ravindran, Babu, & Sivaraman, 2007. p, 1). Therefore, synthetic drugs should be replace by turmeric-based drugs if possible. Turmeric is a common name for Curcuma longa; a species of plant from the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). Turmeric grows in tropical
1. IINTRODUCTION The terms terpenes and terpenoids were used interchangeably. Terpenoids are compounds related to terpenes, which may include some oxygen functionality or some rearrangement. The first classification of terpene is sesquiterpenoid which consist of 3 isoprene units and has the general formula of C15H24. It usually occurs in plants that yield volatile or essential oil. Some importance of sesquiterpenoids are for the the treatments for diarrhea, burns, influenza and neurodegradation
index and optical rotation. These oil present in entire part of the plant or other parts of plants like leaf, flower, bark, etc.... They are some important families that contains volatile oils are Labiatae, Rutaceae, Myrtaceae, Piperaceae and Zingiberaceae. Volatile oil present in structures as glandular trichomes,