Quantification of ethnodietetic knowledge among noninstitutionally trained Siddha practitioners of Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India

Background: It is well known that diet plays a vital role in the pathogenesis, prevention, and management of diseases. In indigenous medical systems of India, diet is an integral component of treatment, and such knowledge is poorly documented. This study quantified the consensus about the dietary re...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Mutheeswaran, Seenisamy Esakkimuthu, Perumal Pandikumar, Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnic Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352618116301159