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A study on Traditional fish preservation method and certain ethnomedicinal fishes of Bodo tribe of Kokrajhar District, Assam, India

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Kokrajhar district, located in the western part of Assam has abundant natural fishery resources consisting of streams, beels, flooded lands etc.The main community of the district is Bodo tribe.Bodo people consume fishes as delicious and medicinal diet.Fish is taken by them in different forms in fresh or in preserved.They use certain fishes as medicine for some diseases.Nafam is a traditional preserved fish product of Bodo tribe.Though traditional but the preparation technique of nafam have various advantages.In this study, the Nafam preparation method of Bodo tribe is broadly described.Certain ethnomedicinal fishes are also trying to highlight on this study.

Source: International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.26438/ijsrbs/v6i5.6770

Authors: Jwngma Narzary, Hatarkhi Mwchahary, Illora Narzary

Institutions: Science College, Kokrajhar, Bodoland University

Language: English

Topic: Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2990970201

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Cites: 3

Cited by: 1

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