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Mudga or green gram is one of the most commonly used components of Indian cuisine. A majority of the Ayurvedic lexicons opine that it is the best among all pulses and advocate its use in everyday diet. Excerpts from Ayurveda and recent research based studies showcase it as a potential interventional diet in Cardio vascular and lifestyle disorders. This review throws light on some of the important aspects of Mung bean as an effective lifestyle intervention in a wide spectrum of disorders. References from various Samhitas and Nighantus of Ayurveda were collected systematically with respect to Mudga, its properties and actions. Evidence based research studies were also reviewed in this regard and are compiled in this article.

Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is a popular medicinal plant spread across the tropics. Its effectiveness in therapy is well known globally. Lesser known are its dietary benefits. Guduchi is being used in Diet by various tribal people of India and it also forms a part of traditional Indian cuisine. Ayurveda also states its dietary utility. The various benefits acquired by the use of Guduchi as a dietary component have been reviewed and discussed in this article.

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2017 at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, to study different row ratio of chickpea and mustard on growth, yield and quality of mustard. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with two sole crops of chickpea and mustard including eight different row ratio of chickpea + mustard (2:1, 3:1,3:3, 4:2, 4:4, 5:1, 6:2 and 8:2). Results indicates that, sole mustard recorded higher growth parameters viz. plant height, leaf area, number of branches primary and secondary per plant, dry matter and higher seed, straw yield and harvest index. Among intercropping, higher growth attributes were found in 5:1 row ratio. Significantly higher seed (1128 kg ha-1), straw yield (2294 kg ha-1) and harvest index (27.62 %) was found in 4:4 ratio, followed by 3:3 row ratio. Higher oil content (35.16 %) and oil yield (606 kg ha-1) was recorded in sole mustard.

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