Landscapes of health: the Kochi case study

Madaleno, Isabel María

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“…All urban environments researched by the IICT maintain this usage. [10][11][12] There is controversy about these plants among biology and pharmacological experts, though, because betel-nut is a strong hallucinogenic and might provoke cancer. 22 In Kochi the sesame seeds are also chewed to strengthen the teeth and gums.…”

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Traditional Medicinal Knowledge in India and Malaysia

Madaleno¹

2015

Phcog Commn.

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Chronic diseases like diabetes, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma can be treated using ointments, infusions and concoctions. In Asia many endemic, native and exotic plant species have been consumed or applied for centuries, constituting a repository of knowledge reported in old manuscripts or transmitted by traditional healers, wild species collectors and urban gardeners. This paper presents information about 338 different vegetable species gathered in two Indian settlements -Goa and Kochi -in Malacca, Malaysia, and on the subject of their consumption both as food and as medicine. The aim of the Portuguese Tropical Institute is to provide a catalogue of medicinal flora existent in urban gardens that might improve the health of the less wealthy as well as those who have faith in natural treatments and alternative medicines.

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“…The sample questionnaire used for each one of the focus groups was similar to the data-gathering technique described in previous work. [8][9][10][11][12] The field-research was conducted in two cities (Kochi and Malacca) and one state (Goa) of 2 Asian countries (Malaysia and India) in 2013 and 2014, as stated.…”

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Traditional Medicinal Knowledge in India and Malaysia

Madaleno¹

2015

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Growing fruit trees, medicinal plants and spices in the state of Goa, India

Madaleno¹

2015

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Fruit trees, spices and medicinal plant species are essential components of the home gardens in India. Traditional medicinal knowledge, in particular Ayurvedic medicine, are frequently adopted by urban gardeners and urban residents, in general. This contribution explores the multiple functions of urban agriculture in the Indian state of Goa. The research hypothesis is that the adoption of organic agriculture by the urban households contributes for environmental sustainability and increases the resilience of tropical humid coastal cities, to climate change. The main objective is to report on the role of the ethno-medicines and food gardened in the front-and backyards of coastal cities and touristic agglomerations. This paper uses a comparative method that puts localism at the service of abstraction. Time and space are both part of the analysis, because the urban settlements of Goa, and several Malabar Coast Indian places, were colonised by Portugal . Archival research permits us to cross-examine plant consumption through times, and previous investigation conducted in Kochi allows comparisons within India. Results show that Indian urban farming systems are adapted to ancient cultural and religious beliefs that European presence did not change completely. Traditional medicinal knowledge is an essential alternative for lowincome urban households and is an integrative part of Indian culture, for healing is a holistic practise in India. The persistent cultivation of kitchen gardens, associated to the option for less dense urban tissues than elsewhere in India, permitted the survival of several low-lying coastal settlements of Goa to the monsoon floods.

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Landscapes of health: the Kochi case study

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Traditional Medicinal Knowledge in India and Malaysia

Traditional Medicinal Knowledge in India and Malaysia

Growing fruit trees, medicinal plants and spices in the state of Goa, India

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