SOUTH AFRICA

Cry neem

There is more to neem than fighting a patent

River Parliament

Breed apart

Animal conservation practices should be rethought

Cooking with kokum

Spice, fruit juice and now weight watchers' manna

The kuhls of Kangra by J Mark Baker

Book>> the kuhls of kangra by J Mark Baker Permanent Black New Delhi, 2005

Savour the lingra

Natural dye can be used in applications such as DNA fingerprinting

Builder of bridges across troubled waters

Variety comes home

Snack, curry or soup, be spoilt for choice with the nutritious vadiyaan

A touch of poison

Amrita Singh discovers culinary versatility of a potentially poisonous weed

Bundled in a sacred basket

Tribal farmers in Jharkhand use mora made of rice straw to store grains

Bite into bitters

Maharashtra tribals’ way of warding off monsoon maladies

Curing our medical vision

Making science of mumbo-jumbo

Scientists compile India's ethnic knowledge. They find a veritable gold-mine

Moses of Longleng

How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast

Digital medical library

Herbal remedies

A new venture makes a foray into the world herbal market

Growing killer

As the menace of AIDS spreads in India, there is an interest in traditional cures

Trends in high places

Traditional timber-and-slate houses vs a neo-concrete nightmare in a Himachal village

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

Written word protects

Registers can help preserve the traditional knowledge of India's healers

Jaisalmer's architectural wonders beat the heat

Deschooling farmers

Body ache? Try green dosa

A creeper found in south India is an answer to several common ailments, says Sumana Narayanan