GADAG: Most families cherish their traditional secret recipes. Likewise, the Havanurs of Gadag have allowed their time-honoured catechu to send a ‘blast of fresh air’ among the people of North ...

A new study published in Nutritional Neuroscience has investigated whether a daily herbal supplement made from extracts of two traditional medicinal plants can boost brain function in healthy adults.

Spices are widely used on a daily basis around the world. Some of the major spices/active principles used in large quantities are turmeric (curcumins), ginger (gingerol, shaogol, zingerone), betel ...

Katha manufacturing in India has been an important forest-based chemical industry for centuries. Katha is prepared mainly from the water extract of the heartwood of 'khair' tree (Acacia catechu).