Workshop on arecanut and human health at CPCRI from tomorrow
- | Monday | 23rd July, 2018
A two-day interactive workshop on arecanut and human health will begin at the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala, from June 24. In addition, topics such as arecanut husk and its protective effect on the tobacco induced cultured human oral mucosal cells, antibacterial effects of arecanut, alternative uses of arecanut and arecanut and oral health, consumption pattern and health issues of arecanut chewers in Karnataka, the release said. All stakeholders of arecanut such as agricultural, chemical and clinical research scientists, human health specialists, traditional practitioners, growers, consumers, traders, policy makers will attend it, a release from the CPCRI said. Manjunatha K. Naik, vice-chancellor, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga, will speak at the inaugural session. The other topics to be discussed on the first day would include arecanut and human health – challenges, research on arecanut and cancer in colleges of ayurveda, clinical evaluation of Dia Ketechu, a compound herbal formulation in non-insulin dependent diabetes, experimental evaluation of anti-diabetic activity of areca tea on Wistar albino rats, use of arecanut in folk medicine.
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