Telugu agriculture books11/14/2022 ![]() In view of the above, I made an effort to present some information on materials outlining their nutritional and medicinal values in this edition. ![]() If diet is right, medicine is of no need. ![]() It is relevant in this context to note that Ayurveda underlines the connection between medicine and food as follows: Food has natural ingredients of medicinal and nutritional value present in our diet through vegetables and spices, they are integrated in food and there is no room for any unpleasantness or negative thoughts actually their medicinal and immunity boosting actions on our body will be synergetic. This seems to be an ingenious way in which our ancestors integrated food and medicine to ensure regular intake of substances of medicinal value in a pleasant setting of taste and flavor. The author effort has been to capture, as far as she could recall and gather from our indigenous knowledge, some information on the preventive and curative potentials, and cultural significance of our food materials, which has been overshadowed by modern life styles. In this edition such items are added to the inventory of food sources and materials. The second edition is motivated by the current Pandemic situation to include health and nutritional aspects as the 2009 edition carried only scanty passing remarks on them and some traditional vegetables and herbs that are not common in modern markets were left out. ![]() The 2009 Edition of this book included information limited to the culinary uses of the vegetables and herbs. There are variations even within this region and the presentation here pertains to a specific region in Northern Andhra Pradesh where our ancestors lived for several centuries. The purpose of this book is to present the traditional vegetarian recipes of a specific region in the vast Indian subcontinent and thereby illustrate a part of this vast diversity by focusing on the traditional vegetarian cooking practiced in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. ![]()
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