I. Food items and their special medicinal properties
Sl. No
Food Items
Special Medicinal Properties


5
Pepper Rasam/Kolambu
Asthma
Cold &cough
Digestion

6
Nandu (Crab) Rasam/Kulambu
Cold &cough
Arthritis
7
Ragi (a coarse millet) Kanji
Rich in carbohydrates
Gives strength
Good for diabetic patient
2
Kambu (Pearl Millet) and preparations
Nutritional value
Cools the body

1.
Green Leafy vegetables
Increases iron content
Clears the stomach
4
Manathakkali Preparation (Solanum nigrum Linne
Good for stomach ulcer
8
Rice Kitchdi
Stumilates appetite
9
Chatney made from Pirandai (a shrub: cissus qusdraugularis)
Good for Digestion
10
Chutney made from Pudina leaves
Good for Digestion
11
Cooked Samai (a variety of)rice
Increases body weight
12
Sundhaivathal
For worm
13
Thuthurali rasam (rasam made from a shrub: three lobed night shade
Cold & cough
14
Valai Thandu (the internalspadix of a plantain tree)
Best for kidney stone
3
KarunaiKizhangu (Dracontium Linne, its bulb)
No use specified
15
Valaipoo (flower of the plantain tree)
No use specified

Non-response