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Discussion of plants and their uses

Sumshot Khular and Anudon Sankhil talk to Shobhana in their garden about uses of plants growing around the garden. The leaves used for wrapping and packing food packs in the Lamkang culture called Nthil arnaa. The uses of banana leaves, base, stem and fruits and its health benefits.

Date: February 2, 2016

Duration: 11 minutes 09 seconds

Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi

Item Type: Sound

Partner: UNT College of Information

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Discussion of medicinal and culinary uses of various flora in Donnu Sankhil' s garden at Thamlakhuren.

Conversation stimulated by walking through area immediately around the homes of Sumshot and Donnu in Thamlakhuren. Discussing on the use of Nthil arnaa a leaf used for all wrapping purposes of food items from cooked rice, meat and other green vegetables. For big ceremonies they are used to wrapped saa buw or used as a plate in big feast like wedding. Banana plant explained in details, about the use of leaves for packing apart from eating the stem, banana, its flower called mot poh.