Lakadong turmeric burns body fat, activates the brain and boosts immunity. Now remote Indian villages are sharing it with the world
Dry turmeric is being graded and sorted to remove the turmeric that is not of the Lakadong variety Now a variety of the spice that is particularly sought after in the UK and said to be of the finest quality in the world has been improving the lives of women in the remote,
Locals had been using the spice “but they were not aware of its rich properties”, said Augustus Suting, deputy project director for the “The high curcumin level of around 13 per cent is only found in Lakadong turmeric grown here,” said Professor SK Barik from North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, the state’s capital. “The same results are not possible even if the rhizomes of Lakadong variety are planted elsewhere due to different climatic and soil conditions.
The state has a unique identity as one of the last matrilineal societies in the world, where ancestral descent is confirmed through maternal lines.“My work basically involves collecting the raw turmeric from the farmers and then processing it into powder or even slicing it into small pieces based on the demand of the buyers.
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