D. Srihareni ¹, U. K. Lakshmi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

Abstract

A common grass of tropics, Cynodon dactylon has captured the attention in the arena of medicine. "Bermuda grass" or "Bahama grass" as it is called in English and "Doob" in Hindi, is useful in treating many incurable ailments among poor communities and has the properties of purifying the blood and even increasing the blood volume.

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D. Srihareni ¹, U. K. Lakshmi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

Abstract

Pregnancy is a normal physiological process and adequate nutrition before and during pregnancy has a long-term health impact. Raman specifies that poor food intake, social and cultural taboos, low income, teenage pregnancy, ignorance about family planning methods, high infant mortality, repeated and closely spaced pregnancies, deprive the pregnant women of her nutritional reserves.

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