Metabolomics affirms traditional alcoholic beverage raksi as a remedy for high-altitude sickness
Abstract Raksi, a fermented distilled alcoholic beverage, is an ethnic drink consumed in high altitude regions of Singalila Ridge of the Himalayas and in adjoining high altitude places in Nepal, northern and north eastern part of India and Tibetan plateau. Like jaanr, tongba, nigar, chhyang, and oth...
Main Authors: | Soumya Majumder, Arindam Ghosh, Sourav Chakraborty, Sumedha Saha, Malay Bhattacharya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnic Foods |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-021-00094-4 |
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