Local Perception of Matsutake Mushroom Use and Preservation in Xiengkhuang and Huaphan Provinces
Matsutake Mushoom (Het Wai) in Lao is the most prized and expensive mushroom in Laos as well as on earth. Since the 1990s Xiengkhuang and Houaphan Provinces were found the only two places of Mutsutake in Laos. Since then local people harverting and exporting of Musutake to Vientiane city for earn money from their sale […]
Comparison the Effective of Five Solutions in Cleaning of Fresh Vegetables to Reduce Microorganism and Slmonella spp.
The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate method using 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% of five different solutions to reduce the total bacteria and Salmonella spp in fresh vegetables. Five different fresh vegetables were collected from the market and subjected to determination for the total bacteria and salmonella spp by spread plate […]
Folk Epidemiology Recorded in Palm Leaf Manuscripts of Laos
In an effort to preserve traditional medicine knowledge and to uncover information about disease patterns and treatment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), linguistic experts have scanned centuries-old medical palm leaf manuscripts for disease entries. A list of more than 7000 diseases has resulted, shedding valuable light onto the medical history and traditional medicine […]
Marketing potential of Lao Forest Honey: Prospects for a “healthy” future
MAIN MESSAGES The perceived health benefits and natural quality of Lao Forest Honey provide a marketing advantage over other competitors in the country and the region, where honey is predominantly used for health. Strengthen Lao Honey’s image and brand as pure forest honey in the domestic and export markets through (1) a national standard, (2) […]
Systematics, Ecology and Management of Rattans in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, The Biological Bases of Sustainable Use
Rattans are spiny, climbing palms in the subfamily Calamoideae. There are over 550 different species of rattan belonging to 12 genera distributed throughout the Old World tropics (Dransfield et al. 2008). Rattan palms are used for a variety of subsistence purposes, e.g. cordages, basketry, food, medicine, and thatch, and the flexible stem, or canes, form […]
