When in 1962 I started work at Chest Clinic Kandy, I occasionally used to buy chilli powder for domestic use at a chilli grinding mill at Katukelle in Kandy. The freshly ground powder at the mill was supposed to be more potent than and preferable to the old stuff sold in retail shops. Whenever I entered the premises I was assailed with bouts of coughing and sneezing, sometimes violently when th...

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased over the years due to a high number elderly people and sedentary lifestyles. Most synthetic drugs available lead serious side effects compared horticultural crops. A lot plants have been reported as natural therapeutic for therapy worldwide. This review attempts compile different crops in Nigeria their antidiabetic properties mellitus. evaluated...

In countries where the consumption of chilies is high, the grinding of dried red chilies into a fine powder is a new industry. The majority of workers employed in this process suffer from sneezing, watering of the nose, and cough, all of which are maximal at the beginning of their employment. They develop tolerance within a variable period, after which this triad of symptoms occurs only when th...

Chilli fruit is highly susceptible to anthracnose infection at the stage of harvest maturity, due to which the fruit yield in the leading commercial variety Byadgi is severely affected. Field studies on screening of several varieties for resistance to anthracnose have shown that a variety of chilli AR-4/99K is resistant to anthracnose infection. In many crops, resistance to fungal attack has be...