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Bitter Buckwheat:Superfood

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  Anti-hypertension, Anti-Obesity, Anti-Cardiovascular diseases, Anti-gallstone formation                                                  Bitter buckwheat has a very long history. The buckwheat had been founded by the people of China before the second century. Another name for the buckwheat is Tartary buckwheat. Its botanical name is Fagopyrum tataricum.  It is cultivated in the Highlands of Nepal, Tibet, China, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is bitter in taste. Buckwheat has lots of components that make the crop useful for every human being, especially for people who are very much careful about their health. Buckwheat has protein, fats, vitamins and minerals. People use vegetable when it is green and on the other hand, people make pancake, bread and dough( dhindo) from its flour. This content is free from so many things. It is believed that this food can reduce the problem obtained from Modern food, junk foods. It makes the body free from toxins. Buckwheat makes our bod

Myth of Arna at Koshi Basin

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 There are a number of myths about Water wild buffalo  Bubalus arnee  in the Koshi basin. One of them is: long ago there was a wandering buffalo herder named Raghu Yadav who had hundreds of loyal buffalos. All he did was for the buffalos.                                                                                                                        As he became old and weak, he couldn't take his buffalos to the remote parts of the areas to graze. One day he died in the grazing field. All the buffalos guarded his dead body until it decayed. Later his skeleton was started to be licked by the buffalos to express their unconditional love towards their master. Buffaloes used to come around the skeleton after grazing at night and at any time.                                                                                                                                                                                People believe the ghost of Raghu Yadav is still with the herd of w