Natural Beverages of Assam and its Ethno Medicinal Value

Abstract Assam is one of the northeastern province of India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas. It is inhabited by numerous indigenous clans and as an element of their cultural and social life, a majority of these clans set up their own particular family alcohol units, utilizing rice grains as the main ingredient. The consumption of rice brew obtained from rice is a typical practice among numerous native clans. Rice brew is a customary mixed drink consumed regularly by different ethnic clans of Assam. This mixed drink is believed to have numerous restorative and remedial properties conceivably contributed by different indigenous herbs utilized in starter culture cake. Rice brew is frequently found as a common serving in religious functions and celebrations of Assam. The different plants utilized by Bodo, Karbi, Tai-Ahom, Deori, Rabha, and Mishing clans of Assam in the preparation of conventional rice lager or alcohol have been talked about in this section alongside their ethno restorative utilization.