Biochemical and microbial profiling establish “Eu” (a traditional fermented beverage of Toto people) as a probiotic health drink

Table 1 List of plants used in Eu preparation

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Local name	Parts use	Importance
Finger millet	Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.	Poaceae	Kodo/marua/mambai	seeds	Calcium and High protein [5]
Rice	Oryza sativa L.	Poaceae	Anku	Seeds	High amylase content [6]
Chili	Capsicum annuum L.	Solanaceae	Gajamuri	Fruit	Anti-bacterial [7]
Bayur tree	Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willdenow	Malvaceae	Lassu/gaitra/Hantipiley	Leaf	Antioxidant and antiinflammatory [8]
Leadwort	Plumbago zeylanica L.	Plumbaginaceae	Chetoar	Leaf	Enhancer [9]
Chickweed	Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult.	Caryophyllaceae	Makabi	Leaf	Little bitterness, old, Digestive problems [10]
Lady fern	Athyrium nigripes (Blume) T. Moore	Aspleniaceae	Changra	Leaf	Anti-microbial [11]

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