{"id":14866,"date":"2019-06-02T01:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T23:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=14866"},"modified":"2020-02-07T23:46:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T21:46:36","slug":"indigenous-knowledge-use-of-green-mint-and-basil-for-keeping-fish-freshness-in-open-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=14866","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous knowledge: Use of green mint and basil for keeping fish freshness in open markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReview: Abdel Rahman\nEl Gamal (Founder of the website)\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike many people I used\nto see green plants below fish displays. Frankly speaking, I never paid\nattention to the type of such plants thinking that it serves as a cushion\npreventing displayed fish from possible skin abrasion. Only last month (April\n2019), I asked several fish displayers and got to know that the green plants\nare either mint or basil and the main purpose is to keep the flying insects out\nof the display. This practice has been transferred over generations. In order\nto investigate this matter and try to find the scientific base for such\npractice, it becomes obvious that such\nplants are natural&nbsp;insect&nbsp;repellent and are found effective and economical in\nkeeping mosquitoes, ants, and flies out.\nAfterwards, I went to my photo collections and discovered that using green mint\nor basil is a common practice whenever fish was transferred or displayed in\nopen systems.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"557\" data-attachment-id=\"14865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?attachment_id=14865\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fishconsult.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mint-and-fish-freshness-03.png?fit=1288%2C956&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1288,956\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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Frankly speaking, I never paid attention to the type of such plants thinking that it serves as a cushion preventing displayed fish from possible skin abrasion. 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