Medicinal Plants

Practically any fruit makes for a healthy, nutritious snack; and plums are a particularly good snack, packed with goodness. Plums and their dried version, prunes are so good for health, that they are sometimes described as ‘super foods’ – low in calories but high ...Read More

The sweetish flavor of cinnamon may be just the perfect addition to a cup of frothy coffee and it may add just the right amount of zing to your morning toast, but cinnamon is about more than just great flavor. Studies conducted in laboratories ...Read More

The small, insignificant looking jasmine flower possesses what is one of the most heady and intoxicatingly beautiful natural fragrances in the world. Long cultivated for this essential oil and perfume, the jasmine flower (which is not one type but consists of about 200 distinct ...Read More

Let’s ignore products such as pineapple extract pills and supplements that promise quick and effortless weight loss for a while. Those claims may well be exaggerated or even bogus, but they do not detract from the fact that pineapple is an amazing fruit that ...Read More

Mango is known as the king of fruits – the delicious, fleshy, flavorful fruit is the very epitome of nature’s bounty and an indication of summer’s arrival. We know that the mango is one of the most sensuously satisfying of fruits and also that ...Read More

Product manufacturers and even doctors do make many claims that may not be strictly accurate. Most of us would like to believe claims made by makers of ‘herbal medicines’ because we perceive these to be more natural, safer and as having fewer side effects. ...Read More

Apricots are fruits with rich sweet taste, enticing aroma and eye catching golden orange color. It is a prized fruit today due to its low calorie count, nutritional value as well as its various health benefits. The fruit belongs to Rosaceae family and is ...Read More

Black Currant, scientifically known as Ribes nigrum, belonging to family Grossulariaceae, is a small black berry that grows in bunches, having a distinct sharp sweetness. Though they appear to be black, these berries are deep red, blue or purple in color due to the ...Read More

Chamomile, also known as Camomile is a daisy like plant, though smaller in size, belonging to the family of Asteraceae. The name is derived from Greek words, which roughly translates as apple of ground, because of its aroma strongly resembling that of an apple. ...Read More

Dill, referred to as dill weed, is a culinary herb found in Europe, Western Africa and Central Asia, growing in fertile soil with warm summer climate. Scientifically known as Anethum Graveolens, belonging to the family of Apiaceae, dill is an aromatic perennial herb, of ...Read More