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Moringa oleifera or Drumstick tree or Nuggekayee Did you know that Moringa oleifera is a name derived from the Tamil word Murungai Maram, drumstick tree whose ubiquitous leaves and young fruits (pods) are used as vegetables, particularly its long, slender, triangular seed-pods in sambar curry; and the seeds, bark, flowers, and roots as traditional herbal medicine?

Moringa oleifera or Drumstick tree or Nuggekayee Did you know that Moringa oleifera is a name derived from the Tamil word Murungai Maram, drumstick tree whose ubiquitous leaves and young fruits (pods) are used as vegetables, particularly its long, slender, triangular seed-pods in sambar curry; and the seeds, bark, flowers, and roots as traditional herbal medicine? Moringa oleifera, drumstick tree in English, derives its name from the Tamil language word Murungai Maram, Nuggekayee in Kannada language, Sahjan in Hindi, Shobhanjana or Sigru in Sanskrit, also known as horseradish tree, ben tree, is a small tree from Indian subcontinent whose pods, roots, bark, flowers, seeds, and fruits are all edible, and has also become a popular natural leaf powder supplement. It is a fast-growing, deciduous tree, drought-resistant, the most widely cultivated species in the Indian subcontinent of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. In pa...

Boswellia serrata - Shallaki Did you know that Boswellia serrata or Shallaki is a decidous plant that is native to India which produces the fragrant resin commonly known as Indian olibanum, Indian frankincense?

Boswellia serrata - Shallaki Did you know that Boswellia serrata or Shallaki is a decidous plant that is native to India which produces the fragrant resin commonly known as Indian olibanum, Indian frankincense? Boswellia serrata or Shallaki with Latin name Olibanum Indicum is a tropical dry deciduous forest plant that is native to India, and its fragrant resin is commonly known as: Indian olibanum, Indian frankincense. Frankincense is also known as the Biblical incense, an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana. The medicinal uses of the gum-resin extracts of Boswellia serrata have been traditionally used in herbal folk medicine for centuries to treat various chronic inflammatory diseases. The Indian version of this herbal medicine popularly cited as the indigenous herb, is 'Salai Guggal', the herbal Artiritic pain reliever, that is said to be, besides being natural and safer, also more effective. ...

Did you know that India is the largest producer of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in the world though not its largest exporter, and it is the underground perennial stem (rhizome) of a medicinal herb and spice?

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Did you know that India is the largest producer of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in the world though not its largest exporter, and it is the underground perennial stem (rhizome) of a medicinal herb and spice? Ginger, also Shunti in many Indian languages, consists of dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roxb, widely cultivated in India as its largest producer in the world but not its largest exporter. It is a flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger as it is known in English language, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. Ginger is known as an ancient Tamil root, ‘ingiver’, meaning ginger rizome, also known in Prakrit (Middle Indic) 'singabera', from Sanskrit 'srngaveram'. It was spread through Arab traders from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Greek zingiberis, Old French gingibre, and from Old English gingifer, and said to be a pre-Dravidian word known in 20 languages, a...

Did you know that Green Cardamomum, a herbal plant native to southern India is known by three varieties such as Malabar (Allappey) , Mysore (Coorg), and a hybrid of the first two called Vazhuka true cardamom, with 80 % produce exported to Middle East countries?

Green Cardamomum (Elettaria cardamomum) Did you know that Green Cardamomum, a herbal plant native to southern India is known by three varieties such as Malabar (Allappey) , Mysore (Coorg), and a hybrid of the first two called Vazhuka true cardamom, with 80 % produce exported to Middle East countries? Green Cardamomum, with botanical name Elettaria Cardamomum, considered as True Cardamom or when bleached, white cardamom, a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family, native to Southern India, is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Réunion, Indochina and Costa Rica. Since World War I its cultivation has spread to Guatemala, Malaysia, and Tanzania. It belongs to the ‘Zingiberaceae’ or ginger family. It has small seed pods with triangular cross-section and spindled with a thin green outer shell and small black seeds inside. The seed is widely used as flavourings, cooking spices in both food and drink, as a medici...

Did you know that the divine tree Neem (नीम), referenced as “Divine Tree”, Life Giving Tree,” “Nature’s Drugstore,” and “Village Pharmacy.” is called in the Vedas in Sanskrit as “Sarva Roga Nivarini,” meaning “One that Cures all Ailments and Ills”?

Neem or Margosa Did you know that the divine tree Neem (नीम), referenced as “Divine Tree”, Life Giving Tree,” “Nature’s Drugstore,” and “Village Pharmacy.” is called in the Vedas in Sanskrit as “Sarva Roga Nivarini,” meaning “One that Cures all Ailments and Ills”? The divine tree Neem (नीम), also known as Margosa, a Hindi noun derived from Sanskrit Nimba (निंब) consists of two species in the genus of Azadirachta indica which is native to India. It has been used by humankind to treat various ailments from prehistory to contemporary. It is referenced as “Divine Tree”, Life Giving Tree,” “Nature’s Drugstore,” and “Village Pharmacy.” It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta indica A. Juss, a member of the mahogany family, Meliaceae, and is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is typically grown in tropical and semi-tropical regions. The Latinized name of Neem, Azadirachta indica, is derived from the Persian. language by the words 'Azad' meaning "free...