When it comes to weight loss, some choose to eschew sensible and reasonable advice, like cutting back on sugary beverages and refined starches, increasing your intake of nonstarchy vegetables, and being mindful of added oil quantities. Instead, they turn to quasi-magical “fat-burning” foods. One year it’s acai berries, another it’s …

Name: Wormwood Biological Name: Artemisia absinthium Other Names: Wormwood, absinthium, green ginger, absinthe, old woman, southernwood Parts Used: Leaves or flowering tops Active Compounds: bullet Volatile oil with a high level of thujone bullet Sesquiterpene bitter principles: including absinthine, an. sunshine, anabasine, and matricide bullet Volatile oil, of variable composition, …

The bright blue, star-shaped flowers (which bloom most of the summer) make borage one of the prettiest herb plants, thought the dark green leaves are rather plain. The flavor of the leaves resembles that of cucumber. The plant will grow to a height of about 18 inches, and spread about …

Garden cress [commonly known as aliv in Marathi or halim in Hindi] is a green, cool-season perennial plant used as a leafy vegetable, typically used as a garnish. Undisturbed, the plant can grow to a height of two feet with minimal maintenance. When mature, garden cress produces white or light-pink …

Nutritional Value of Watermelon This king sized fruit certainly is loaded with the power of quenching your thirst and meeting your physiological needs for nutrients. Just in case you are only thinking of savoring the fruit content, may we let you know that in China even the rind left is …

Habitat: Common in Northwestern Himalayas and foot hills on dry slopes up to 1800 m altitude. Datura is 30 to 150 cm tall, with erect, forking and purple stems. The leaves are large, 7 to 20 cm long and have irregular teeth a la oaks. The flowers are one of …

Benefits and uses of Fleawort seed Fleawort seed is the seed from either of  two types of plantain known officially as Plantago Psyllium  or dark Psyllium and Plantago Indica  or black Psyllium, both belonging to the same family and both normally found growing around the Mediterranean sea. The plantain is a …

The health benefits of carrot The health benefits of carrot include reduced cholesterol, prevention from heart attacks, warding off certain cancers, and many others. Most of the benefits of carrot can be attributed to its beta carotene and fiber content. This root, which has a scientific name of Daucus Carota, …

The health benefits of cayenne pepper The health benefits of cayenne pepper or mirchi include weight loss, good digestion, strong immunity, good blood circulation, treatment of heart diseases, dyspepsia, inflammation, headache, and throat congestion. Cayenne pepper belongs to the Capsicum family and its botanical name is Capsicum annuum. It is …

Health benefits of corn Health benefits of corn include controlling diabetes, prevention of heart ailments, lowering hypertension and prevention of neural-tube defects at birth. Corn or maize is one of the most popular cereals in the world and forms the staple food in many countries including USA, Africa etc. It …

The health benefits of dill The health benefits of dill include good digestion, relief from insomnia, hiccups, diarrhea, dysentery, menstrual disorders, respiratory disorders, cancer, etc. It is also good for oral care. Dill, scientifically known as Anethum Graveolens, has been in use in culinary and in medicines for ages. Both …