Muskmelon, a popular summer season fruit botanically named Cucumis melo, is sweet and has a great aroma. The melon keeps you hydrated, cold, and healthy too. Muskmelons are also called Cantaloupe, Sweet melons, Persian melons, Christmas melons, etc. It has different varieties across the world, such as Crenshaw, honeydew, casaba, and netted cultivars. Muskmelon is […]
If you’ve ever eaten a delicious Kashmiri dish like Rohan josh or tandoori chicken, you may wonder about its red color form. Ratan jot has the answer. Ratan Jot or Alkanna tinctoria is also known as alkanet that comes under the borage family. It acts as a food color and is widely used in several […]
Purslane is a medicinal plant and considered a weed that is widely grown in many gardens. It is a leafy vegetable filled with many powerful medicinal values and it can be eaten raw or by cooked in many places. It has a mild sour or salty taste. It is an invasive plant for many gardeners […]
Ipomoea Quamoclit is a flowering plant belonging to the largest botanical species called Ipomoea. It is an evergreen plant native to the tropics of the New World. New World is a general term that refers to the majority of regions of Earth’s Western Hemisphere (specifically the Americas). These slender plants can grow naturally in the tropics […]
Hazelnuts are also called filbert or cobnut, a nut type in rustic brown color, and derived from the Corylus tree. Mostly in Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United States, these nuts are being cultivated. Hazelnuts have a chocolaty taste and sweet, nutty flavor, so it is preferred to eat raw, ground as a paste, roasted, […]
What is Sappan Wood? Sappan wood is also called East Indian Redwood, which comes from a tree. It offers both ornamental and medicinal properties. It is a small thorny tree that can grow over 30 feet in height. It is widely found in China and Indian forests. Moreover, it is cultivated in gardens and nurseries. […]
Datura is a plant species that has many powerful medicinal values when consumed raw. It can be widely used to treat many diseases in folk medicine. Datura is the one in nine poisonous plants, but it also has many health benefits. The leaves, fruits, roots, flowers, and stem of this plant contain different medicinal values […]
Orchis belongs to the botanical genus of flowering plants called Orchidaceae. This family of plants includes a variety of colorful and fragrant flowers which is commonly called as Orchid family. Such flowering plants are native to Tibet, Europe, Mongolia, northwestern Africa, and Xinjiang. The botanical name Orchis is derived from the ancient Greek word ὄρχις, […]
Glycine Max is an annual legume from the family Fabaceae, a native of southeastern Asia. Also known by two different names, soybean or soya bean, this plant is widely cultivated for its protein-rich edible bean. Beans, the product of these easily cultivated plants, contain a myriad of nutrients. Today, soybeans have become one of the […]
We all know that generally, ayurvedic herbs offer incredible medicinal and health benefits. One of those herbs is plumbago zeylanica, which is commonly known as chitrak in India. Plumbago zeylanica or white leadwort is a herb that is widely found in India. It comes with three colors that are red, blue, and white. The white […]
