Health In General

  Custard apple/Seetaphal Sitaphal is one among of them usually known as custard apple, Seetaphal, Sharifa, sugar apple; sweetsop is the fruit of Annona squamosa (Annonaceae). The leaves of the plant have been utilized as bug spray, anthelmintic and in healing of bleeding wounds. Fruit of custard apple is a tropical fruit mainly grow in tropical climate. The fruits are well known for their delicious taste and are heart shaped with light green skin, a soft creamy white flesh. It shows antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiinflam ............................read more Vitamin and mineral content It possess appreciable concentrations of various minerals, such as phosphorus (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn), and vitamins, namely, A, C (ascorbic acid), E, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), and B9 (folic acid). These minerals are required to maintain a healthy human body, as they help to perfor

   Himalayan Mayapple/Giriparpat Among the treasures of medicinal plant wealth, a perennial plant Podophyllum hexandrum, also known by the name Himalayan Mayapple, has been reported to be used as an intestinal purgative and emetic, a cure for contaminated and necrotic wounds, and a tumor growth inhibitor over the ages and in modern times. The plant's rhizome contains a resin, generally and commercially known as Indian podophyllum resin, which can be processed to extract a neurotoxin called podophylotoxin or podophyllin. The key lignan in the resin is podophyllotoxin, and it is a medium-dimerized substance. Podophyllum hexandrum Royle (Himalayan Mayapple) was known as Aindri (a divine drug) in ancient times. Its name in Hindi and Ayurveda is bantrapushi or Giriparpat The perennial herb Podophyllum hexandrum bearing the common names Himalayan May apple or Indian May apple, is native to the lower elevations of Himalayan countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and i

                    Onion(pyaz/kanda) Onion belongs to the genus  Allium in Alliaceae family  and contains many cultivars which are colored. Onions are the  oldest cultivated  vegetables, and are  second only after tomatoes , both of which are extensively used not only for culinary purposes all over the world. Onion is a  multi-use vegetable  that is consumed fresh as salad as well as in the form of a number of processed products. .It is commonly known as “ Queen of kitchen ” due to its highly valued flavor, aroma and unique taste and the medicinal properties of its flavor compounds. Onion is used through out the year, for example in curries, in the form of spices, in salads, as a condiment or cooked with other vegetables such as boiled or baked. It is also used in different forms of processed food, e.g. pickles, powder, paste and flakes and it is known for its medicinal values. It shows  Antioxidants, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-cholesterol, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-cancer, Anti-arthritic,