by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jun 13, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
Featured photo: Bernard Thiry True cinnamon comes from the plant Cinnamomum verum. The plant is a native of Sri Lanka. Cinnamon is one of the more famous spices from Biblical and pre-Biblical times. It originates from several species, including Cinnamomum zeylanicum...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | May 24, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
The medicinal properties of lemongrass have been widely studied. It contains 65–85 percent citral and myrcene, which have antibacterial and analgesic properties. It also has restorative, digestive, antitussive, antiviral, analgesic, antiemetic, anticardiopathic,...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | May 18, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
Lemongrass history is ancient and fascinating. Biblical scholars, such as Zohary (1985), Duke (2010), and Jensen (Danish 2004, English translation 2012), have suggested another species, Cymbopogon, as the true sweet calamus mentioned in the Bible. This species is...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Mar 16, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
All herbal medicine systems (e.g., Unani, Tib, Ayurveda, Siddha) regard seeds and oil as useful in treating various ailments. In Unani, black cumin seed is mentioned as an important remedy. Hippocrates recommends black cumin, or melanthion in Greek, to treat digestive...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Mar 7, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
Black seeds are a popular spice across the globe whose Biblical origins are unclear. Reviews of papers and ancient literature suggest Bunium bulbocastanum and Nigella sativa. B. bulbocastanum is the botanical name for black cumin. This species is native to northern...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Feb 12, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
Cumin spice medicinal properties are in the seeds, which are carminative, antispasmodic, antibacterial, astringent, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. Cumin is an emmenagogue and galactogogue. It relieves mild digestive disorders, diarrhea,...
