Culinary herb, onion

Culinary herb, onion

In traditional Chinese medicine, the culinary herb, onion, is a yang (positive) food. In Ayurveda, too, onion is said to stimulate the human body. Before the arrival of European settlers in the USA, Native Americans were known to consume wild onions as a vegetable and...
Spirulina

Spirulina

Spirulina is a cyanobacterium that is often misclassified as a blue-green alga. The organisms belong to the Arthrospira genus. It is a single-celled organism that thrives in warm, alkaline, and high-salinity freshwater environments. It has a vibrant greenish-blue...
Ashwagandha or Indian ginseng

Ashwagandha or Indian ginseng

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), also known by its alternate common name, Indian ginseng. It is a vital herb in the Ayurvedic medical system. The plant is a nervine, aphrodisiac, and adaptogen, with properties similar to ginseng. The species belongs to the nightshade...
Mulberry leaves

Mulberry leaves

Mulberry leaves are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Mulberries are deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Morus. They have distinctive lobed leaves and produce small, multiple-fruit clusters known as ‘drupes’ that resemble berries. The genus Morus has...
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