by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Mar 30, 2016 | Remedies and medicine
Agarwood in history is mentioned in ancient Indian, Chinese and Greek literture. It is a tropical evergreen agarwood species belonging to the genus Aquilaria and the family Thymelaceae. Agarwood perfume can be extracted from eight species belonging to this genus. The...
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 | Jan 5, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Saffron medicinal properties have been extensively studied. Crocus sativus (saffron) is a small flowering herb that is 15 to 30 centimeters tall and distributed across central Asia, Iran, the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia (largely Kashmir and Afghanistan), northern...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Dec 16, 2015 | Biblical herbs
Dates’ medicinal properties have been extensively studied. Their value in nutrition has been recognized since ancient times. Today, the date belt stretches from the Indus Valley in the east, Somalia and Spain in the west, and Turkmenistan and India in the east....
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Oct 19, 2015 | Biblical herbs
Herbs and spices had religious significance. The Bible describes rubbing Jesus’ body with herbs and spices: “Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was per Jewish burial customs” (John 19:40). Herbs were used in...
