by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 11, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko Stacte holy incense, known in Hebrew as nataf, is one of the four ingredients in Holy Incense referred to in Exodus 35:34. As with most Biblical and other religious references to herbs and plants, the botany of the plant from which the spice,...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jun 27, 2016 | Remedies and medicine
Photo: Simon A Eugester Cinnamon’s medicinal uses are attributed to the chemical composition of the quills, which contain cinnamaldehyde, gums, tannin, mannitol, coumarin, calcium oxalate, aldehyde, eugenol, pinene, and minerals. Sri Lankan cinnamon is easily...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Apr 8, 2016 | Biblical herbs
Featured photo: Hafizmuar Agarwood trade has been going on for thousands of years. Today, the Middle East is the largest consumer of agarwood products. The oil is a principal ingredient in 400 fragrances. Oudh wood chips are used in rosary beads, necklaces, incense,...
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 | Jan 29, 2016 | Food and Nutrition
Cuminum cyminum, or cumin, is an annual herb of the parsley family. It rarely grows higher than one meter and bears flowers in umbels. It is native to India, the Mediterranean, Europe, Iran, and regions of Asia and Africa. It is an introduced species in Mexico, Latin...
