Cinnamomum zeylanicum Photo: Sudhir Ahluwalia Traditionally, cinnamon consumption is good for health. These spices treat a range of common gastrointestinal ailments like flatulence, dyspepsia, stomachache, nausea, diarrhea, cramps, and loss of appetite. The species is...
Ginseng types popular in the industry are —Asian, American, and Siberian. Ginseng comes from the fleshy roots of perennial slow-growing plants belonging to 11 different species and two different genera. The most popular ginseng type is – Asian or Korean ginseng....
The answer to the question of the common medicines in use in the time of Christ comes from a scientific analysis of the Bible. Let me quote some verses from there. The Bible, Quran, Talmud, and other religious texts reference plants and trees extensively as sources of...
Grapes in the Bible are considered one of the seven staple foods. There is mention of grapes in Deuteronomy 8.8 ‘A land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey”. Grape was one of the seven fruits that...
Feature photo: Spikenard- www.drewmonkman.com The use of spikenard in medicine has been known to man since Biblical times and beyond. Efforts to artificially propagate the species have shown mixed results because it is not economically attractive for collectors to...
