The scientific name of the Arrowroot is Maranta arundinacea Linn. It is also known as Maranta, Obedience plant and Araro. Other names include CHINESE: Zhu yu. DANISH: Salepmaranta. DUTCH: Pijlwortel, Salepwortel. FRENCH: Arrowroot des Antilles, Dictame (Antilles), Herbe aux flèches, Maranta arundinacée. GERMAN: Pfeilwurz. HINDI: Tikhor, Tikkor. JAPANESE: Kuzuukon, Maranta. MALAY: Garut, Ubi bemban, Ubi garut, […]
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Purple yam – proven health benefits, uses
The scientific name of the Yam is Dioscorea alata. It is also known as Greater yam, Purple yam, Ten-months yam, Water yam and Winged yam. Other names include ASSAMESE: Kath alu. BENGALI: Bengo nari, Chupri alu, Kham alu. BURMESE: Myauk uu ni, Taw myauk uu. CHINESE: Mao shu, Shen shu, Da shu. FIJIAN: Uvi. FRENCH: Igname ailée, Grande igname, Igname […]
Brahmi – proven health benefits and uses
The scientific name of the Brahmi is (Linn.) Wettst. It is also known as Baby tears, Brain plant, Herb of Grace, Moneywort, Monnier’s bacopa, Water hyssop, and White hyssop. Other names include ARABIC: Farfakh. ASSAMESE: Brahmi. BENGALI: Aaghabini, Birmishak, Brādramī śāka, Brahmi, Brahmisaka, Barmi shak, Ughrabirmi. CHINESE: Jia ma chi xian. FRENCH: Bacopa de Monnier, Bacopa des herbalistes, Bacopa médicinale, Petite bacopa. […]
Bottle gourd / White pumpkin – nutrition, proven benefits, uses
The scientific name of the Bottle gourd or White pumpkin is Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley. It is also know as Calabash gourd, Common gourd and White-flowered gourd. Other names include BENGALI: Lau CHINESE: Hu, hu lu gua, Bian pu, hu gua, mao gua, peh poh, Hu lu. DANISH: Flaskegræskar, Flaskegraeskar, Kalabas. DUTCH : Fleskalebas, Flessepompoen. FINNISH : Pullokurpitsa. FRENCH […]
Turmeric – proven health benefits, uses
The scientific name of the turmeric is Curcuma longa Linn. It is also known as long turmeric. Other names include ARABIC: Aqîd hindî, Hurd, Kurkum, Timmer (Egypt). BENGALI: Halud. BRUNEI: Kunyit, temu kuning, temu kunyit. BURMESE: Sa nwin. CAMBODIA: Ro miet. CHINESE: Yu jin, Jiang huang, Huang jiang, Yu chiu, Yu jin. DANISH : Gurkemeje. DUTCH: […]
Garlic – proven health benefits, uses
The scientific name of the garlic is Allium sativum L. It is also known as Nectar of the Gods, Poor Man’s Treacle and Stinking Rose. Other names include ARABIC: Thawm, Thoum, Thum, Toom, Toum, Saum. ARMENIAN: Sekhdor. BENGALI: Rasun. BURMESE: Chyet thon phew. CHINESE: Suan, Da suan, Da suan tou. CROATIAN: Češnjak. DANISH: Hvidløg. DUTCH: Knoflook. FINNISH: […]