Bottle gourd / White pumpkin – nutrition, proven benefits, uses

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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 … Read more

Taro – nutrition, proven benefits, uses

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The scientific name of the taro is Colocasia esculenta Linn. It is also known as Elephant’s ear, and Taro potato. Other names include AFRIKAANS: Amadoembie. CHINESE: Lao hu guang cai, Dong nan cai, Hong tu yu, Yu tou hua, Yu tou, Tai yu, Guang cai. FRENCH: Colocasie. GERMAN: Kolokasie, Yamswurzel.. HAWAIIAN: Kalo. INDIAN: Alu, Dasheen. JAPANESE: Sato … Read more

Passion fruit – nutrition, proven benefits, uses

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The scientific name of the Passion fruit is Passiflora edulis Sims. Other name include CHINESE: Xi fan lian, Xi guo fan lian, Yan shi liu. DANISH: Granatblomst, Passionsfrugt. DUTCH: Eetbare passiebloem, Paarse-passievrucht, Passiebloem, Passievrucht, Passie vrucht. ENGLISH: Couzou (Guyana, Surinam), Passion fruit. FINNISH: Kärsimyshedelmä, Passiohedelmä. FRENCH: Couzou, Fruit de la passion, Grenadille pourpre, Maracaju pourpre, Passiflore … Read more

Sweet potato – nutrition, proven benefits, uses

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The scientific name of the sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas Lam. Other names include ARABIC: Batâtah hhulwah (Egypt). AYMARA: Pua, Tipali, Tuctuca. BURMESE: Kan-swun:kri, U.kan-swun. CHINESE: Fan shu, Bai shu, Gan shu, Kan chou. DANISH: Sød kartoffel, Batat. DUTCH: Zoete aardappel, Bataat. FRENCH: Patate douce. GERMAN: Süßkartoffel, Suesskartoffel, Batate. GREEK: Glikopatata. HINDI: Mitha alu, Sakarkand, Shakar … Read more

Jackfruit – nutrition, proven benefits and uses

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The scientific name of the Jackfruit is Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Other names include ASSAMESE: Konthal, Konto phol, Kontok phol, Kontoki. BENGALI: Kathal. CHINESE: Shu bo luo, Niu du zi guo, Bo luo mi, Mu bo luo. DANISH: Jackfrugttrae. DUTCH: Nangka. FRENCH: Jacquier. GERMAN: Indischer Brotfruchtbaum, Jackfrucht, Jackfruchtbaum. GUJARATI: Phannasa. HINDI: Cakki, Katahal, Kathal, Kanthal. ITALIAN: Falso … Read more

Cashew apple – nutrition, proven benefits and uses

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The scientific name of the cashew is Anacardium occidentale Linn. It is also know as cashew apple. Other names include ARABIC: Kaju ASSAMESE: Kajubadam ARABIC: Kaju BENGALI: Hijli badam, Kaju. BOSNIAN: Beli mahagoni, Indijanski kašu-orah, Pipak. BURMESE: Sihosayesi, Thee hot. CHINESE: Jia ru shu, Yao guo li, Yao guo shu, Yao guo, Ji yao guo. CROATIAN:Beli … Read more