Black cumin seeds(Nigella) or Bengali Kalo Zeera

September 10th, 2006

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Family: Ranunculaceae
Other Names
Black Caraway, Black Cumin, Black Seed, Damascena, Devil in-the-bush, Fennel flower, Melanthion, Nutmeg Flower, Roman Coriander, Wild Onion Seed
French: cheveux de Venus, nigell, poivrette
German: Scharzkummel (black caraway)
Italian: nigella
Spanish: neguilla
Indian: kala zeera (lit, ‘black cumin’), kalonji, krishnajiraka
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Cumin seeds or Bengali Zeera

September 9th, 2006

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Cumin : Popularly called zeera, it has a number of medicinal properties but its main area of action seems to be the gastro-intestinal tract. Apart from having a pronounced carminative and digestive effect, cumin is wind-repellent, anti-colic, anti-obesity and intestinal absorbent herb. [...]

Coriander or Cilantro

September 8th, 2006

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Cilantro, we say Coriander. Although it has two names, Coriander is a single plant, sometimes called Chinese Parsley. Its leaves are known as Cilantro; the seeds are called Coriander.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also commonly called cilantro in North America, is an annual herb in the [...]

Onion

September 7th, 2006

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You are what you eat. Some of the gravest health problems can be caused by food and yet, food can also be a cure for many an ailment.
Onion, like its cousin garlic, is a member of the Allium family. It is rich is certain sulphur-containing compounds. [...]

Fennel seeds or Bengali mouri

September 6th, 2006

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General Description
Fennel Seed is the oval, green or yellowishbrown dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, a member of the parsley family.
Geographical Sources : India,Bangladesh,Burma and Egypt.

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Magic of Methi or Fenugreek

September 5th, 2006

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Fenugric; Botanical [...]

Almonds

September 4th, 2006

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Family: N.O. Rosaceae
Almond is called: Lawz in Arabic Baadaam in Farsi and Urdu
Etymology:
The word ‘almond’ comes from Old French almande or alemande, late Latin amandola, derived through a form amingdola from the Greek aµ??da?? (cf Amygdala), an almond. The al- for a- may be [...]

Amla or Amalaki (Indian Gooseberry)

September 3rd, 2006

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Amla or Amloki is a tropical fruit which has tremendious medicinal importance.
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Amla or Emblica Officinalis is a natural, efficacious, an antioxidant with the richest natural source of Vitamin C. The fruit contains the highest amount of Vitamin C [...]

Coconut

September 2nd, 2006

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Once I heard some one to say Coconut is such an amazing fruit which can quench your thrust with its sweet water and meet your hunger with its [...]

How to Get Rid of Hiccups

September 1st, 2006

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The cause and function of hiccups has baffled medical practitioners since the time of Hippocrates. Although no one has figured out the exact science behind these “abrupt diaphragmatic contractions,”
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to [...]