HISTORY AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Pomegranate is one of only two species in the Punica genus; it was the sole genus in the Punicaceae family prior to its reclassification in Lythraceae.7 The generic epithet, Punica, is the feminized Latin name for Carthage, originally from the Greek Phoinix referring to the Phoenician settlers around Carthage. The specific…

Therapeutic Uses of Papaver Somniferum It has a variety of therapeutic uses – Seeds are used in fever, thirst, to relieve irritation and inflammation of the stomach. Various cooling medicines are made by using its root. The powder is used in case of liver problems. Used as a tonic because of stimulating properties present in…

Traditional uses It is useful to treat cramps, chronic rheumatic conditions, intermittent claudication and rheumatic symptoms. The berries are useful for circulatory disorders. When the bark and leaves are chewed, it causes numbness of mouth, tongue and teeth which provides relief from toothache. Fruits possess stimulant, diaphoretic properties and is used as a tonic for…

1. The benefits of honey: a gift from Nature! Honey is the best-known and most widely-used of the beehive products, with each variety offering its own appeal in terms of taste and texture. Its sweetening effect makes it a popular alternative to refined white sugar. Perhaps its most notable advantage, however, is the plethora of…

Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae. Grown in Central America for at least 9000 years, pumpkin is now cultivated all over the world for its enormous, globular fruit. The name pumpkin derives from 'pepon); a Greek word meaning mellow or sun ripened. A long prickly stem bears large downy leaves and deep yellow funnel-shaped flowers. These are followed…

Red raspberry is a plant that is the source of a widely eaten, tasty, sweet berry. However, red raspberry fruit and leaf have also been used as medicine for centuries. The therapeutic use of raspberry leaf was first described in 1597 in a book called "The Herbal," or "A General History of Plants." Today, red…

Traditional Uses Hypertension and arrhythmia. Mechanism of Action Rauwolfia’s effects on the heart include decreasing myocardial excitability, inhibiting atrial-ventricular conduction, and extending the refractory period of the heart rhythm.1 Much of the medicinal effects of Rauwolfia serpentina and Rauwolfia vomitoria have been attributed to the hypotensive indole alkaloid reserpine.2 Additional alkaloids found in Rauwolfia roots…

Medical use Angina Asthma Astringent Boil Dyspepsia Elephantiasis Emmenagogue Enuresis Evil eye Expectorant Eye Female Fever Filariasis Fumitory Hemoptysis Hemorrhage Hemostat Inflammation Intoxicant Leprosy Malignancy Shortwindedness Sore Sore(Throat) Styptic Throat Tonic Tuberculosis Wound Biological activities ACE-Inhibitor Zinc found in Leaf (43 ppm) Acarifuge Sulfur found in Leaf (7900 ppm) Acnegenic Iodine found in Leaf Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor…

Nori: is typically used as a sushi wrap and is very high in protein, with 100 grams of nori containing 30 to 50 grams of protein. Nori also contains high amounts of calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins E and K, and more vitamin A per serving than carrots. Seaweed is known to detox the body and…