Horse chestnut or Aesculus hippocastanum is a kind of flowering plants in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. Horse chestnut has the large deciduous, synoecious tree and also known as the California buckeye, Ohio buckeye, and Buckeye. It originally comes from the Balkan region of southeastern Europe and western Asia, but now is cultivated worldwide. […]
Category: Herbal Plant
There are a lot of varieties of parsley and mitsuba is one of them. Mitsuba is also well known as Japanese Parsley. Just like any parsley you know, Mitsuba is considered as herbs and used in cuisine as seasoning though sometimes as medicine as well. However, in Japan, Mitsuba is best known as vegetables because […]
If there’s any plant-based nutrition supplement which you should definitely try, it’s probably acacia gum or gum Arabic. But first, why gum Arabic? Mostly because it’s well packed with high soluble fiber content which are really great for diet, another reason is why not? nowadays acacia gumis widely available in various forms there’s no reason […]
Astragalus root sounds odd for mostly Indonesian. Therefore, knowing this herbal plant becomes quite important since the plant has such health benefit which surprisingly so good. Astragalus belongs to nuts family; its root is widely used since decades as one of the most super herbals to heal diseases by traditional Chinese healer. For some Indonesia, […]
Parsley leaf is a fairly small Mediterranean ingredients that wear colorful sprinkles. But let’s not think of it as just an ornament-after all, parsley has been around for more than 2000 years, and some of the proven benefits you should know. Parsley is a culinary herb and popular medicine is recognized as one of the […]
Binahong leaf? What kind of leaf is that? Yes, the name is not that familiar. But, maybe some of us will recognize it if we already see it. Binahong is a plant that usually creep on wall or fence. Internationally, this leaf called Heartleaf maderavine madevine because its shape looks like heart sign. We can […]
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is also known as great basil or Saint-Joseph’s-wort. Others, on the other hand, know it as the king of herbs, as it comes from Greek words with literal meaning of “royal plant”. Basil has been cultivated in India for more than 5,000 years. It does have several varieties, such as sweet basil or Genovese basil […]
Lotus is one of plant that lived at muddy area such as pond and swamp. This flower comes from India and Vietnam and become the icon of those 2 countries. It has some Latin name such as Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbium nelumbo, Nelumbo speciosa, and Nelumbium speciosum. Many of us considered lotus as water lily, but […]
Lemongrass or also known as Cymbopogon citratus is a herb which is well known as their lemon flavor and citrusy aroma. This herb also belongs to the Poaceae which is a kind of grass family. The characteristics of lemongrass are the way it is a tufted plant with linear leaves grows in thick bunches. Also, […]
Mustard is the complimentary food that we used add to our daily menu such as burger or sandwich. Mustard seeds is important towards guarding human health and Now we will mention some of the well-known advantages of chewing mustard seed. Meanwhile, here are the health benefits of chewing muster seeds. More Health Benefits of Seeds […]