Weed can be superfood if you can make it into an edible one. It was used for psychoactive agents as it has the power to treat gout and malaria. At this point, this unique plant provides the great chemical compounds such as vitamins, essential oils, and acid. Moreover, it has the high level of cannabinoid […]
Category: Herbal
Indian bay leaf is a common plant that can be used in cooking and health. This plant comes from India and known as tej patta. It is mainly in Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and North East India. It is well-known because of the addicting flavor and smell. We can use it by cooking, mixing with other […]
Do you know what andrographis paniculata is? For some, it might be quite not so popular, but especially for Indonesia, when they heard “daun sambiloto”, they must know it. Yes, andrographis paniculata (green chiretta) is well known as daun sambiloto in Indonesia. It has been popular and widely used since ages because of tons of […]
Liquorice or licorice is the root of the plant named Glycyrrhiza glabra. This plant originally comes from Mediterranean, southern, central Russia and parts of Asia and the root has the sweet flavor as well. The flavor that associated with liquorice is commonly from aniseed oil that also boosts the taste. As the consequence, liquorice has […]
What is Vetiver? Vetiver which is also known as “Khus – khus” in its original place. Vetiver is famous all over the Indian subcontinent. The name was derived from Tamil, a local language spoken by the tribe in the southern part of India, meaning hatched up. Even though it was originally from Indian, the plant […]
Jimson weed has been known as Devil’s snare or Datura stramonium in the nightshade family. Moreover, it is believed that this plant originally comes from Mexico and being cultured in many other regions nowadays. This herbal plant can grow up to 5 feet tall and has green leaves. It also has white or purple flowers […]
Marijuana causes the never ending debates between those who are pros and those who are cons about the health benefits of taking marijuana whether this herbal plant is giving more or less benefit to human health. The problem is the lines of statements that have been proven scientifically are still surrounded by myths believed by […]
Clitoria ternatea may attract your attention due to its unique name which related to female’s vital organ, clitoris. Well, you will not as surprise as you were if you know exactly how this flower looks like which is really similar to female’s vital organ. Being tropical flower plant, there are a lot of health benefits […]
Olive oil, is the original Mediterranean oil made from olive tree, of which widely grown up in Mediterranean. Based on the research done by many researchers for years, olive trees can grow and live long for more than 500 years by 50 meters tall in their original habitat in Mediterranean. Olive oil is one of […]
Red grape vinegar has been widely used as part of food recipes due to its unique flavor and taste. The vinegar will offer unique acidity and flavor to the dish. However, since red grape vinegar is very low in calories, it also has been used as part of weight loss program which is one of […]