Medicinal Plants & Herbs

Dietary Supplements: Different Classifications, and Top Supplement Brands

Dietary Supplements, Different Classifications of supplements, and Top Supplement Brands

Dietary supplements include dietary ingredients like vitamins, minerals, herbs and botanicals, amino acids, “dietary substances” such as enzymes, probiotics, extracts, concentrates, metabolites, or combination of constituents. According to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, a dietary supplement “is a product (other than tobacco) that is intended to supplement the diet, which … Read more

Acacia Honey: Important Health Benefits, Composition

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Acacia honey is produced when bees (Apis mellifera) feed on acacia flowers. The honey is known to possess antioxidant, anticancer, neurological effects. It contains bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids, fatty acids, and vitamins. Honey are natural compounds made by the bees (Apis mellifera) from flower nectar and honeydew. The most valuable honeys are … Read more

Clover Honey: Important Health Benefits, Composition, Uses

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Clover honey is a premium and unique type of honey obtained from different species of the genus Trifolium. Clovers are dominant species in multifloral honey, and there are many species like crimson clover, arrowleaf clover, white clover, strawberry clover, and balansa clover. Monofloral bioactive honeys like manuka honey(Leptospermum scoparium) are also growing in demands due … Read more

Incredible Health Benefits of Manuka Honey

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Manuka “leptospermum scoparium” is a flowering plant indigenous to South East Australia and New Zealand. The plant of manuka honey is used as an ornament in different places and has different color of flowers (pink, white, red). The leaves are often used as tea in New Zealand, known as the New Zealand Tea. The name, … Read more

Raw Honey: Important Health Benefits of Honey, Dosage, Side Effects

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Raw Honey Health Benefits of Honey, Dosage, Side Effects

Raw honey is a sweet, flavored liquid organic natural substance that is produced from the nectar of flowers pollen by different species of bees but mostly especially Apis mellifera spp. There are over 300 species of bees and apart from Apis mellifera. Honey was probably the first sweetening agent to have existed, and dates back … Read more

Avocado Peel: Important Health Benefits, Use in Tea Formulation

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Avocado Peel Health Benefits, Use in Tea Formulation

Avocado is an edible tropical fruit which contains high content of phytochemicals and nutritional value. The avocado peel and seed are a byproduct of the avocado, and accounts for 30% of the fresh fruit. The peel is about 18% of the fresh fruit weight. Avocado, also called alligator pear, butter pear and vegetable pear, is … Read more

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) Nutritional and Health Benefits

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Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), also called spider ivy, is a fast-growing lily-like plant that originates from the coastal areas of South Africa, and Tropical Asia. The name, spider plant, is gotten from the small plantlets produced on long trailing stems, which looks like the spider. Chlorophytum comosum belongs to the Liliaceae family. The erect herbaceous … Read more

Amaranth Seed (Grain): Main Health Benefits and Nutritional Value

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Amaranth Seed (Amaranth Grain) Health Benefits and Nutritional Value

Amaranth seed or grain is regarded as a gluten-free pseudo cereal, and has similarities to other cereals. The amaranth, a dicotyledon, is from the Amaranthaceae family. Amaranth seeds and leaves has important nutritional and health benefits. The amaranth leaves are utilized in cooking and dishes, and has high protein, minerals (potassium, iron, magnesium, and calcium) … Read more

Amaranth Green Leaf (Amaranthus): Nutritional and Health Benefits

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Amaranth Green Leaf (Amaranthus), African Spinach, green leaf, efo tete, callaloo Nutritional and Health Benefits

Amaranth green, also called Pigweed/African Spinach, is a plant belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. The leafy vegetable is a rich source of calcium, iron, vitamins (A, B, C). It is also a source of high-protein grain (amaranth grain). Amaranth greens which is called green in Nigeria, has other names in Nigeria such as Efo Tete … Read more

Waterberry (Syzygium guineense): Important Medicinal Benefits

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Waterberry (Syzygium guineense) Medicinal Benefits

Syzygium guineense, also called ‘water berry, woodland waterberry, waterpear, waterpeer, umdoni (isiNdebele), is a large, evergreen flowering plant from the genus Syzygium, and family, Myrtaceae. The small tree produces edible fruit. It is widely distributed in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Central Africa. The tree is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree with a smooth … Read more