Medicinal Plants & Herbs are powerful plants that have both nutritional and health benefits. They have phytochemicals with amazing health benefits, and nutritional value
Vanilla bean, is gotten from two major plants of the Orchidaceae family, Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis. They are the two main source of vanilla extract, one of the most desired flavoring agent in food, perfumes, and also pharmaceutical products. The vanilla flavor was first used by the Aztec people in Mexico to flavor cocoa. … Read more
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an aromatic perennial herbaceous plant from the parsley family (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae). The flowering plant family also include cumin, carrot, fennel, caraway, parsnip, and celery. They have slender stems, finely divided leaves, and small white to yellow flowers in small umbles. Dill is the only species of the genus Anethum, leading … Read more
Eucalyptus oil is the main constituents of the tall evergreen tree called, blue gum tree, stringy bark tree or Eucalyptus globulus (the most popular species). The plant is from the family, Myrtaceae. The name eucalyptus comes from the Greek word, eucalyptos, which means well-covered (“Eu,” means “true,” and “calyptus,” means “to cover”). This is because … Read more
Anacardium occidentale (cashew) is a plant from the Anacardium species. Though only the cashew nut and the cashew apple is edible and utilized as functional food, cashew leaf and the shell contains secondary metabolites which have medicinal values, and are utilized for various purposes. Cashew apple has minerals, vitamins, with the vitamin C content about … Read more
Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage produced from the fermentation of sap of different palm species. Alongside other fermented traditional beverages in Africa, such as Pito, Teji, Togwa, Burukutu, Sherbote, it has good content of probiotics. Palm wine is tapped through a series of steps that stimulate the flow of the sap. This involves perforation … Read more
Palm kernel oil is derived from the palm seed or nut or palm kernel of the palm fruit, unlike the palm oil that is obtained from the fruit (mesocarp) of the palm fruit. Palm kernel is a source of oil and dietary protein. The palm kernel or nut is oval, brown, with a hard shell. … Read more
Palm oil, or palm fruit oil, is obtained from the pulp of the fruit of the palm tree (Elaies guineensis). It is one of the most used edible vegetable oil, used to prepare a variety of dishes and for industrial purposes. It has become the third most utilized cooking oil in the globe. The tropical tree’s … Read more
Scallion also called green onions, salad onions, spring onions, or green bunch onions are a vegetable of the Alium onion species harvested at the immature stage before the bulb fully develops. It has a white base that did not fully develop into a bulb, and long green stalks. The white part has more flavor than … Read more
Onion (Allium cepa L.), also called common onion or bulb onion, is a biennial or perennial is a vegetable belonging to the Allium genus, and Liliaceae family. The Allium genus also contains leeks (Allium ampeloprasum), scallions (Allium fistulosum), shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum), and garlic (Allium sativum). The Latin word, cepa means “onion”. Onion may … Read more
Myrrh is the extract produced by the secretory tissues of the bark of the Commiphora species. The pale-gray discharge or a reddish-brown resin from the Commiphora are used as fragrance in perfume, cosmetics, aromatherapy, ointment, bouquet and in traditional medicine. Other therapeutic benefits have since been discovered. They belong to the family, Burseraceae. It is … Read more