Medicinal Plants & Herbs are powerful plants that have both nutritional and health benefits. They have phytochemicals with amazing health benefits, and nutritional value
Tea, also called, “Cha” is one of the most commonly consumed beverage. Green tea is an important healthy tea made from Camellia sinensis. Camellia sinensis, from the Theaceae family, is a plant that gives both green tea, and white and black tea. However, green tea is superior in health benefits than black tea. Green teas … Read more
Banana peel is the outer covering or shell of the banana. Banana (Musa spp) is an edible fruit of the Musaceae family. The fruit is cultivated widely in the tropical and subtropical climates. Banana can come in different sizes and colors ranging from purple, yellow, or green. Most bananas are without seeds, but some wild … Read more
Banana leaves are obtained from the banana tree, a plant belonging to the Musaceae family. The leaves grow continuously from the center of the stem, also called pseudostems, banana stalks or banana trunks. They are broad blades, 1-4 m long x 0.7-1 m wide, and has a supporting midrib. The leaves and petioles of bananas … Read more
Gmelina arborea is a deciduous, unarmed plant, that has moderate to tall height (up to 30 m), with diameter of 4.5 m, and straight trunk. The deciduous plant belonging to the Verbenaceae family, and has many branches, and large shady crown. The leaves are opposite-decussate, soft and limp. There are many flowers which are reddish, … Read more
Black mulberry (Morus nigra), also called common mulberry, Persian mulberry, small-fruited mulberry, or sycamine, is a plant belonging to the Moraceae family. It is a broad-crowned deciduous tree with a broad, dense, spreading crown. It can grow up to 6-9 m high. The black mulberry is shorter, with a smaller and more regular crown, than the … Read more
Red mulberry (Morus rubra), also called, American mulberry, is a plant belonging to the Moraceae family. It is native to the eastern United States. The tree can grow up to 6-20 m tall, and has a broad, rounded crown, and usually spreading branches. It grows well in moist, wooded slopes, ravines, woodlands, forest, shady roadways, … Read more
White mulberry (Morus alba L.), also called common mulberry, is one amongst the many species in the family Moraceae. Other common names include Chinese white mulberry, silkworm mulberry, moral blanco, Russian mulberry, chin sang, mûrier blanc, and shahtoot. It originated from Asia (China), but was grown in Europe for the silkworms. It was later introduced … Read more
Soy milk, or soya milk, is an affordable, nutritious and easily digestible drink made from soya beans. It is rich in proteins, vitamins A, B1 to B12, C, and D, calcium, and other minerals. Hence, it is suitable for infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, the elderly, etc. Contrary to most other protein foods, soy … Read more
Lannea welwitschii (synonyms: Calesiam welwitschii Hiern, Lannea acidissima A. Chew., Lannea amaniensis Engl. & K. Krause) is a deciduous and evergreen plant from the family, Anacardiaceae. It is common in tropical African countries such as Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Angola, DR Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Cameroon. The plant is fast-growing, and has a large, spreading … Read more
Symphonia globulifera also called boarwood, belongs to the family, Clusiaceae (Guttiferae). The genus, Symphonia includes 17 species. The plant is widespread in tropical Africa countries such as Tanzania, Madagascar, Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Zambia Pacific, tropical American countries such as Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil. The slow growing tree can grow up to 30 m. … Read more