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Cumin Seeds

October 13, 2017 smitsa 0

Cumin lends a characteristic aroma and flavour to a variety of foods. The seeds are most popular but the leaves have also been used in […]

artemisia vulgaris (mugwort)

Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort)

October 13, 2017 smitsa 0

Artemisia vulgaris (Family: Asteraceae) has more common names such as mugwort or felon wort. It is known throughout northern Europe as ‘the mother of all […]

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Gmelina arborea

October 12, 2017 smitsa 0

Gmelina arborea Roxb. is a fast-growing species of the Verbenaceae family and used by tribal groups in India and in traditional Indian medicine. It is […]

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Anthracnose

October 12, 2017 smitsa 0

Anthracnose is a fungal disease caused by Colletotrichum species although there are a number of other diseases often labelled anthracnose with similar pathology. Crops affected: […]

Sfogliatella, typical italian cake from Naples.

How to Make Sfogliatella

October 11, 2017 smitsa 0

Sfogliatella or Lobster tails in English was one of the show stoppers (I prefer treats) in the Great British Bake Off. What an interestingly complex baked sweet […]

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Pleurotus citrinopileatus

October 10, 2017 smitsa 0

The genus, Pleurotus provides a number of species used not only for food but also for its therapeutic properties. Pleurotus citrinopileatus for example is grown […]

Medicinal plant: melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clower)

Melilotus

October 1, 2017 smitsa 0

Melilotus officinalis (syn. M. arvensis) is commonly called the yellow melilot, ribbed melilot or yellow sweet clover. It is a member of the Leguminosae or Papilionaceae […]