Fruits
The Health Benefits of Pacay Fruit
Pacay trees are native to the coastal river valleys of Peru. Pacay is a legume, meaning it is a relative of green beans, snap peas, alfalfa, lentils, and peanuts. Read more >>
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Vegetables
The Health Benefits of African Wild Potato
The African wild potato Hypoxis hemerocallidea is native to South Africa and belongs to the Hypoxidaceae family. It is a bitter plant used for a wide variety of conditions, including Read more >>
Fruits
The Health Benefits of Tumbo Fruit
The banana passionfruit or tumbo is native and commonly found in the wild in Andean valleys from Venezuela and eastern Colombia to Bolivia and Peru. They look somewhat like a Read more >>
Oils
The Health Benefits of Tagetes Oil
Tagetes also known as southern cone marigold, stinking roger or black mint, is a plant; the parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. The herb Read more >>
Fruits
The Health Benefits of Cocona Fruit
Cocona (solanum sessiliflorum) is a tropical shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family along with tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants. The fruit of cocona is a red, orange or yellow edible berry. Read more >>
Oils
The Health Benefits of Buriti Oil
Buriti is shiny, round, and chestnut-coloured, with a bright yellow, fleshy pulp inside. Traditionally, the fruit was used as a food source, and is still used today to make beverages, Read more >>
Fruits
The Health Benefits of Aguaje Fruit
Aguaje known as Buriti in Peru is grown on a tree called the Mauritia Flexuosa, also known as the moriche palm. Aguaje is an oval-shaped fruit no larger than the Read more >>
Herbs
The Health Benefits of Boxwood Herb
Boxwood, commonly known as box in England, is a strong smelling plant that is sometimes used to treat a number of ailments. The boxwood’s trunk bark is gray, and Read more >>
Vegetables
The Health Benefits of Broccolini Vegetable
Broccolini, a popular vegetable said to be a cross between broccoli and the Chinese broccoli a rich source of vitamin A and vitamin C and is of course cholesterol free Read more >>
Herbs
The Health Benefits of Celosia Herb
Celosia, also known as woolflowers and cockscomb, is a member of the amaranth family, and originated from the native regions of Asia and Africa. The leaves and the young shoots Read more >>
Herbs
The Use of Larkspur Herb
Larkspur is a tall flower and the colours of the flower vary including purple, blue, red, yellow, and white. The petals of the flower grow together forming a spur at Read more >>
