Family Name: Euphorbiaceae Botanical Name: Emblica Officinalis (Phyllanthus Emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla Common Name: Gooseberry, Phyllanthus Emblica, Emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla Part Used: Fruits Habitat: Northern and South Western India Uses: It is Aperient, Carminative, Diuretic, Aphrodasiac, Laxative, Astringent and Refrigerant. It is the richest known source of vitamin ‘C’. It is useful in anaemia, jaundice, dyspepcia, haemorrhage disorders, diabetes, …
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Birds Quiz For Students And Children
Try 10 questions to test your knowledge of birds of all shapes and sizes. From parrots to penguins, hawks to hummingbirds, are you an expert on feathered fliers? Beginners Birds Quiz (08 Questions) Birds Quiz Contains Questions like: Which bird feeds its young ones so much that they become too fat to fly? And which bird can hold 13 litres of …
Read More »Have fish oil to burn those kilos around your belly
Fish oil may burn fat faster than those fat-burning pills leading to an efficient weight loss in overweight or obese people in their 30s and 40s, Kyoto University researchers report. Fish oil activates receptors in the digestive tract, fires the sympathetic nervous system and induces storage cells to metabolise fat. Fat tissues do not all store fat. So called “white” …
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Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …
Read More »Indoor air is 10 times more polluted than the outdoor air – In Delhi no place is safe
Delhi has very high concentrations of respirable particulate matter (PM), even crossing the safety limits prescribed by the World Health Organization. While for some reason, the highest PM is routinely reported from some areas in the east of the city, no place is safe in the Delhi National Capital Region. A rather startling fact which studies bear out is: Indoor …
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Chive — Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than as individual plants. Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old World. Its species name …
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Termite — Termites, sometimes known as white ants, are a group of social insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera. Termites usually prefer to feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, or soil, and about 10% of the 4,000 odd species (about 2,600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that …
Read More »Syzygium Cumini (Eugenia Jambolana, Black Plum, Jaman, Jamun, Jambolan)
Syzygium Cumini (Eugenia Jambolana, Black Plum, Jaman, Jamun, Jambolan) — Family Name: Myrtaceae Botanical Name: Syzygium Cumini Common Name: Eugenia Jambolana, Plum, Black Plum, Jaman, Jambolan Part Used: Seeds, Leaves, Fruits, Bark Uses: The leaves are antibacterial and are used for strengthning the teeth and gums. The fruits and seeds are sweet, acrid, sour, tonic, and cooling, and are used …
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Neem Rasayana — Known in India as the “Village Pharmacy”, Neem (Azadirachta Indica) is a powerful pitta and kapha balancing rasayana with numerous therapeutic uses. Neem, also known as nimba or margosa, is regarded by the ancients and modern science alike as a powerful healing herb with diverse applications. Described in the ayurvedic texts as sarva roga nivarini – that which …
Read More »Cassia Angustifolia (Senna India, Tinnevelly Senna, Cassia Senna)
Cassia Angustifolia (Senna India, Tinnevelly Senna, Cassia Senna) — Family Name: Caesalpiniaceae Botanical Name: Cassia Angustifolia Common Name: Senna, Senna India, Tinnevelly Senna, Cassia Senna Part Used: Pods, Stems, Leaves Habitat: Cultivated in dry lands of Southern & Western India, and indigenous to Arabia. Uses: It is recognized by British and US pharmacopoeias. It is useful in habitual costiveness. It …
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