Limnophila Aromatica  This herb is common in Southeast Asian regions and is popularly known as ‘rice paddy herb’. It is used in certain Thai and Cambodian recipes as well as in Vietnamese cuisines. Even though its popular for its unique taste, this herb is quite hard to find outside Vietnam. With time, this herb had been used as an useful  aquarium plant. Plantaginaceae is the family of this tropical plant.  Different...

Tea Seed Oil Oil from Tea Seeds, with its sweet fragrance is edible oil. It is derived from Camellia Oleifera seeds. The oil from Tea Seeds is also produced from seeds of plants such as Camellia Sinensis, Camellia Japonica and Camellia Sasanqua. Sometimes, tea seeds oil is also referred to tea oil or Camellia oil. Properties of Tea Seed’s Oil: Smoke Point: 485°F/252°C is the smoke point of this oil. Density: 0.8673 g/ml at 25 °C...

Pequi oil is taken out from Pequi fruit seeds that are grown in Brazil as edible oil. It is used for cosmetic,culinary and medicinal purposes. Scientific Name of Pequi Fruits: Scientifically Pequi Fruits are also known as Caryocar Brasiliense. Different Properties of Pequi Oil: Listed below are the properties of Pequi Oil: Aroma: Aroma of coconut. Index of refraction is  25 °C: 1460 – 1480 Colour: The colour of this oil varies...

Pot Marigold,another name for Calendula Officinalis, grows worldwide as a herbal plant. This plant can stop bleeding and treat infections of wounds. So it was used by doctors during the Civil War in America. The plant can grow in clay, sandy and loamy soil mostly in the wild areas. This plant was famous as a remedy in domestic help in many countries. It grows as weed in Northern India.  Calendula Officinalis: Description Leaves: It has...

Marula fruit that grows abundantly and wildly in low lying and dry areas of Africa helps in extracting Marula Oil from the kernel which. The Marula tree belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. This oil is largely used in making cosmetic products and in the cosmetic industry it is referred as ‘Miracle Oil’. The oil has good natural stability, and  is rich in fatty acids as well as anti-oxidants. It helps revitalize, soften, nourish...

Microorganisms are important for a lot of reasons; most of them are harmless and even beneficial but others can cause infections. The implications of these infections are too much to ignore – you need to take extra care to protect yourself. Good thing is that bacteria could be killed easily as it is sensitive to sunlight, extreme temperature and many more chemical conditions. Therefore, you won’t have much trouble in following these...

One of the first things that come to mind whenever you hear the word diet would be starving and starving hard. The word  has actually been assumed in such a manner, that today when somebody starts dieting, then it becomes necessary for him or her to stop eating altogether. Diet actually means that you would normally consume food, which is indigenous to your palette. Having extremely low calories and fat can actually ensure that you would...