Malaysian Herbs

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com அன்பர்களே சஹாரா பாலைவனத்தின் செடிகளை அறிவீர்களா?                        Gum Arabic       அரேபிக் கம்  Also known as  acacia gum ,  chaar gund ,  char goond , or  meska , is a  natural gum  made of hardened  sap  taken from two species of the  acacia  tree;  Acacia senegal  and  Acacia seyal . The gum is harvested commercially from wild trees throughout the  Sahel  from   Senegal  and  Sudan  to  Somalia , although it has been historically cultivated in  Arabia  and  West Asia . Gum Arabic is a complex  mixture  of  glycoproteins  and  polysaccharides . It was historically the source of the sugars  arabinose  and  ribose , both of which were first discovered and isolated from it, and are named for it. G...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com DURIAN-- OUR COUNTRY'S GIFT OF GOD The durian is grown intensively and commercially for its fruit only in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.   In India, there are no large orchards or commercial plantings of Durian, but some trees in and around Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) and West Coast.  The durian is a seasonal fruit, unlike some other non-seasonal tropical fruits such as the  papaya , which are available throughout the year. In Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, the season for durians is typically from June to August, which coincides with that of the  mangosteen . Prices of durians are relatively high as compared with other fruits. For example, in Singapore, the strong demand for high quality cultivars such as the D24,  Sultan , and  Mao Shan Wang  has resulted in typical retail prices of between  S$ 8 to S$15 ( US$ 5 to US$10) per kilogram of whole fruit. With an average weight of about ...