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Malaysian Herbs- (46)DURIAN- THE KING OF FRUITS

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 ...

Malaysian Herbs- (45) SENNA ALATA -ACAPULCO வண்டுகடி செடி

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com                                   வண்டுகடி செடி         ACALPULCO-             VANDU KADI CHEDI   SENNA ALATA Commonly known as: candle bush, candlesticks, large-leafletted eglandular senna, ringworm shrub • Hindi: एड़गज ergaj, प्रपुन्नाड prapunnad • Kannada: ಸೀಮೆ ಅಗಸೆ sime agase • Malayalam: puzhukkadittakara •Marathi: शिमई अगसे shimai agase • Sanskrit: एडगजः edagaja, प्रपुनाल prapunal, उरभ्रः urabhrh, उरणक्षकः uranakshaka • Tamil: சீமையகத்தி cimai-y-akatti, வண்டுகொல்லி vantu-kolli • Telugu: అవిచిచెట్టు avicicettu, మెట్టతామర metta-tamara, సీమ అవిసె siima avise, తంటెము tantemu • Urdu: ايڙگج ergaj Native to: tropical South America (the Amazon rainforest); naturalised elsewhere in tropics Akapulko or Acapulco in English is a shrub found throughout the Philippines and Mal...