Malaysian Herbs

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com                ஆவாரையில் ஓரினம் Java bean   This page is about the  Cassia tora  described by  Linnaeus . Later authors usually applied the  taxon  to   Senna obtusifolia . Common Name: Sicklepod, Chinese senna, Coffeeweed, Java-bean. Scientifci Name: Senna obtusifolia. Synonym: Cassia tora, Cassia obtusifolia, Cassia humilis. Family: Fabaceae. Plant type: Annual or perennial herb. Height: 12-24 in. (30-60 cm). Flower color: Bright Yellow. Description: The stems are light green, Branched. Leaves alternate, Pinnate leaf, Obovate (3-5 cm long, 2-4 cm wide,), Bracts ovate or lanceolate, 2-5 mm long. Its leaves, seeds, and root are used in folk medicine, primarily in Asia. Origin The exact native range of this  species  is obscure, but it is thought to be native to the Indian sub-continent (i.e. India, Bhutan, Nepal, eastern Pakistan, Sr...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.co m google.com, pub-7876390333399498, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 CUMIN                                                                         சிறு சீரகம்   அகத்தை சுத்தம் பண்ணும் ;சீர் படுத்தும் ; ஆகவே இதற்கு சீர் அகம் என்று வைத்துள்ளார்கள் நம் முன்னோர்கள். அல்லவா?   In India, cumin has been used for millennia as a traditional ingredient of innumerable  kormas ,  masalas , soups and other spiced gravies. T he English "cumin" derives from the  Old English   cymen  (or  Old French   cumin ), from  Latin   cuminum , which is the  Latinisation  of the Greek  κύμινον ( cumin ), cognate with Hebrew כמון ( kammon ) and Arabic كمون ( kammun ). Forms of this word are attested in several ancient Semitic lang...