Malaysian Herbs

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 ...

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...

History and extraction http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com Tea Tree – டீ மரம்  Melaleuca alternifolia The  indigenous   Bundjalung people  of eastern Australia use “tea trees” as a  traditional  medicine  by inhaling the  oils from the crushed leaves to treat coughs and  colds .  They also sprinkle leaves on wounds, after which a  poultice  is applied. In addition, tea tree leaves are soaked to make an  infusion  to treat sore throats or  skin  ailments. Use of the oil itself, as opposed to the unextracted plant material, did not become common practice until researcher Arthur Penfold published the first reports of its  antimicrobial   activity in  a series of papers in the 1920s and 1930s. In evaluating the antimicrobial activity of  M. alternifolia , tea tree oil was rated as 11 times more active than  phenol . Tea tree oil is toxic when swallowed and it should ...