Malaysian Herbs

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com Ivy gourd occurs wild in northern and eastern Africa, Arabia to tropical south and southeast Asia. It has spread and become naturalised in Tropical northern Australia and Fiji and occasionally adventive in the neotropics  “Coccinia Grandis”- கோவைக்காய் தெரியுமா? அல்லது அதன் பயன் தான் தெரியுமா? This green vine is grown widely through out Malaysia. Indian Ivy Gourd is a widely consumed vegetable, available in India and Malaysia  through out the year. Called  Kovai keerai and Kovai Kai  in Tamil  and Dondakaya (Telugu) or Tindora/Tondli (Hindi), these cute looking small, stubby, green colored vegetables which grow aggressively on vines are used to prepare delicious stuffed curries, stews, pickles, salads and stir fries. Ivy Gourd is considered as weed in many parts of the world . It comes under the Cucurbitaceae family(Family of Cucumbers). The Botanical name of the vine is Coccinia indica. Name i...

o http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com m DO YOU KNOW IT IS GOOD FOR piercing water AS WELL AS ringing the SUGAR LEVEL IN BLOOD? Prickly pear cactus and fruit. Did you know that even the  cactus part is edible? There are over 200 species  of prickly pear cacti. Most are found in southwestern North America, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Opuntia humifusa is native to the United States east of the Rockies, where it grows in dry, sandy soils in open pine woods, prairies, and scrub. Prickly pear is easy to grow, rooting readily from pads stuck in the ground, or even just lying on the surface. Grows best in full sun, in dry, sandy soil. WATER PURIFIER Millions of people lack access to clean water globally, and that lack of access - or rather, access to unsafe drinking water - kills  as many as 15 people per minute .  We have many options for filtering water, but a primary problem with clean water technologies is they're expensive and not simple to m...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com Artemisia vulgaris கிறிஸ்மஸ் பூச்செடியின் இலைபோல் வாசமானது.நன்கு காற்று பரியும். இது சீன வம்சத்தினரின் அரிய மூலிகையாகும்.மலேஷியாவில் எல்லா இடங்களிலும் கிடைக்கக்கூடியது. According to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort leaf has bitter, pungent and warm properties, and is associated with the Liver, Spleen and Kidney meridians. Its main functions are to warm the meridians and stop bleeding, and to dispel cold and stop pain. Artemisia vulgaris  ( mugwort  or  common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus  Artemisia   commonly known  as  mugwort , although  Artemisia vulgaris  is the species most often called mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant (not to be confused with St John's wort). Mugworts are used medicinally and as...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com In Malaysia It is grown wildly. முள்ளில்லாத தொட்டால் சிணுங்கி           -நீர் நெட்டி  இதை பார்த்திருக்கீர்களா? Aeschynomene americana  is a species of flowering plant in the  legume family  known by many common names, including  shyleaf ,    aeschynomene ,   American joint vetch  (United States and Australia),  thornless mimosa  (Sri Lanka),  bastard sensitive plant  (Jamaica),  pega pega ,  pega ropa ,  antejuela ,  ronte ,  cujicillo , and  dormilonga  (Latin America). It is native to Central America, parts of South America, the West Indies, and Florida .  This plant is an annual or perennial herb growing up to 2 meters tall. The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and have several pairs of linear to oblong leaflets. The sensitive leaves fold up when touched. The inflorescence is a racem...

http://www.sidhhaherbs.blogspot.com   Musa Acuminata                           வாழை  Musa  species are native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. ] They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine and as ornamental plants. Habitat:  Bananas are indigenous to the tropical portions of India, Southeast Asia and northern Australia, and were brought to South America by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. Today, banana plants grow in the humid, tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia where there are high temperatures and rainfall. Modern agricultural technologies also enable people to cultivate banana plants in non-tropical regions such as California in the United States. Banana is...