HERE'S WHAT YOU STAND TO GAIN FROM THE AFRICAN LOCUST BEANS

It is just phenomenal how we are surrounded with countless valuable plants that are not only essential for maintaining a friendly ecosystem but as well as for supporting our bodies. While some of these plants serve as food for man, others are used for medicinal or some other significant purposes.  But the concern is that we often fail to acknowledge most of these valuable plants in other to gain

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18 EYE-POPPING BENEFITS OF ARIDAN (TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA)

Over the past years, plants have become an indispensable source of food and medicine. To a larger extent, most people depend greatly on medicinal plants as an important source of remedy and treatment for most casual and life-threatening diseases. As a result, there is a growing demand all over the world for these medicinal plants. Aside from tackling diseases, people are resorting more to thes

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WHY YOU NEED TO EAT MORE PITAYA

Quick question!How often do you eat fruit or better still how often should we eat fruit? I suppose we should make it a priority to include at least 5 portions of fruit in our diets on a daily basis as part of 5-A-DAY programme recommended by World Health Organization. Just try making it a habit to eat as much fruits as possible on a daily basis and I bet you will be glad to have adopted such a hea

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MIND-BLOWING BENEFITS OF DAMIANA HERB

Here are some mind-blowing benefits of damiana that will definitely interest you. Studies reveal that damiana is an aphrodisiac, laxative, stimulant and diuretic. Aphrodisiac has been of great importance in the human era as a means of treating sexual disabilities. An aphrodisiac is either a herb, food or medicine that arouses sexual feeling and several herbs have historically been used as aphrod

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KEY THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT EVENING PRIMROSE

Our attentions are constantly drawn towards the detrimental impacts of using chemical agents for producing drugs. As a result of this, herbal alternatives have been deemed the best option for tackling various health disorders without provoking any unnecessary side effects on human's health. Nature provides us with countless medicinal plants and herbs that provide us with immeasurable health and

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IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YAM

From time immemorial, human beings have been reliant on several plants, roots and tubers mainly as a source of food and herbal remedy for tackling diseases. This has drawn them towards differentiating between the poisonous and the non-poisonous ones in other to identify the edible or non-edible ones. Moreover, roots and tubers are the major food crops especially in the tropical and subtropical

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WHAT YOU STAND TO LOSE WITHOUT TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS

What do you know about tribulus terrestris? Are you aware of what you stand to lose without tribulus terrestris? Here are some key reasons why medicinal herbs such as tribulus terrestris is very important to us. Over the past years, medicinal herbs have become an excellent source of secondary metabolites that are effective for treating several diseases. Clearly, most prescription drugs are produce

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VITEX AGNUS CASTUS (CHASTEBRRY) AND INFERTILITY

Are you aware of the benefits of vitex agnus castus and its impacts on infertility? Did you know that vitex agnus castus can be used to tackle infertility? Infertility has become an increasing health challenge for many couples and apart from being tackled  medically, herbal remedy has become an effective means of proffering solution.  There has been an increasing research on the immense benefit

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HERE'S WHY YOU NEED TO EAT MORE TIGER NUTS

Presently, there has been some new developments and advancements towards the use of nutritious foods in alleviating the difficulties of malnutrition and short food supply, especially in the underdeveloped countries. Apart from the widely available food products, much attention has also been drawn towards underutilised crops as a means of boosting food supply, improving nutritional value and huma

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NEGRO PEPPER (UDA SEED) - AN EXCEPTIONAL SPICE

Spices are natural plants or vegetable mixtures such as seeds, leaves, barks, flowers, buds or roots that are used either whole, crushed or in powdered form mainly for seasoning, boosting, flavoring or adding aroma to the taste of food. From time immemorial, human beings rely immensely on spices as the key ingredient for preparing and processing food all over the world. Plants used as spices norma

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