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Ragi(nachani)

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                      Ragi(nachani) The most delicious and healthiest food which is mainly found in many indians home and kitchen. It has lot health benefits. anciently In india, after the mother milk mostly the first given food is ragi. It shows antioxidant, anti-aging, antidiabetic, anti-cancer,  Cardio-Protective and Anti-hyperlipidemic Properties It has many different names in many different languages such as 'Ragi' in Kannada, Hindi and Telugu, 'Nachni' in Marathi, 'Madua' in Bengali and 'Kezhvaragu' in Tamil,  kodra in Himachal Pradesh, mandia in oria, etc. Ragi is vastly found in tropical region of Africa and Asia. Today very few people know about the ragi. It also act as alternative cereal after barley, wheat, rice. Ragi is very high in calcium, rich in iron and fibre, and has a better energy content than other cereals. It  ranks sixth in production after wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and bajra in India. It is a naked caryopsis with brick r

Spinach (palak)

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                      Spinach (palak) Spinach is green leafy vegetable with a lot of nutrients.it can be available at any time. It is widely used in salad, soups, dals, chunteys, sabji, etc. Leaves of spinach consumed either fresh or dried. It is grown in many asain countries. Vitamin and mineral content • Vitamins - A, C, K, , b2, b6, b9  • minerals - magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium and manganese. • Phytoconstituents -   patuletin, quercetin, saponin, catechol, sterols, oxalates, nitrates,  p-Coumaric acid, ascorbic acid,  ascorbic acid, flavonoids and apocyanin                   -  It also have less amount of zinc, phosphorus, vit.(b1, b2), nitrogenous compound and large amount of fiber Biological classification: Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Tracheophytes Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Spinacia Species: S. oleracea Health Benefits Of Spinach Improves Bone Health: The presence o

HALDI (Turmeric) - Health benefits, ayurvedic remedies, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

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HALDI (TURMERIC) The thing which enhances the taste and texture of food is turmeric. Turmeric is another substance after the salt which is used in many of the dishes in the world. Turmeric has numerous health benefits. It has its own natural flavor. Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavor and earthy, mustard-like aroma. Haldi has many benefits, it is used in cosmatics, food, Ayurvedic medicine, dye,etc. It is used in many tredinational Indian, unani, Chinese medicine. Most turmeric is used in the form of rhizome powder to impart a golden yellow color. Rhizomes of haldi is used to make pickle compounds in haldi are called curcuminoids, the most important of which is curcumin. Curcumin is being recognized and used worldwide in many different forms for multiple potential health benefits. For example, in India, turmeric—containing curcumin—has been used in curries; in Japan, it is served in tea; in Thailand, it is used in cosmetics; in China, it is used as a co