Stinging Velvet Beans
Mucuna Pruriens known by common names such as Stinging Velvet Beans, Cowitch and Madness Beans. The bean seeds or legumes are used in many medicines. Legumes are rich in L-DOPA which is an amino...
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Stinging Velvet Beans !!
Today I came across a legume vine which has climbed on a tree. I noticed the beans clumps hanging from the vine. These are velvety golden colored. The beans are very pleasant looking. But...
Bitter Melon!??
Karela aka Bitter gourd is bitter but it is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. Bitter gourd contains iron, magnesium, vitamins, and potassium. The calcium and potassium content in it is twice that of...
Carbs: All are not Bad
When the humans were evolving they didn’t know the art of agriculture. So they didn’t know to grow the edible plants. At this stage their diet was obtained from killing the animas. Thus their...
Paleo Diet
For a man who barely gets enough to eat, dieting is irrelevant. For farmer who works all day in the fields, no dieting is required. Whatever food we eat gives us energy. Energy is...
Chemistry Behind Cleopatra’s Beauty Recipes
Everyone has heard about Cleopatra. She is said to be most charming seductress and willy woman who became the queen of Egypt. She was very conscious of her looks and knew the value of...
Marie Curie
Marie Curie is the shining example of Grit and Patience. She is an example of unerring in her enquiry and never afraid of hard work. She was born in Warsaw Poland which was under...
Changes in Periodic Table of Chemicals….
We know that everything in the universe is made from the atoms. They are the basic building entities. Atoms are not solid entities but are made of dense nuclei surrounded by fuzzy cloud of...
Magic Mushrooms
Mushrooms are fungi. There are numerous varieties of the mushrooms. Some are edibles and considered very healthy. On the other hand some varieties are very poisonous and cause fatalities on consuming. Magic mushrooms or...