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Fruits and Vegetables: The Medicinal and Nutritional Values of Palm Oil (Epo Pupa)
Palm oil is an editable oil from the fruit of the oil palm tree. They are widely used in cooking in West Africa, and they contain saturated and unsaturated fats. Palm oil are antioxidants with rich medicinal and nutritional values. Some types of palm oil are also rich in beta-carotene, and vitamin E. Medicinal Values…
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Fruits and Vegetables: Medicinal and Nutritional Use of Blueberry
Blueberries are natural antioxidants that are rich in fiber and Vitamin C. They can be found locally in many grocery stores, and farmers markets. Medicinal Use Blueberries can be used to reduce the effect of many disease conditions including reducing inflammation in cancer cells. They can also be used to… Nutritional Use Blueberries juice enhances…
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Herbs and Health: Medicinal and Culinary Use of Camellia Sinensis (Black Tea)
The tea plant is a species of evergreen shrubs flowering plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. The aged black tea is a product of leaves and stems with medicinal and culinary values. Black and Green tea are made from the same plant, but green tea is made from fresh leaves,…
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Herbs and Health: The Relevance and Importance of Herbal Supplements
Dietary and herbal supplements are generally developed to enhance the functionalities of our body systems. They may be said to be prophylactic in nature because they may be generally more effective before a disease conditions set in. In some cases they can serve in providing the much needed nutrients lacking from a person’s diet, there…
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Fruits and Vegetables: Nutritional value of Lime Tree (Igi Orombo Wewe)
Lime is a citrus tree also called Igi Orombo Wewe by the Yourba people of West Africa has both nutritional and medicinal values. The fruits turn yellow when ripe and can be eaten fresh. Other parts of the tree such as the root, bark, stem-twigs, and leaves have medicinal use. The medicinal extract from all…
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Fruits and Vegetables: Medicinal and Culinary Use of Coconut Water (Omi Agbon)
Coconut is the fruit found on a specie of palm tree, one of the most useful trees in the world. Palm trees are often referred to as the “tree of life”. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called coconut water or coconut juice. Coconut is…
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Herbs and Health: Medicinal and Culinary use of Sphenocentrum jollyanum (Akerejupon)
Sphenocentrum jollyanum (Akerejupon) is an evergreen shrub. It is a tropical herbaceous plant found commonly in West Africa. The plant is widely used for medicinal purposes in its native environment where it is gathered from the wild. The Yoruba people of Nigeria use many parts of this plant for medicinal and culinary purposes. The parts…
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Healthy living : Medicinal and Culinary use of Ginger (Ata-ile)
Ginger is a flowering tropical plant that grows in China, India, Africa, the Caribbean, and other warm climates. Native to parts of Asia, such as China, Japan, and India, ginger has a leafy stem and yellowish-green flowers. The root of the ginger plant is well-known as a spice and flavoring. The spice comes from the…
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