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Ginger ( Zingiber officinale Rosc.): Aromatic Spice and Medicinal Herb.
In the cold, wet, dreary days of a British winter, a warming spice from a tropical country may be just the thing to lift the spirits. Valued both as a spice and as a medicinal herb in India and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adraka (fresh), ayurveda, Chiang, China, culinary, ginger, glasshouse, India, Jeung, Jiang, Keong, medicinal, Nagavi, Rhizoma zingiberis, rhizome, Sang Keong, Shen Jiang, Shunthi (dried), spice, tropical, zingiber, Zingiber officinale, zingiberaceae
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Colocasia esculenta
Taro: The Oldest Food Crop on Earth with a 10,000 Year Culinary History Colocasia esculenta, also known as Taro or Dasheen as well as many other vernacular names, is an important food crop, widely cultivated in a zone spanning across … Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, archeology, Asia, colocasia, corms, dasheen, eddoe, pacific, taro, tender perennial, tropical crop, Tropical food plants
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