Common name: Aloe Vera (sometimes called Barbados Aloe, Medicinal Aloe)Most Aloes grows upright with thick, succulent leaves in a rosette. The leaves are lance-shaped with a sharp apex and a spiny margin. Usually Aloe flowers bloom in the fall with golden-orange tubular forms on spikes. It ranges in size from very short flower stems to [...] [...more]
Common Names: mint, spearmint, peppermint, curly mint, ginger mint, apple mint Parts Used: Leaves and flowers Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue and sometimes pale yellow. The peppermint leaf is rarely used in cooking, but the oil is used for making sweets and medicinal flavourings. Culinary Uses: The leaves have a pleasant warm, fresh, aromatic, [...] [...more]
Benefits: Vitamin B12, like the other B vitamins, is important for metabolism. It also guards against heart disease, mental disorders, and anaemia, and keeps your immune system strong. Vitamin B-12 is a vitamin which is important for the normal functioning of the brain, central nervous system and for the formation of red blood cells. Also helps to prevent [...] [...more]
Benefits: Vitamin B 9 is a water-soluble vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food, folic acid is a synthetic folate form. Vitamin B9 is needed for energy production and a strong immune system. It is crucial to the good health of every cell in the body, including skin cells, red and white blood cells. Folic acid plays an essential [...] [...more]
Benefits: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is used in processing and metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, while assisting with controlling your mood as well as your behaviour. Hence, this vitamin is important in brain functions, such as elevating mood. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is required for the balancing of hormonal changes in women as well as assisting the [...] [...more]
Benefits Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B5 is part of the B group vitamins and classified as a water-soluble vitamin which means that the body can’t store them. Vitamin B5 is also important in maintaining a healthy digestive tract and it helps your body use other vitamins particularly Riboflavin (vit.B2) more effectively. It is sometimes [...] [...more]
 Vitamin B-3, also commonly called Niacin, is a member of the B-complex vitamin family. Benefits: Facilitates the body’s ability to eliminate toxins, assists in antioxidant and detoxification functions, help stabilize blood sugar, help lower cholesterol level, relieve acne, migraines, vertigo, forgetfulness, high blood pressure, diarrhoea, support genetic processes in your cells, helps your body process fats. The [...] [...more]
Vitamin B2 is the second member of the B complex group. Also known as Riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin, one that cannot be stored by the body. It must be replenished daily. Riboflavin aids digestion and helps in the functioning of the nervous system. It prevents constipation, promotes a healthy skin, nails and hair, and strengthens the [...] [...more]
Vitamin B1 is one of the most important members of the B group of vitamins. The B-complex vitamins are actually a group of 8 vitamins, which include: Thiamine (B1) Riboflavin (B2) Niacin (B3) Pantothenic Acid (B5) Pyridoxine (B6) Biotin (B8) Folic Acid (B9) Cyanocobalamin (B12) The Thiamine helps the cells of the body convert carbohydrates into energy. It’s also needed for healthy functioning of the [...] [...more]
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