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Angelica root, know it’s impact on health and usage methods.

Angelica basically is a genus of plants and herbs that are used for medicinal purposes since thousands of years. Root of these species are used to make several herbal medicines. Angelica archangelica is the most common used variety. It is also known as Angelica Root commonly. The basic origin of medicines made from it are traced from China. These natural medicines have several health benefits such as digestive support, liver detoxification and hormonal balancing. This plant can grow up to 10 feet long with some globe like clusters of yellow flowers. Sometimes the flower of this plant have a strong unique smell due to aromatic compounds they possess. But as the name suggests angelica root, the most used part of the plant is roots. • Methods of usage. Basically, the medicines derived from angelica root are used in production of gin and other spirits. Often the leaves are also used for garnishing and decoration. Traditionally, the roots of this plant are powdered and then used in various...

Millets, know about its benefits and nutritional facts !

Millets are cereal grains that belongs to a grass family known as Poaceae . Just because of its wide range of health benefits, it is used in many developing countries throughout African and Asian continent. Although it looks like a small seed, but it has a vast reserves of various important nutrients. One of the main reasons of gaining popularity in Western countries is, it’s gluten free and provide high quality protein and fibre. Millets are considered as one of the ancient grains that are used for human and livestock consumption. This grain shows multiple advantages over other crops. Some of them are pest resistant and can survive in barren soil too. Millets also have several sub varieties and mainly divided into 2 parts, major millets and minor millets. Pearl Millet is one of the most common and widely used variety for human consumption. So let’s come up with some of the impressive health benefits millets may have. • Have good antioxidant capacity Ferulic acid and catechins are the ...