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Asparagus is a vegetable whose medicinal properties have been known to mankind since ancient times. It is a garden plant that grows all year round. There are hundreds of varieties of asparagus, but only about twenty can be eaten. Asparagus racemosus and Asparagus officinalis are the common varieties that are used in both herbal medicines [...]
Not many people know that cloves are actually flower buds of the clove tree. The tree (botanically called Eugenia caryophyllus) being evergreen in nature, this spice is available throughout the year. What we buy from the grocer and use for cooking are dried buds, which is why they are brown in color instead of pink. [...]
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