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Botanical name:Vanilla planifolia

Vanilla planifolia is a species of vanilla orchid. It is one of the primary sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content. The pods can be used either whole or split to disperse the aromatic seeds. The fruits are 15-23 cm long pods (often incorrectly called beans). Curing ferments and dries the pods while minimizing the loss of essential oils. Vanilla extract is obtained from this portion of the plant. The major chemical components from the pods are vanillin, vanillic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Benefits and uses:

Vanilla pods are used for producing extracts, flavors, oleoresins and powders and have a wide range of use in dairy products such as ice creams, shakes, for flavoring tobacco, liquors, beverages and confectionaries, savory applications.

Pod also use for medicinal purposes, health and personal care products and as an odor maskant in tires, paints and industrial chemicals.

Pod uses flavoring in food by cooking vanilla pods in the liquid preparation. The cosmetics industry uses vanilla Pod to make perfume.

Botanical name:Emblica officinalis/ Phyllanthus emblica

Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, or aamla from Sanskrit amalika, is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae. It is known for its edible fruit of the same name. All parts of the plant are used in various Ayurvedic/Unani medicine herbal preparations, including the fruit, seed, leaves, root, bark and flowers.

Benefits and uses:

Amla has anti-bacterial and astringent properties that help prevent infection and help in the healing of ulcers. It is also used for treatment of conjuctuvitis, inflammation, dyspepsia, diarrhea and dysentery, skin disorders, respiratory infections, and premature aging.

It is effective in skin care therapy & protects cells against free radical damage and provides antioxidant protection. It contains essential vitamins to improve eye sight.

Amla fruits are used in pickles, several Ayurvedic medicinal preparations, hair wash powders, hair oils, herbal shampoo etc.

Amla powder strengthens heart muscles & used as a chief ingredient in chyawanprash improve which intelligence and memory power.

Amla tea may ameliorate diabetic neuropathy. It significantly reduced blood glucose, food intake, water intake and urine output in diabetic one.

It may be used as a rejuvenative to promote longevity, and traditionally to enhance digestion, treat constipation, reduce fever, purify the blood, reduce cough, alleviate asthma, strengthen the heart, benefit the eyes, stimulate hair growth, enliven the body, and enhance intellect.

Botanical name:Capsicum annuum

Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Capsicum contains Vitamins A and C, and beta-carotene. Capsicum is low in fat, calories and cholesterol. In addition to use as spices and food vegetables, capsicum has also found use in medicines. The fruit of most species of Capsicum contains capsaicin (methyl vanillyl nonenamide), a lipophilic chemical that can produce a strong burning sensation in the mouth of the unaccustomed eater. Capsaicin is present in large quantities in the placental tissue the internal membranes and, to a lesser extent, the other fleshy parts of the fruits of plants in the genus Capsicum.

Benefits and uses:

Capsicum used in stews, soups, and salsas. Extracts can be made and incorporated into hot sauces, as ingredient in different types of dishes.

Capsicum is an important source of vitamin A and vitamin C. These two vitamins are powerful antioxidants that help in fighting free radicals in the body and help in treating heart diseases, osteoarthritis, bronchial asthma, cataract etc.

It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc.

Capsicum is used for various problems with digestion including upset stomach, intestinal gas, stomach pain, diarrhea, and cramps. It is also used for conditions of the heart and blood vessels including poor circulation, excessive blood clotting, high cholesterol, and preventing heart disease.

Capsicum has the capacity to prevent clotting of blood. Vitamin C is found to play a major role in dissolving blood clots. It promotes cardiovascular health, by helping lower blood pressure, good for treating colds and fevers; it has antioxidant properties that neutralize the free radicals responsible for damaging tissue and cells

Botanical name:Daucus carota

The Carrot is the second most popular vegetable in the world after the potato. It also called as Gajar. Carrots are known as the vegetable that is easy to grow, tasty and high nutrition. It provides a lot of nutrition to the body. The carrot available in various colors like orange, purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.

Benefits and uses:

Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the liver. Vitamin A is transformed in the retina, to rhodopsin, a purple pigment necessary for night vision.Carrots have not only beta-carotene but also alpha-carotene and lutein.Excellent for the eyes and may improve eyesight and help with night blindness.

Falcarinol is a natural pesticide produced by the carrot that protects its roots from fungal diseases.

The high level of beta-carotene acts as an antioxidant to cell damage done to the body through regular metabolism. It help slows down the aging of cells.

Vitamin A and antioxidants protects the skin from sun damage. Deficiencies of vitamin A cause dryness to the skin, hair and nails. Vitamin A prevents premature wrinkling, acne, dry skin, pigmentation, blemishes, and uneven skin tone.

Vitamin A assists the liver in flushing out the toxins from the body. It reduces the bile and fat in the liver. The fibers present in carrots help clean out the colon and hasten waste movement.

The regular consumption of carrots also reduces cholesterol levels because the soluble fibers in carrots bind with bile acids. Carrots are good for blood sugar regulation because of the presence of carotenoids. Carotenoids inversely affect insulin resistance and thus lower blood sugar.

Carrots stimulate gums and trigger a lot of saliva, which being alkaline, balances out the acid-forming, cavity-forming bacteria. The minerals in carrots prevent tooth damage.

Botanical name:Allium sativum

Commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant.

Benefits and uses:

Garlic is used as a condiment in various food preparations and also serves as a carminative and gastric stimulant in a number of medicinal preparations. It is well known for its distinct taste and smell whenever it's cooked and added to various dishes. Because of its distinct taste and aroma, it is a commonly used spice.

It used in snack industries, Ketch-up industries, Spice industries & Food industries.

Garlic is one of the oldest known medicinal plants, and it's been credited with fighting heart disease, lowering blood pressure and helping to fight off colds.

It aids in digestion and absorption of food, possesses anthelmintic and antiseptic properties and is, therefore used in a number of therapeutically preparations. It helps in curing the wounds very quickly & works as a cleanser of the digestive system, helps in curing flatulence, kills internal parasites.

Garlic is considered to regulate blood sugar levels by increasing the release of insulin in diabetics. Therefore it is used to prepare one capsule or tablet of garlic.

Its powder and raw garlic have a blood-thinning benefit, which can help people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease.