HERBISAURUS

Sapota (Chiku in Hindi) is a delicious fruit that grows in tropical conditions. The fruit resembles potatoes and kiwi fruits. It grows on evergreen trees, which grow to a height above 30 meters, have a thick trunk, a bark bearing latex, alternate and elliptic leaves and small white flowers. The fruit is ellipsoid berry and has a brown and rough skin. The flesh is pale yellow or brown, sweet when ripe, and has few shiny black inedible seeds. Chemical composition: Sapota contai

Apricot is a low calorie, fat free, delicious and nutritious fruit. It is consumed fresh and in dried form. The apricot tree is a native of Armenia and China, grows in Australia, Turkey, Pakistan Italy, India (in the state of Jammu and Kashmir) and a few other temperate regions all over the world. The tree grows up to a height of 15 meters. It has branches bearing ovate serrated leaves and pinkish white flowers followed by the fruit. The fruit has an orange yellow skin, yello

Tamarind (Imli in Hindi) is a sweet, sour and acidic fruit used in various recipes. Tamarind fruit grows on a medium sized bushy tree which can reach up to a height of 60 feet, sometimes even taller. The tree has a thick trunk, and a dense foliage with large leaves. The leaves have between 10-20 pairs of small leaflets, and red and yellow flowers followed by long pods. The pods have a curved, budged, hard and stiff shell which contains brown or reddish pulp with shiny hard se

Bottle gourd (Kaddu, lauki, doodhi and Ghia in Hindi) is a member of gourd family. It is commonly used as a vegetable. This hairy climber grows up to a height of 30 feet, has a green, ridged stem and bears five lobed leaves. It has large yellow flowers followed by long fruits ranging from few inches to few feet, with green skin, white flesh and many white seeds embedded in pulp. It is a native of Africa but also cultivated in regions with a warm climate such India, Sri Lanka,

Ginger (Adrak in Hindi) is a creeping herb that grows up to a height of 2-3 feet. It has long lance shaped leaves with greenish yellow flowers. The most well-known part of the herb is its stem called rhizome, which grows under the ground and has a light brown skin. Ginger is used as spice all over world and has immense medical value. It occupies an important place in Ayurveda, where it is used for treating a range of ailments (hence the name 'Universal medicine ‘). It is an i

Green peas (English peas, sweet peas and garden peas) are green round seeds obtained from the pods of plants of the pea family. They are used as vegetable and as beans all over the world in the winters. They form an important ingredient in many cuisines. They can be consumed fresh, preserved in dried form, or frozen. Chemical composition: Protein, fibre, vitamins A, B, C and K, large amount of folate, minerals such as manganese, magnesium, iron, potassium, copper, zinc and ph