Plants and Their Benefits

Cinnamon is a well-known spice for its uses in both sweet and savoury foods. Meghalaya, a state in the Northeast of India, with its beautiful hilly...

Everyone knows how discomforting a common cold or flu is. If you or your dear ones are down with a pesky cold then try these remedies. Here are a f...

Proso millet is a unique Indian Millet that is commonly known as white millet, Kashif millet or hog millet. It is a wild grass species that was domesticated as a crop somewhere around 7000 years ago, in China.  This millet is now cultivated in India, the Middle East, Turkey, Russia and the United States. In the United State, Proso millet is mainly grown for birdseed. It is sold as health food, and due to its lack of gluten, it can be included in the diets of people who cannot tolerate wheat. (Source) Proso millet, compared to other food grains, has the lowest water requirement for any cereal. It is an excellent crop that can easily grow in arid conditions and rain shadowed regions. Proso millet is sold as a health food due to lack of gluten and can be incorporated into the diets of people who are wheat intolerant.

Have you heard essential oil extracted from the leaves of a cedar tree is filled with elements beneficial to your health and wellbeing! Many people...

Assam and Darjeeling teas are well known by people all around the world, but have you heard of Meghalaya tea? The taste and flavor of Meghalaya tea...

Meghalaya’s Lakadong turmeric is perhaps the best in the world because of its high curcumin content of more than 7%. Scientists at the India...

Mulberry fruits (Shahtoot in Hindi) are refreshingly succulent, tart and sweet to taste and are indeed rich in numerous health benefiting flavonoid...

If you find drinking water is a bit too plain then there is another known healthy drink. It is none other than ‘Oolong tea’. Meghalay...

Have you had fermented soya bean? I am from Meghalaya, a state in the northeast corner of India, and we use a lot of fermented soya bean to add fla...

The minute you hear the word 'Rice' your mind could conjure up an image of white grains. Am I right? Do you know that there is a variety ...