Plants and Their Benefits
Hidden and Underutilized Horticulture Crops from Northeast India
Given that the Northeast holds about 33% of India’s flora, it is no wonder that the people here have relied on nature to provide for all of their needs. Horticulture crops are by definition, cultivated plants that are directly used by man for food, medicinal and aesthetic purposes.
Traditional Remedy for Excellent Oral Health: Potentilla Fulgens
Want to learn about a beneficial plant with a complex name, Potentilla Fulgens, from Meghalaya, a state in the Northeast of India? Want to know whe...
Get Your Facts Right on Cinnamon Vs Cassia
There has been a lot of debate on the two cinnamon varieties, cinnamon and cassia, which has even led to terming one or the other as real and fake ...
Coffee as Good as the Best Arabica Found in the Hills of Meghalaya
A state not known for its coffee is now bringing to the world some of the best brews that man has tasted and Zizira is hot on its heels. Meghalaya,...
Black Pepper Farming: Black pepper production in India
Globally, 2019 saw black pepper production at 558,000 MT. Currently, Vietnam is the leading producer of black and white pepper with 298,000 MT of p...
Discovering The High Value Spices Grown In Meghalaya
The Spice Market Share in India
Market trends for spices in Meghalaya (2015)
A look at the last few years gives a strong indication that the mar...
5 Health Benefits of Black Sticky Rice
As you would have imagined, black sticky rice is a dark colored rice that changes to a mellow purple once cooked. The first glance at it shouts out...
12 Easy to Find Medicinal Plants of Meghalaya
Looking back at my childhood, one of my earliest recollections of a very popular medicine was Anacin. Any time anyone in the family or within earsh...
High Altitude Specialty Coffee from the Pristine Hills of Meghalaya
High quality specialty coffee grows in Meghalaya! Surprised? And yes, the coffee from the high altitudes of Meghalaya has the calibre to match the ...
Arabica Coffee – Why Do Coffee Connoisseurs Love it?
What makes Arabica coffee special that most of the connoisseurs use only that? In these days of ‘instant coffee’ do people buy raw coffee beans, ro...
Wild Apple in Meghalaya - Growing Wild for the Last 200 Years
A Brief Study of the Wild Apples of Meghalaya
Botanical name: Docynia indica
Origin: Asia
Wild Apple is a particular variety of apples that grows w...
Brown Rice – The Health Benefits You Are Missing
For a long time, the only rice that we have been used to seeing and eating is the typical white rice. But of late, there has been a growing awarene...