I-Scutellaria nana, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi “i-Dwarf Skullcap,” iyisitshalo sokwelapha esingowomndeni wakwaLamiaceae. Iyisitshalo esihlala isikhathi eside esikhula eNyakatho Melika futhi sivame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezinenhlabathi ekhipha amanzi kahle, okuhlanganisa izindawo ezinotshani, amadlelo,…
I-Coriander Spice, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-cilantro noma i-parsley yaseShayina, iyi-Spice noma i-herb ethandwayo enezela ukunambitheka okumnandi ezitsheni ezahlukahlukene. Ivela esitshalweni se-coriander, esikhiqiza kokubili izinongo kanye namaqabunga amasha, ngalinye linokunambitheka kwalo okuhlukile…
Cloves spice is a special kind of spice that comes from the flower buds of a tree called the clove tree. These buds are picked before they open up and…
I-Scutellaria lateriflora, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-American Skullcap noma i-Blue Skullcap, iyisitshalo sokwelapha esingomndeni we-mint i-Lamiaceae. Ivela eNyakatho Melika, lesi sitshalo esihlala isikhathi eside esinamakhambi sibhekwa kahle ngezinzuzo zaso zezempilo futhi…
I-King of Spices uhlobo olukhethekile lwezinongo ezenza ukudla kunambitheke kahle futhi kube mnandi. Luvela ezitshalweni futhi lunezinongo ezingenza izinzwa zakho zokunambitha zidanse. Abantu balusebenzisela ukwenza ukudla kwabo kungabi yinto enesithukuthezi….
Izinongo ze-saffron ziwuhlobo lwezinongo oluhle noluyigugu oluvela emthini, okusho ukuthi Izinongo ze-saffron zenziwa noma zikhiqizwa ezitshalweni zezimbali. Lezi zinongo zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukufaka umbala kanye nokunambitheka ekudleni. Abantu basebenzise i-saffron iminyaka…
I-Podocarpus henkelii, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Henkel’s Yellowwood, isihlahla esihle esihlala siluhlaza esingesomndeni wakwa-Podocarpaceae. Sidabuka ezingxenyeni eziseningizimu ye-Afrika, lesi sihlahla sibonisa inhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yezimpawu zezitshalo ezifaka isandla ebuhleni baso bokubonakala kanye…
Izinongo ze-Vietnamese Cinnamon ziyizinongo ezinombala okhethekile futhi omnandi. Zivela egxolo lezihlahla eziseVietnam. Lezinongo zibizwa nangokuthi “i-Saigon Cinnamon” ngoba zitholakala kakhulu eSaigon, idolobha eliseVietnam. Abantu bayakujabulela kakhulu ukunambitheka kwazo. Umbala we-Vietnamese…
Isinamoni saseCeylon, eyaziwa nangokuthi “isinamoni sangempela,” iyisinongo esikhethekile esivela egxolo lesihlahla. Lesi sihlahla sibizwa ngokuthi yi-Cinnamomum verum. Isinamoni saseCeylon sihlukile kunesinamoni esivamile osithola ezitolo, esivame ukuba isinamoni saseCassia. Isinamoni saseCeylon…
Izinongo zesinamoni zimnandi, ziyajabulisa futhi zinuka kamnandi. Abantu bazisebenzisa ukwenza ukudla kube mnandi kakhulu. Izinongo zesinamoni zivela egxolo lezihlahla. Lezi zihlahla zitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo. Igxolo liyakhishwa, lomiswe, bese liguqulwa libe…
Izinongo yizinto ezikhethekile noma izithako esizisebenzisela ukwenza ukudla kwethu kube mnandi kakhulu. Zivela ezitshalweni, njengamaqabunga, imbewu nezimpande. Izinongo sezikhona isikhathi eside kakhulu, ngisho nangaphambi kogogo nomkhulu bakho! Abantu basebenzisa izinongo…
I-Scutellaria iwuhlobo lwezitshalo eziqhakazayo emndenini wama-Lamiaceae, owaziwa ngokujwayelekile njengomndeni weminti. Ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-300 zamakhambi nezihlahla, eziningi zazo ezisetshenziswa ngokwesintu kwezokwelapha. Olunye lwezinhlobo ezaziwa kakhulu futhi ezifundiwe ngaphakathi kwalolu hlobo…
I-Ferula hermonis, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Hermon Ferula noma i-Lebanon Ferula, iwuhlobo lwesitshalo olungolwomndeni wakwa-Apiaceae. Isitshalo siqhamuka esifundeni saseMpumalanga yeMedithera, sitholakala ikakhulukazi emazweni afana neLebanon, iSyria, i-Israel, nezingxenye zeTurkey. Lesi sitshalo…
I-Evolvulus alsinoides, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Shankhpushpi, iyisitshalo semithi esisetshenziswe amakhulu eminyaka ezinhlelweni zemithi yendabuko ye-Ayurvedic neyabantu, ikakhulukazi eNdiya nakwezinye izingxenye ze-Southeast Asia. Yaziwa ngezinzuzo zayo ezingaba khona ezingqondweni nasezinhlelweni zemizwa….
I-Eurycoma longifolia, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Tongkat Ali noma i-Longjack, isitshalo semithi esidabuka emazweni ase-Southeast Asia afana ne-Malaysia, i-Indonesia, i-Thailand, ne-Vietnam. Siyisihlahla eside, esincane esifana nehlathi esingaphansi komndeni wakwa-Simaroubaceae. Sekuyikhulu leminyaka, izingxenye…
I-Euphorbia hirta, eyaziwa kakhulu njenge-Asthma Plant (Isitshalo Somkhuhlane), i-Garden Spurge, noma i-Bara Dudi, isitshalo esincane saminyaka yonke esikhula njengotshani esingesomndeni wakwa-Euphorbiaceae. Sitholakala kakhulu ezifundeni ezishisayo nezifudumele kanti sisakazeke kakhulu emazweni…
I-Cordia dichotoma, elivame ukubizwa ngeLasura noma i-cherry yaseNdiya, liwumuthi omncane kuya komkhulu ovuthululayo wamashidi ongaphansi komndeni wakwaBoraginaceae. Uqhamuka ezweni laseNdiya futhi ungatholakala ezingxenyeni ezahlukene ze-Asia, okuhlanganisa iNdiya, iPakistan, kanye neNepal….
I-Cistanche tubulosa, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Rou Cong Rong, isitshalo sasogwadule esincelisayo esithakazelisayo esingesomndeni wakwa-Orobanchaceae. Lesi sitshalo esimangazayo sithole ukunakwa okukhulu ngenxa yezakhi zaso zokwelapha ezinamandla kanye nezindlela zokukhula ezihlukile. I-Cistanche…
I-Ensete superbum, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Wild Banana, i-Rock Banana, noma i-Hill Banana, iwuhlobo lwesitshalo esiqhakazayo emndenini wabhanana, i-Musaceae. Itholakala ikakhulukazi esifundeni saseMpumalanga ye-Himalaya, okuhlanganisa amazwe afana ne-India, i-Nepal, i-Bhutan, ne-Myanmar….
ICistanche deserticola, isitshalo esiyingqayizivele nesimangazayo esidla ezinye izitshalo (parasitic), siyingxenye yomndeni we-Orobanchaceae. Izimpawu ezihlukile zalesi sitshalo zisenza sihluke kakhulu emhlabeni wezitshalo (botany). Ake sigxile emininingwaneni eyinkimbinkimbi yezitshalo (botanical) echaza iCistanche…
I-Coptis chinensis, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Chinese Goldthread noma i-Huang-Lian, isitshalo esihlala njalo esingesomndeni wakwa-Ranunculaceae. Leli khambi livela ehlathini laseShayina, eJapane naseKorea, lapho lichuma khona ezindaweni ezipholile nezimanzi. Lesi sitshalo sivamise ukukhula…
I-Cinnamomum cassia isihlahla esiphakathi nendawo esihlala siluhlaza esingesomndeni wakwa-Lauraceae. Sitholakala ezifundeni eziseningizimu yeChina futhi siyalinywa nakwezinye izingxenye ze-East Asia. Lesi sihlahla ngokuvamile sifinyelela ubude obuyi-10 kuya ku-15 amamitha (33 kuya…
I-Centipeda, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Centipeda minima, isitshalo esihlala njalo esinezimbali esingaphansi kohlobo lwe-Asteraceae. Ivame ukutholakala ezingxenyeni ezahlukahlukene zase-Australia, lapho ibisetshenziswa ngokwesiko ngezinto zayo zokwelapha. Lesi sitshalo sibonakala ngokubukeka kwaso okuhlukile nezici…
ICāng zhú, eyaziwa ngokwesayensi ngokuthi i-Atractylodes lancea, isitshalo esihlala njalo esingesomndeni wakwa-Asteraceae. Idabuka eMpumalanga Asia, ikakhulukazi eShayina, eKorea, naseJapane. Lesi sitshalo esinamanzi sinokubukeka okuhlukile nezimpawu ezenza kube lula ukusibona. ICāng…
I-Elsholtzia ciliata, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Bái Yú Lí ngesiShayina, isitshalo sokwelapha esingaphansi komndeni wakwaLamiaceae. Sihlala e-Asia, ikakhulukazi ezifundeni ezifana ne-China, i-Korea, i-Japan, ne-India. Lesi sitshalo sihlonishwa ngezakhiwo zaso zokwelapha nokusetshenziswa kwaso…
I-Elettaria cardamomum, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi ikhadamo. Ikhadamo yisinongo esingaphansi komndeni wakwa-Zingiberaceae futhi idabuka eNdiya, eBhutan, naseNepal. Yaziwa ngezinhlamvu zayo ezinuka kamnandi, ezisetshenziswa ekuphekeni nasekuzelapheni. Nalu ulwazi oluthile mayelana nekhadamo. Ikhadamo…
I-Chenpi, eyaziwa ngokwesayensi ngokuthi i-Citrus reticulata, iyilungu elikhanga lomndeni wamawolintshi, i-Rutaceae. Lesi sihlahla esihlala siluhlaza siqhamuka eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia futhi silinywa kakhulu ezifundeni ezinesimo sezulu esishisayo nesingashisi kakhulu. Izimpawu zaso ezihlukile…
I-Catharanthus Roseus, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Madagascar Periwinkle, isitshalo esiqhakazayo esingaphansi komndeni wakwa-Apocynaceae. Ivela eMadagascar, lesi sihlahla esihlala siluhlaza sibonakala ngamaqabunga aso aluhlaza acwebezelayo nezimbali eziqhakazayo, ezibunjwe njengenkanyezi. Lesi sitshalo ngokuvamile…
Ukwelapha ngamakhambi aseShayina, ingxenye ekhangayo yokwelapha kwendabuko kwaseShayina (TCM), kuthola amandla ayo ezinhlobonhlobo zezimangaliso zezitshalo. Le ndlela yokusebenza, esuselwa emakhulwini eminyaka okuhlakanipha, isebenzisa izakhiwo zokuphulukisa zezitshalo ezihlukahlukene, izimpande, nezinto zemvelo…
I-Albizia julibrissin, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi isihlahla sikasilika sasePheresiya noma isihlahla sikasilika esipinki, isihlahla esihle esilahla amaqabunga esingaphansi komndeni wakwaFabaceae. Lesi sihlahla, esaqala e-Asia, sidonse amehlo hhayi kuphela ngobuhle baso obumangalisayo…
