Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Amaranthus


 

Amaranth leaves are edible too and commonly used like spinach or methi in Indian cuisine.
 The leaves are packed with vitamins A, C, and K, along with iron, calcium, and antioxidants  
They can help improve immunity, support bone strength, and contribute to skin and eye health.

Friday, 27 November 2020

Mamidi Allam ( Ginger which has mango smell ) (Curcuma amada Roxb.)



Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) is a unique spice having morphological resemblance with ginger but imparts a raw mango flavour. 

The main use of mango ginger rhizome is in the manufacture of pickles and culinary preparations. 

Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems have given much importance to mango ginger as an appetizer, alexteric, antipyretic, 
aphrodisiac, diuretic, emollient, expectorant and laxative and to cure biliousness, itching, skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma, 
hiccough and inflammation due to injuries. 

The biological activities of mango ginger include antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, anti-inflammatory activity, 
platelet aggregation inhibitory activity, cytotoxicity, antiallergic activity, hypotriglyceridemic activity, brine-shrimp lethal activity, 
enterokinase inhibitory activity, CNS depressant and analgesic activity. 

The major chemical components include starch, phenolic acids, volatile oils, curcuminoids and terpenoids like difurocumenonol, amadannulen and amadaldehyde. 
 




Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Flame from coconut kernel burning . From coconut husk, high performance supercapacitors can be made,as per research findings news

 

The coconut husk biowaste-derived activated carbon holds immense promise for sustainable and efficient green solutions for high-performance supercapacitors owing to its availability, low cost, and eco-friendly nature.

Supercapacitors, with significantly higher capacitance and energy storage capacity than conventional capacitors, have emerged as a vital component in the quest for sustainable energy storage solutions. But, the search for an ideal supercapacitor electrode material has been a challenge.

The research team found the prototype supercapacitors made of coconut husk-derived activated carbon to be four-times more efficient than the existing supercapacitors.