Black-eyed Peas

Black-eyed pea prevents osteoporosis, heart disease and some cancers.

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Vigna unguiculata

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Black-Eyed Bean

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A subspecies of the cowpea, black-eyed peas make a delicious side dish or a great compliment to salads or soups. Black-eyed peas are very popular in southern U.S. cuisine and the most common variety is the California black-eye, which is pale-colored with a large black spot, or eye.

 

The pea easily mutates creating many varieties sometimes with the spot being brown or purple and growing black-eyed peas are believed to be very beneficial to the soil.

 

Black-eyed peas are believed to bring good luck as many eat them on New Year’s or Rosh Hashanah, believing they help bring future prosperity.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

  • Black-eyed peas are believed to help lower bad cholesterol and have even been linked to helping prevent osteoporosis, heart disease, and some cancer types.
  • It remains an excellent source of fiber and iron.
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Red Gram

Red Gram is known to enrich the soil it grows in.

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Cajanus cajan

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Pigeon Pea, Toor dhal, Tuvaranm parappu, (Tam.) Congo pea & kandi pappu (Tel.)

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Red grams/Pigeon peas are one of the important pulses in India. They are both a food crop (dried peas, flour, or green vegetable peas) and a forage/cover crop. The fresh leaves are used as a vegetable.

 

Red Gram is widely known for its use as food in the form of immature pods, immature seeds, and the mature seeds. The seeds are used whole, dehulled, or ground to a flour.

 

In the Caribbean, people often eat the seed as the green (immature) pea, but it is mostly processed into a dried split-pea (“daal”). The dried husks, seeds and broken dhal are used as cattle feed in India.

 

In India, Pigeonpeas are blended with lentils to make daal, a popular soup-like lentil dish. African cuisines often prepare pigeon peas with coconut broth and peppers and in Ethiopia, the young shoots and leaves are cooked and eaten.

 

Pigeon pea is originated from Asia and traveled to Africa.

 

Pigeon peas contain high levels of protein and important amino acids such as methionine, lysine, and tryptophan. Research has shown that the protein content of the immature seeds is of a higher quality.

 

In combination with cereals, pigeon peas make a well-balanced human food.

 

Pigeonpea is considered an environmentally beneficial plant as it can enrich the soil and also used for intercropping and agroforestry to shade young coffee trees and forest seedling nurseries as a windbreak. It is also an ideal foraging crop for honeybees.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

  • Inflammation: The leaves of the plant are effective in all inflammatory conditions.
  • A poultice made with the seeds will also reduce swelling.

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Brown Lentils

Brown lentils stop diarrhea, reduces the risk of heart disease and regulates blood sugar

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Lens esculentus

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Egyptian Lentil

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Coming from Central Asia, lentils are a tremendously healthy food and brown lentil is the most common type. Brown lentils range from a light brown coloring to black and are known to have a somewhat earthy taste.

 

They are typically round or oval-shaped and brown lentils specifically are noted for holding its shape when being cooked. The common varieties of brown lentils are Spanish brown, German brown and Indian brown and all types are relatively quick to cook.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

  • Brown lentils help the digestive tract greatly and are helpful for stopping diarrhea.
  • Brown lentils are a great source of energy and help reduce heart disease risk and help regulate blood sugar.
  • They are an incredible source of fiber as well as iron, folate, and magnesium.
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Almond

Almonds promotes heart health and prevents gallstones

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Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis

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Pātām (Tam), almendras (Esp), Bādāam (Hin)

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One of the earliest known domesticated tree nuts, almonds have been well-known for thousands of years and have even made appearances in historical texts such as the bible.

 

The seed is usually oval-shaped and is white inside while covered by a thin brown skin.

 

There are two types of almonds, the bitter almond, and sweet almond. While it is unknown how humans originally separated the two distinct almonds which are virtually identical in appearance, it’s a good thing they found a way because the bitter almond is toxic and inedible.

 

The bitter almond still can be used to produce almond oil however which can be a flavor add-in to many liquors or foods or even be used for skin treatments.

 

The sweet almond is known for its sweet taste and almonds are typically eaten raw or toasted and are often smoked or salted. They have many culinary uses as almonds can be used in many recipes, but can also produce other food products.

 

Almond butter is commonly used as a peanut butter substitute and is great for those suffering from a peanut allergy.

 

Almond milk is a great milk substitute great for those abstaining from dairy products. In addition, almond syrup and almond flour also have culinary uses.

KITCHEN PHARMACY

  • While some may say almonds are high in fats, that is because of the monounsaturated fats which studies show promote great heart health.
  • Almonds have shown to reduce cholesterol, especially the bad cholesterol and is effective at reducing risk for heart disease.
  • In addition, almonds are very helpful in reducing risk for diabetes, improving blood-fat levels and reducing risk for weight gain.
  • Lastly, almonds are a great source of energy and may help prevent gallstones.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

While almonds originated in the Middle East, the United States is the world’s largest producer of almonds today, however, California is the only state which produces them.

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