Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Solomon N. The tropical fruit with 101 medicinal uses, Noni juice. 2nd ed. Woodland Publishing; 1999.
Solomon N. The Noni phenomenon. Discover the powerful tropical healer that fights cancer, lowers high blood pressure and relieves chronic pain. Direct Source Publishing; 1999.
Solomon N. Tahitian Noni juice: How much, how often, for what. Direct Source Publishing; 2000.
Solomon N. Tahitian Noni juice: The pain fighter (arthritis/pain). Direct Source Publishing; 2001.
Wang MY, Nowicki D, Anderson G, Su C, Jensen J. |
Gabriel Cousens
See book keywords and concepts |  BITTER MELON
Bitter melon, also known as Momordica charantia or balsam pear, is a tropical fruit known throughout Asia, Africa, and South America. Its green fruit looks like an ugly cucumber. Bitter melon is made of several compounds that have anti-diabetic properties, including charantin, which has been shown to be more powerful than the hypoglycemic drug tolbutamide, and an insulin-like polypeptide called polypeptide-P, which lowers blood sugar when injected into Type-l diabetics.52 In one study, it decreased the glucose tolerance by 73 percent when people were given
2 ounces of the juice. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
See book keywords and concepts |  The cacao tree, in a fashion favoured by other tropical fruit ^ trees, flowers from small cushions
_ . , ,,. on its trunk and on the larger
Cacao tree, from the 16th-century herbal of Francisco Hernandez, royal branches, a pattern technically physician to Philip 11 of Spain. known as "cauliflory. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Animals froze to death within a moment while still chewing on tropical fruit. Such animals were recently found fully intact with the fruit still in their mouth, thousands of years later. The deep freeze occurred so quickly that they didn't even have the chance to swallow the fruit they were eating. Those humans and animals that happened to live in other tropical areas of the world experienced more moderate climate shifts and thus survived the sudden start of the ice age. However, they had to learn to live with the seasons as we know them today. |
Dan Buettner
See book keywords and concepts |  We'd wake each morning at seven and gather in the dining pavilion, where we'd take a breakfast of tropical fruit, beans, rice, and tortillas. Then we'd disperse like billiard balls after the break. Gianni, Michel, and Elizabeth struck out to do their interviews; their goal was nine a day. Eliza, Sabriya, and I would split up the video crews and photographers to track down leads. | | But unlike other Blue Zones, the Nicoyan diet featured portions of corn tortillas at almost every meal and huge quantities of tropical fruit. Sweet lemon {Citrus limetta), orange {Citrus sinensis), and a banana variety are the most common fruits throughout most of the year in Nicoya. Mata's explanation of nixtamale seems to explain the connection between maize and longevity, but how do fruits contribute to longevity?
Luis had told me on our first trip that Nicoya had lower rates of stomach cancer—a major killer in the country. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
See book keywords and concepts |  Cooked plantains, unfortunately, become sugary. Any tropical fruit, including mangos and papayas, has a much higher sugar content than other fruits and, in general, a sweeter taste. You can still enjoy fruits such as bananas and pears, just don't let them get ripe. Eat bananas when the tips are still green and pears when they're crisp. Enjoy green papaya, grated, as the Thais do, mixed into a salad. Seedless grapes, a relatively recent modification, have been bred for a huge pulp-to-skin ratio, making them sweeter than Concord and red wine grapes. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Truly a tropical fruit, it's readily available from July through February, at least in the United States.
Star fruit is a good source of vitamin C (45 mg per cup), potassium (176 mg per cup), and fiber. According to natural-foods expert Rebecca Wood, star fruit is cooling and astringent, clears excess heat, and is very good for diarrhea. It's also very low in calories.
According to research published in Food Chemistry, star fruit appears to be a good source of antioxidants. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Mangoes
The mango (Mangifera indica) is a luscious tropical fruit with a smooth green skin that develops patches of red, yellow, and/or gold as it ripens and orange-yellow flesh that is exceptionally juicy when ripe. The seed of the mango is larger than any other in the fruit kingdom— practically as long and wide as the entire length and width of the fruit. Almost flat, the seed is surrounded first by some fibrous matter, then by plump, fleshy fruit, whose taste is a spicy-sweet melange of peach and pineapple. | | Pineapple
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a well-known tropical fruit that resembles a large, green pinecone, hence its name. The oval- to cylindrical-shaped fruit has a tough, waxy rind that may be dark green, yellow, orange-yellow, or reddish when the fruit is ripe. The flesh ranges from nearly white to yellow. In size, pineapples measure up to 12 inches long and weigh 1 to 10 pounds or more. The edible flesh of the pineapple has a characteristic flavor often described as a mixture of apple, strawberry, and peach all mixed together.
HISTORY
The pineapple is native to South America. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  SWEETSOP A tropical fruit in the Caribbean, anti-tumor.
•TAMARIND Leaf, Root, Pods (Tarn, indica) Extract has 8% Tartaric acids. For whitlows; hardened cirrhosed spleen; malignant and ulcerous cancers; inflamed tumors of the glands, abdomen, uterus, and vagina.
•TANGERINE SEE under Citrus.
•TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum, esculentum) From So. America. Cleansing like oranges, 1.4% alkaline Minerals to .34% acid Minerals, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, and Calcium; rich in Vitamin A carotenoids, B-Complex, and Vitamin C. | | Tropical fruit Custard Apple paste with salt. Roast fresh Poke root until soft, blend with Cornmeal forpoultice to scattertumors, remove every 4 hours. Syrian Plum tree (Cordia latifolia, myxa, obliqua) for hard tumors and swellings. The Essence A plant extract injected into a tumor, ortaken orally against internal tumors; forminimum often days. WorlswellwimSharkCartilage&Thymusextract. According to Biser, France once fined farmers heavily for allowing a certain pestweed herb plant to grow that rids tumors, and breast cancer. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts |  General Information
Indigenous to Peru, the tamarillo is a tropical fruit related to the tomato. It must have been catried at an early date to East Africa, Asia, and the East Indies, as it is well established in those tegions. It was introduced into New Zealand in 1891, where commercial growing on a small scale began about 1920. Flushed by their success in bestowing the name kiwi on the Chinese gooseberry, New Zealanders decided that the tree tomato should be called the "tamarillo," and it now widely goes by that name. | | General Information
This tropical fruit is native to and common in tropical South America and the West Indies. One of the first fruit trees taken from America to the tropical regions of the Old World, the soursop became widely distributed from southeast China to Australia and the lowlands of East and West Africa. The small tree bears its fruits indiscriminately on twigs, branches, or trunk, flowering and bearing fruit more or less continuously, though there usually is a principal ripening season. The fruits range from four to twelve inches in length and weigh up to nearly eleven pounds. | | General Information
A tropical fruit native to the West Indies, the mamey sapote is just now gaining a market position and is a fruit to watch for. It is shaped like a large pointed peach with gritty skin and striking flesh that ranges from pink to salmon in color. The mamey's memorable tropical flavor is a blend of honeyed pumpkin and almond essence. Ripen at room temperature until it is soft to the touch and use as you would a mango. Available in the summer, mamey sapote is grown extensively in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. The single pit is toxic. | | Many people say that this Malaysian fruit, with its exquisite, milky, sweet juice, is maybe the most delicious tropical fruit thete is. The fruit is about the size of a mandarin orange, round and slightly flattened at each end, with a smooth, thick rind and rich red-purple color.
Buying Tips
To select the best fruirs, choose those with the highest numbet of stigma lobes at the apex, for these always have the highest numbet of fleshy segments and the fewest seeds. | | This fragrant tropical fruit has a slightly bumpy, thin skin, with the color ranging from lime green to olive. Resembling a fuzzless kiwi fruit, the small egg-shaped green fruit is commercially grown today in New Zealand and California.
Buying Tips
Select a feijoa with a full aroma, as immature feijoas can be quite bitter. If they are not as tender as a firmish plum or soft pear, leave to ripen for a few days until they are. Fully ripened fruit should have a pronounced bouquet of floral fruitiness. |
Patrick Holford
See book keywords and concepts |  It is frequently deficient in the diet and the best sources include tropical fruit, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. Tea is also a significant source of this mineral and can supply half our daily intake. Little more than 5 percent of the manganese eaten in the diet is absorbed, though exactly why is unknown. Similarly, supplements are poorly absorbed, the best forms being manganese citrate or manganese amino acid chelate.
Copper—good and bad
Both a nutritional and a toxic element, copper is required by humans in doses as little as 2 mg a day. |
John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts |  When they started to complain of a strong craving for sweets, I alternated their vegetable juices with tropical fruit juices every other day. This kept their "sweet tooths" satisfied; but so as not to lose the combustion action then in progress on the remainder of their fat, I instructed them to juice mere slivers of the habanero or its half-pint cousin, the jalapeno in with their tropical fruit juices. They were encouraged to wear rubber gloves when working with these atom bomb peppers so as not to injure their skin. | | Surprisingly enough, a sliver of habanero has a wonderful, distinctive flavor with tropical fruit tones that mix well with food containing tropical fruits or tomatoes. A smidgen of fresh habanero juice in papaya, mango, pineapple or passion fruit juices is just enough to sing the chorus line from the Broadway musical hit "Hello Dolly!" in your gastrointestinal tract to get things moving in a positive direction.
Jalapeno (Green and Red). This chile is named after the town of Jalapa in the Mexican state of Vera Cruz. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | It is largely because of the efforts of this unusual and controversial company that we enjoy a constant supply of this tropical fruit. By far the most common variety of yellow banana in the past was Manque or Gros Michel (Big Mike). The varieties known as Valery and Cavendish, which are more resistant to disease, are now the major varieties. These produce large, straight, compact bunches, which makes them easy to ship.
Barberry
(Berberis vulgaris, Mahonia aquifolium)
Berberis derives from the Arabic for "Barbary" (North Africa). |
Rebecca Wood
See book keywords and concepts |  See Citrus Family; tropical fruit. Kuzu See Kudzu.
Lady's Finger See Okra.
Lamb's Lettuce See Mache.
LAMB'S-QUARTERS
Chinese Spinach, Pigweed, Redroot,
White Goosefoot, Wild Spinach
(Chenopodium album)
Four thousand years ago in North America, the cultivated seeds and greens of lamb's-quarters were staple foods, until corn became the dominant crop around a.d. 1200. Of necessity, the greens regained popularity during the 1930s Depression when lamb's-quarters were foraged and eaten in both rural and urban areas and also canned for winter use. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Guavas are fragrant tropical fruit. These oval, almost pear-shaped fruits turn from green to yellow when ripe. The fruit is ready to eat when it yields to slight pressure. The flesh of guavas owes its red color to its high concentration of lycopene. Guavas are also good sources of ascorbic acid, the plant form of vitamin C. Guavas can be eaten out of hand or mixed into a fruit salad. The skin of the fruit is edible. Pureed guava can be used as a spread for bread. |
the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing
See book keywords and concepts |  Fortunately, you don't have to be royalty to reap the rewards of this tasty tropical fruit.
Avocados, nicknamed "alligator pears" because of their bumpy exteriors, come in several varieties. Some have a green covering. Others are dark purple or almost black. Some are smooth, while others are bumpy. Some are small, and others weigh as much as 4 pounds. Yet, when you slice them open, they all have the same delicious light green, nutty-flavored flesh inside. | | And
Acerola
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, cereza, or acerola — whatever you call it, this tropical fruit is a rare treat. On the according to the major medical studies, that's enough to cut your risk of heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. Vitamin C fights free radicals, makes your blood vessels more flexible, lowers your blood pressure, and re-energizes the other top antioxidant, vitamin E. All the things you need to keep your heart running smoothly.
Cancels cancer. If you want to lower your risk of cancer, eat foods rich in antioxidants. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Hydrocitric acid (lICAj is the active ingredient extracted from the Indian fruit garcinia cambogia, a rare tropical fruit native to the jungles of Asia. A member of the tamarind family, garcinia is the size of an orange and can be either yellow or red. The sour fruit has been used in curries for hundreds of years. Recently introduced to the West, garcinia has been used for centuries by Ayurvedic healers as a digestive aid and a natural appetite suppressant. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
See book keywords and concepts |  That's why this tropical fruit is typically used as a digestive agent. Those same protein-eating enzymes can help shine up your complexion by dissolving the first layer of skin.
Here's how to make your own papaya peel. In a small food processor, grind 2 tablespoons of washed and peeled papaya. Mix it with 1 tablespoon of dry oatmeal, pat it onto clean skin, and let it set for 10 minutes. Gently scrub it off with a washcloth in an outward, circular motion. The oatmeal helps to remove debris from the skin.
Witch Hazel and Lavender
Try this herbal toner anytime you want a refreshing lift. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Bitter melon
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia), also known as balsam pear, is a tropical fruit widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and South America. The unripe fruit is eaten as a vegetable. Bitter melon is a green, cucumber-shaped fruit with gourdlike bumps all over it. It looks like an ugly cucumber. In addition to being eaten as a vegetable, unripe bitter melon has been used extensively in folk medicine as a remedy for diabetes. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)
Bitter melon—also known as balsam pear—is a tropical fruit widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and South America. A green cucumber-shaped fruit covered with gourd-like bumps, bitter melon looks like an ugly cucumber. In addition to the unripe fruit being eaten as a vegetable, bitter melon has been used extensively in folk medicine as a remedy for diabetes. The blood-sugar-lowering action of the fresh juice or extract of the unripe fruit has been clearly established in human clinical trials as well as experimental models. |
Linda B. White, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Papaya (Papaya carica)
This tropical fruit contains proteolytic enzymes, making it a natural digestive aid. Make a tea of the leaves, or purchase papaya enzymes in chewable tablets or capsules at a natural foods store. Typical dosage: Take according to manufacturer's directions.
Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana)
Compounds in the bark of the cascara sagrada tree are so strong that the bark must be aged before it can be used safely. You'll see cascara sagrada as an ingredient in some over-the-counter laxatives. |
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