Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
Horsetail full of medicinal properties Horsetail is a multipurpose plant. It is a common plant of the 'clonal plant' class. Its scientific name is Syntella asiatica. This plant found in the garden has been used as medicine since ancient times. A distinct fragrance comes from its plant. It is tasteless, odorless and spreads mostly in or near water sources and in swampy soil. Its leaves are green, fan-shaped and the flower color can be white, purple or pink. Which has a small oval fruit. The whole part of this weed is used as medicine. utility Although some of the benefits of this weed growing in villages are known, it is neglected. All its parts can be used as medicine. It has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. If it is consumed, the neuroprotective function of protecting the nerves of the human body becomes active. Because of this, this weed which has proven to be a boon for increasing intellectual capacity is also called 'brain food'. It has an anti-stress formu...