Prunes are available year round, they are sweet and sticky in taste and highly nutritious. Prunes are actually dried European plums or Prunus domestic, commonly known as the Constipation fruit for its constipation relieving properties. They are also called dried plums.
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Spring onions are also called Green onions, are actually immature onion bulbs-they are low in calories and high in Vitamin C. Spring onions are very tasty, mostly used in salads and also some of the Asian dishes. Members of the allium family – spring onions are high in sulphur.
Celery – is a type of plant that belongs to Apiaceae family. It is crunchy in texture and astringent in flavour, a popular addition to salads and fairly popular in the western world. Celery is well known for its medicinal properties and it contains some of the very nutritious vitamins and minerals.
Basil or Ocimum basilicum is a culinary herb that belongs to Lamiaceae family. It is known for its medicinal uses and basil leaves are used as a seasoning in variety of foods. It is native to India and Africa. This is a highly fragrant plant and there are more than sixty varieties of basil are available. Basil is one of the most nutritious herbs and has been used in traditional medicine like Ayurveda for a long time.
Vitamin B6 is also known as Pyridoxine and a group of compounds pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. Body needs Vitamin B6 for making body proteins. Some Vitamin B6 is stored in muscle tissue but because of the limitation of this we need regular intake of Vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is good for the nervous system and prevents homocysteine build-up in the blood.