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About broccoli

December 14th, 2007 Posted in Healthy food | No Comments »

broccoli.jpgBiological Background: Broccoli is a dark-green vegetable with small, tight heads (curds) mounted on stem-like buds, and is a member of Brassica family of the Cruciferous vegetables. It is one of the most popular vegetables and was originated in Italy.

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About Red or Black Colored Grapes

December 14th, 2007 Posted in Healthy food | No Comments »

black-grapes.jpgBiological bottom: Grape is a pulpy, smooth-skinned berry, growing in clusters on vines. Grape was domesticated before 5,000 B.C. and is one of the oldest cultivated fruits.

Pharmacological Activity: Grape is a rich storehouse of antioxidant and anticancer compounds, including flavonoids (anthocyanin), quercetin, and resveratol (red grape skin). Grapes can inhibit blood-platelet clumping and consequently blood clot formation, and boost good type HDL cholesterol. Red grapes are antibacterial and antiviral. It has strong activity against cancers.
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About garlic

December 14th, 2007 Posted in Healthy food | No Comments »

garlic.jpgBiological bottom: This bulbous firm closely related about the arc pattern, the arc pattern-purret, the arc pattern - an onion-skoroda and - organisation of vegetables Allium. Garlic unremovable to the Central Asia, also has been prepared hanging at least 5 000 years.

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