No, its scientific name of Hippophae rhamnoides has nothing to do with hippos, but it does with horses. Here's the Latin to English translation for each part:
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Pecans and hazelnuts? Those really are nuts. But almonds and pistachios are not (they're seeds) and peanuts are a bean (legume) which grows in the ground.
The ...
Everyone talks about fish oil and omega 3, yet this numeric fatty acid is one you rarely – if ever – hear about.
That's because very few foods contain it.
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The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) name of jiaogulan – also written as jiao gu lan – is hard to say and spell for an American, no doubt.
What's easy to u...
The Middle Eastern spice sumac is a rare sighting in American cuisine.
It comes from a flowering plant in the same family as cashew and mango (Anacardiaceae)...
Fibrinolytic drugs are those capable of stimulating the dissolution of a blood clot (thrombus). They're administered by IV. Examples include Abbokinase (generic...
