High Source of Vitamin C.

• Vitamin C as a powerful antioxidant to eliminate free radical that could cause inflammation or cancer. It also boosts immunity of body against harmful pathogen.

Good Source of Dietary Fibre.

• Keep one full longer and control metabolic marker (eg. Blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar).
• Facilitate weight loss.
• Recommended to diabetics.

Help in Digestion.

• Contain an enzyme – actinidain which possess protein dissolving properties. It helps patient suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.

• Also known as bael fruit or Majapahit.
• It comes from tropical and sub-tropical Asia.

• High in Vitamin C and fructose which is beneficial for diabetic patients.
• Contain tannin and quercetin, help healing of dengue fever and disease by decreasing vascular permeability.

• Also known as mangot or mangou.
• It is originated in Southern Asia, and becomes the national fruit of India, Pakistan and Philippines.

• Known as “Mangkhud” in Thai. It is originated in Thai, Myanmar or Indonesia.
• It is low-calorie and high-fibre fruit.

• Also known as cheese fruit or Indian mulberry.
• Rich source of antioxidants, Vitamin A, C, B3 and selenium which fight free radical damage on blood vessel wall.

• Also known as papaw or pawpaw, it grows in tropical climate.
• It is native to Southern Mexico and Central America.
• Papaya has great benefits to eye health with its high zeaxanthin and beta-carotene content.
  • Zeaxanthin is an antioxidant that filters out harmful blue light ray and lower risk of and progression of age-related macular degeneration.
  • Beta-carotene lowers risk of developing asthma and cancer. Study has proven beta-carotene in papaya can protect against lung and mouth cancers.

• A tropical fruit which was first cultivated in Hawaii in 18th century.
• It is low in calories while rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants.
• Pineapple contains around 75% of daily recommended value of mineral manganese, which helps developing strong bone and connective tissue.
• Manganese works along with other trace minerals can help prevent osteoporosis.
• The vitamin C content in pineapple fights skin damage caused by sun and pollution, reduces wrinkles, and improves overall skin texture.

• Also known as buah merah.
• It is a 0 cholesterol fruit which looks like a giant carrot.

• Also known as custard apple, graviola, guanabana, Brazilian paw paw.
• Soursop is loaded with plant compounds that act as antioxidants, involving luteolin, quercetin and tangeretin. They help neutralize harmful free radicals which can cause cell damage. Moreover, the antioxidant properties of soursop are able to reduce the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes. A test-tube study shows that soursop is able to reduce tumor size, kill off cancer cells and enhance immune system. There are studies proven the anticancer effect of soursop exerted on breast and liver cancer cells.
• Some animal studies have found that soursop extract could reduce blood sugar level by 75%.
• Furthermore, soursop is good for eyes too. It contains Vitamin A, C and E, and also zinc that help to preserve the eye health by delaying the rate of macular degeneration and cataract development.

• Also known as carambola.
• This 5-point star shaped fruit is native to Asia.
• The significant fibre and water content in starfruit compliments low calories are ideal for people who wish to lose weight. It can fill you up and keep you healthy. The fibre stimulates peristaltic motion and increases secretion of gastric juice to ease digestion and prevent constipation.
• Besides, starfruit is rich source of potassium and low sodium content help blood vessel relax and maintain proper blood pressure.
• Furthermore, it contains up to 76% of Vitamin C daily recommended value. Vitamin C is a potent natural water-soluble antioxidant that helps body develop resistance against infectious agent and eliminate cancer-causing free radicals in body.

• Also known as bitter gourd, karela or carilla fruit.
• It is native to Asia.

• Carrot–famous with its Vitamin A in improving vision.
• Vitamin A helps prevent deficiency which lead stoxerophthalmia,aprogressive eye disease that can damage normal vision and result in night blindness.
• Therefore,in away,carrot can help human see in the dark.
• Carrot is a rich source of beta-carotene. It converts into Vitamin A in liver and transforms to rhodopsin (a purple pigment necessary for night vision) in retina. Study shows that beta-carotene is a kind of antioxidant that slows down aging of cell, it protects against macular degeneration and senile cataract.

• The origin of celery most likely traces back to Mediterranean and North African areas.
• It has a lot of health benefits:
  • Cholesterol-lowering power – improve or maintain heart health.
  • Flavonoids and polyphenol antioxidants such as quercetin fight free radical that can lead to inflammation.
  • Low in calories – provide vital nutrient and regulate lipid metabolism.
  • Magnesium and essential oil in it soothe nervous system, relief stress and also induce better sleep.

• Also known as Napa cabbage, bok choy or wombok.
• It is rich in minerals like potassium, calcium and magnesium, which are essential minerals integral in bone protection from any degradation and from onset of condition, such as osteoporosis and general weakening of bone.

• The word “Solanum” is derived from Latin word which means “soothing”.

• Potato is a rich source of resistant starch, a type of starch that cannot be digested in small intestine but passes through large intestine to feed beneficial bacteria in gut. Resistant starch helps control blood sugar through increasing insulin sensitivity, and also improve digestive health.

• Also known as aubergine and garden egg.
• It is rich in fibre and low in calories.
• Purple eggplant contains anthocyanin and chlorogenic acid where both are antioxidants.
  • Anthocyanin cooperates with fibre, potassium, Vitamin C and B6 and phytonutrients to lower risk of heart disease and blood pressure.
  • While chlorogenic acid lowers LDL level and plays roles as antimicrobial, antiviral and anticarcinogenic agents.
• The polyphenol in purple eggplant exerts anti-cancer effect. Anthocyanin and chlorogenic acid protect cells from damage caused by free radicals, prevent tumor growth, invasion and spread of cancer cells. Especially anthocyanin shows anticancer actions in preventing new blood vessels from forming tumour, lower inflammation and block enzyme that helps cancer cells to spread.
• Dietary fibre act as bulking agent in digestive system, it increases satiety and lowers appetite. Thus, calorie intake decreases by making people feel fuller for longer.

• It is a direct relative of orange sweet potato, the difference in colour is due to the presence of anthocyanin and antioxidants that give flesh purple colour.
• It is originated in South America.
• It has two active components, anthocyanin and caffeoylquinic acid derivative.

• Also known as Adzuki bean, which is native to East Asia and Himalayan region.
• Red bean is loaded with soluble and insoluble fibre.

• Also known as soja bean or soya bean.
• It contains no starch and is a good source of protein - good for diabetics.

• A low-calorie but nutrient-dense plant.

• Tomato is a flowering plan to fnight shade family (Solanaceae).

• Tomato helps prevent cancer due to its nutritional content.
  • Vitamin C and antioxidants – combat free radical formation.
  • Beta-carotene – prevent tumour development in prostate cancer and may lower risk of colon cancer.
  • Lycopene – a polyphenol which gives tomato characteristic red colour, it helps prevent prostate cancer.

• It is a plant native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
• Also known as belimbing Wuluh, bilimbi, small sour starfruit or cucumber tree.

• Wuluh Star fruit = anti-hyperlipidemic agent.
  • Used as traditional medicine to control obesity and prevent weight gain in India.

• Basil is well known in the world for its use in Italian cuisine.
• It is native to India and widely used in traditional Tamil and Ayurvedic medicine.
• A review in 2013 indicates that basil contains phytochemicals including eugenol, rosmarinic acid, apigenin, luteolin and carnosic acid that may prevent cancers of skin, liver, oral and lung by increasing antioxidant activity.
• Basil contains volatile oil such as estragole, linalool, eugenol, limonene are antibacterial, they restrict growth of numerous bacteria. For example, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
• It contains orientin and vicenin which are water-soluble flavonoids that protect cell structure and chromosome from radiation and oxygen-based damage.

• Also known as black seed and black caraway.
• It is native to Southern Asia.
• The fruit of black cumin is a large capsule that contains many seeds.

• Cinnamon is a spice made from inner bark of tree scientifically known as Cinnamomum.
• It has distinct smell and flavour due to the oily part which is high in compound cinnamaldehyde.

• Study has shown that the high antioxidant activity of polyphenol content in cinnamon is the winner among 26 spices involving garlic, rosemary and oregano. It protects body from oxidative damage caused by free radicals.
• Cinnamon improves sensitivity to hormone insulin in people who are resistant to effect of insulin. Besides, cinnamon decreases blood sugar by reducing amount of glucose that enters bloodstream after meal.

• Garlic is native to Siberia.
• It has high concentration of sulphur-containing compounds, like allicin.
• Allicin is highly effective at killing countless microbes responsible for most common and rarest infection (including common cold). It is antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal, it is able to inhibit DNA, RNA and protein production in microbes.
• The organo-sulfur compound in garlic is effective in destroying cell in glioblastomas (a type of deadly brain tumor) and control malignant growth of human brain tumor cells.
• The Vitamin C and B6, Selenium and Manganese found in garlic boost immune system in general, protect body against all types of bacterial and viral attack, and also stimulate white blood cells by increasing glutathione (an antioxidant that protects immune cell from free radicals.

• Also known as Senna Alata, candlestick plant, candle bush.
• It is also well known as ringworm bush plant due to its usage in treating ringworm.
Moreover, it is also useful in treating fungal infection of skin.
• In short, Ketepeng Cina is a herb best known to cure skin diseases, including insect bites and skin rash apart from ringworm and fungal infection.
• This herb has anti-diabetic properties as well.
• It has blood sugar lowering ability. This helps diabetic patients by slowing down digestion process of carbohydrate and hence slowing down release of sugar.

• Also known as nut grass rhizome.
• Contain epoxide and flavonoid.
• High anti-inflammatory pharmacological activity.
• In Chinese traditional medicines, it is widely used for emotional disturbance, poor appetite, chest congestion and frequent sighing.

• Also known as Tongkat Ali or long jack.
• It is tall, slender evergreen shrub-tree commonly found in Southeast Asia.
• It increases sperm production by improving quality and concentration of sperm in infertile men. It also improves sexual desire and quality of life in healthy married men.

• Also known as rosella, Jamaican sorrel, jara jute.
• Roselle is loaded with mineral content, like calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.

• Also known as temu putih, white turmeric or zedoaria.
• Whitewild ginger belongs to family Zingiberaceae, it has been used traditionally in India and Southwest Asia in treating many human ailments.
• According to Chinese medicine, whitewild ginger contains several specific sesquiterpenes that are effective against flatulent colic, debility of the digestive organs, cancer, oxidation and human blood aggregation.