Ranked first for antioxidant activity among 25 tropical plants tested, ahead of local fruits, vegetables and pegaga. What the science says about the King’s Salad.
Ulam Raja : The King’s Salad That Earned Its Crown. Read More »
The roadside weed most Malaysians step over had the highest flavonoid content of five under-used Malaysian vegetables in one study. The medicine has been underfoot all along.
Maman Pasir : The Weed That Was Never Just a Weed. Read More »
Allicin does not exist in whole garlic. It forms when you crush it, and it inhibits the same enzyme statins target. Why the crushing is the whole point.
Garlic :The Pharmacy You Already Own. Read More »
Called kelor in Malaysia, and studied as one of the most nutritionally complete plants. What a placebo-controlled trial found, and what the science actually says.
Moringa : The Tree That Does Not Know How to Die. Read More »
A 44-year study of 191 women found the fittest were far less likely to develop dementia. What the data says about cycling, what the myths get wrong, and why it deserves more attention.
Cycling :The Drug That Does Not Come in a Bottle. Read More »
Its name means “shattered glass”, and its leaves grow crystal structures inside. Used for centuries in this region for kidney stones, and now studied in labs from Malaysia to France.
Pecah Beling : The Plant Named After What It Shatters. Read More »
Your brain is about 60% fat and builds its own cholesterol. The history, the real scientific debate, and the viral claims spreading faster than the science.
Citral gives lemongrass its smell, and it is also one of the compounds in the pheromone bees use to call a lost swarm home. Early lab research is looking at its effect on cancer cells.
Serai : The Plant That Smells Like Home to Bees — and Does What Antibiotics Cannot. Read More »
The calorie began as a physics experiment, never a model of the human body. Why “calories in, calories out” falls short, and what the research says.
Calorie Counting Is Not The Answer —And the Research Proves It Read More »
Reduced to a postpartum label, Kacip Fatimah also has vasorelaxant and blood-vessel research that supplement marketing never mentions. Much of it in animals and the lab, and worth understanding properly.
Kacip Fatimah : Malaysia’s Most Misunderstood Herb Read More »