LEEKS AND RADISHES CAN BE REPLANTED

 Leeks (Bawang perai)

Radishes (Lobak putih)

Besides celery and green onions, leeks and radishes can also be re-grown from their cut parts.  

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Selain daripada daun saderi dan daun bawang, bawang perai dan lobak putih boleh juga ditanam semula daripada bahagian yang dipotong.

CABAI BURUNG

NAMA TEMPATAN/COMMON NAME: Cabai burung, Bird's Eye Chilli, Thai Chilli, Cili api, Lada Jarum, Lada Tunggeng
SPESIS/SPECIES:  Capsicum annuum

KEGUNAAN
Selain daripada digunakan untuk memasak, daun serta akar pokok cili padi turut memiliki khasiat tersendiri. Antaranya boleh menyembuhkan bisul, luka, sakit sendi, sengal-sengal otot, bengkak, mengurangkan tekanan darah tinggi serta merawat cirit-birit.

USES

Besides being used for culinary purposes, the leaves and roots of this plant has other uses.  They are used for treating boils, joint pains, wounds, muscle pain, swellings, reducing blood pressure and diarrhoea.
Read more: http://petuasejagat.blogspot.com/2011/06/7-khasiat-pokok-cili-padi.html#ixzz2AOL6N3Lx

BUDDHA HAND

Lucky me got to get my hands on this Buddha Hand plant. Mind you, it isn't that easy to find. Lemon, lime and kaffir lime plants are easily available but not this particular type of citron. So when I saw it on sale at the market, I quickly bought it. I will be planting it in the Herb Garden soon.
For your information, Buddha's hand (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis) or fingered citron, is a fragrant citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections. This plant is said to have originated from Northeastern India or China.
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VERSI BAHASA MELAYU
Saya bernasib baik kerana dapat beli pokok Buddha Hand.  Untuk makluman semua, pokok ini bukan mudah dibeli seperti pokok lemon, limau kasturi dan limau purut.  Bila saya nampak pokok ini dijual di pasar, saya beli satu untuk ditanam di Taman Herba kolej.
Buddha Hand (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis) atau fingered citron berasal dari keluarga citron.  Pokok ini berasal dari India atau Cina.

RE-GROWING GREEN ONIONS

Green onions are easy to re-grow. After you use them up, save the bottom part. Just stick them into some water and they will re-grow. Give them fresh water every few days. The green onions can be planted in the soil outside but you can also just keep them in your kitchen and keep re-growing them. This will give you an endless supply.
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VERSI BAHASA MELAYU
Daun bawang senang ditanam semula.  Selepas anda guna untuk memasak, simpan bahagian bawah.  Rendam dalam air dan ianya akan tumbuh semula.  Tukar air setiap hari.  Daun bawang juga boleh ditanam dalam tanah.

RE-GROWING CELERY

I love blogging about herbs and I know that there are some of my visitors who love to read such posts. Well! Today I would like to share with you something that I learnt about celery. It seems that with some luck you can re-grow them. All you need to do is to cut off the bottom end of the whole bunch. Soak it in water overnight and plant it (cut side up) in fertile soil. Water for the first few days and within a couple of weeks you will see roots and stalks start regrowing!
The celery will grow a brand new top to be cut and used. After re-growing celery, you can cut and plant the bottom again for more new growth from the top.
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Saya suka blog tentang herba dan tahu ada pelawat yang minat baca.  Hari ini saya ingin kongsi bersma anda sesuatu tentang celery (daun saderi).  Untuk makluman semua, bahagian batang saderi yang dipotong dapat tumbuh semula kalau ditanam.  Anda hanya perlu memotong bahagian bawah saderi, rendam dalam air untuk satu malam dan tanam dalam tanah yang subur.  Jirus untuk beberapa hari dan dalam masa dua minggu, anda akan nampak akar dan pucuk.

GIFTS FROM NATURE

When I have some free time, I would take a few of my students to the herb garden and teach them about the medicinal uses of the plants there. At the same time, I get them to help me harvest the herbs to be used for medicinal baths. In this picture, you can see my student, Solihin, is taking a look at the leaves of the Durian Belanda or Soursop (Annona muricata) plant. The leaves have a strong and pungent odour. The Malays use it to prevent rat infestation in the house. Soursop leaves are also believed to help ward off evil spirits and black magic. Besides being used as a deterrent for rats and as a talisman, these leaves have numerous health benefits.

• The leaf decoction is effective for head lice and bedbugs. 
• The crushed fresh leaves can be applied on skin eruptions to promote healing.
• Mashed leaves are used as a poultice to alleviate eczema and other skin problems and rheumatism.
• Decoction of leaves used as compresses for inflammation and swollen feet

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Bila saya ada masa lapang, saya akan bawa beberapa pelajar ke Taman Herba untuk mengajar mereka tentang penggunaan herba untuk rawatan.  Pada masa yang sama, mereka membantu saya untuk memetik herba untuk digunakan sebagai ramuan Mandi herba.  Dalam gambar ini, Solihin tengah mengkaji daun pokok durian belanda (Annona muricata).  Daun ini dipercayai dapat menghalang serangan makhluk halus dan ilmu sihir.  Selain daripada digunakan untuk menghalau tikus dan sebagai penghalang ilmu hitam, daun durian belanda digunakan untuk merawat kutu, penyakit kulit, reumatisme dan bengkak kaki.

My boys are looking at the Assam Jawa or Tamarind plant in this picture. The leaves of the tamarind plant are also believed to help ward off evil spirits and black magic.Tamarind leaves are used in herbal tea for reducing malaria fever. Crushed Tamarind leaves in water is used to treat inflamed parts of the body. When the leaves are made into a poultice (crushed and added with a bit of water) which is said to be effective for treating arthritis and reducing swelling in joints and was also used to treat a variety of skin disorders.

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Dalam gambar ini [elajar saya sedang tengok pokok Asam Jawa.  Daun asam jawa dipercayai dapat menghalang serangan makhluk halus dan ilmu sihir.  Ia juga digunakan sebagai teh herba untuk merawat demam malaria.  Daun yang dihancur dan ditambah dengan sedikit ari boleh merawat bengkak badan, arthritis dan sendi yang bengkak.  Ia juga digunakan merawat penyakit kulit.

Here you see Solihin and me with the basket of herbs that he has helped me to gather from the Herb Garden.
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Solihin dan saya dengan daun-daun yang dipetik dari Taman Herba.

A total of 13 types of herbs were gathered from the short visit to the Herb Garden.
(Sebanyak 13 jenis herba dipetik dari Taman Herba)

Later I packed the leaves together with another 15 types that I had harvested earlier in the morning.These leaves will be given to my colleagues who have requested for them. They will use them for herbal baths. It is nature's gift to us humans.

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VERSI BAHASA MELAYU
Selepas daun dipetik, saya telah bungkus semua itu bersama 15 jenis yang dipetik pada awal pagi.  Daun-daun ini akan diberikan kepada rakan sekerja untuk dijadikan ramuan Mandian Bunga.  Ia merupakan hadiah dari alam.

RANGOON CREEPER

Common names:  Rangoon Creeper, Chinese honeysuckle, Combretum indicum, Akar Dani (Malay)
Scientific name: Quisqualis indica.
Uses

The plant is used as an herbal medicine. Decoctions of the root, seed or fruit can be used as antihelmintic to expel parasitic worms or for alleviating diarrhea. Fruit decoction can also be used for gargling. The fruits are also used to combat nephritis. Leaves can be used to relieve pain caused by fever. The roots are used to treat rheumatism.

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