Sea cucumbers are a marine delicacy loved across Asia, but the common-or-garden sea cucumber can be proving to be a key ingredient in stopping diabetes, in keeping with recent research from the University of South Australia. Sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra). Image Credit: University of South Australia Exploring the medicinal properties of sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra), […]
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The ocean buckthorn – scientific name Hippophae rhamnoides – is a thorny shrub native to China and a few parts of Europe. It belongs to the Eleagnaceae family and is characterised by its woody branches composed of elongated leaves and small thorns. It also has flowers in greenish tones and small spherical fruits with a striking […]