Tag: Antioxidant

Keranji, also known as Dialium indum, is a tropical tree fruit from Southeast Asia that sits in an interesting space between food and traditional...

Kepel, also known as Stelechocarpus burahol, is a rare tropical fruit tree best known from Java and wider Southeast Asia. It has long carried...

Kenikir, the Indonesian name for Cosmos caudatus, is a leafy edible herb that sits at an interesting intersection between food and medicine. In Indonesia...

Kencur, or Kaempferia galanga, is a small aromatic rhizome from the ginger family that holds a distinctive place in Southeast Asian kitchens and traditional...

Kenaf is a fast-growing flowering plant in the mallow family that has long lived two parallel lives. In one, it is a valuable fiber...

Kempas is a towering tropical tree from Southeast Asia that is far better known for its dense hardwood than for mainstream herbal use. Still,...

Kemenyan, the aromatic benzoin resin obtained from Styrax trees, holds a distinctive place between medicine, ritual, and daily practical care. In Indonesia, it is...

Kelumpang, Sterculia cordata, is a large tropical tree found across parts of Southeast Asia and valued more in regional traditional practice than in modern...

Keluak, the dark, earthy seed product made from Pangium edule, occupies a rare place between traditional food, ethnomedicine, and toxicology. In Southeast Asia, especially...

Kelp is a large brown seaweed, usually drawn from Laminaria species and closely related edible kelps, that has moved from coastal cooking traditions into...

Kelat Samak, identified here as Syzygium incarnatum, is a tropical tree from the myrtle family that grows in lowland forests, swampy areas, and riverine...

Keladi Rimau, the Malay name often used for Alocasia longiloba, is a striking tropical aroid known for bold arrow-shaped leaves and a much quieter...

Keladi payau, or Cryptocoryne ciliata, is a salt-tolerant wetland herb from the arum family that grows along muddy coasts, mangrove edges, and brackish waterways...

Kawakawa is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s best-known medicinal plants, valued in rongoā Māori for generations and now widely used as tea, balm, infused...

Katuk, also called sweet leaf, star gooseberry, sayur manis, or cekur manis, is a leafy shrub widely eaten in Southeast Asia and valued both...

Katong Laut, also known as Cynometra ramiflora, is a tropical coastal and mangrove-associated tree with a long but still lightly documented history in traditional...

Kashmiri saffron is the dried red stigma of Crocus sativus, valued both as a culinary treasure and as one of the most studied medicinal...

Karanja, also called Indian beech, is a medicinal tree long used in Ayurveda and regional traditional medicine for skin problems, wound care, itching, parasites,...

Kapikachhu, better known in English as Mucuna pruriens, is a tropical legume with a long Ayurvedic history and a very modern reputation. The plant...

Kanuka, most often labeled Kunzea ericoides in the health and product literature, is a fragrant New Zealand shrub or small tree in the myrtle...

Kangaroo thorn, also known as hedge wattle or prickly wattle, is a thorny Australian shrub with bright yellow flower heads and a long history...

Kan Phai Mahidol, botanically known as Afgekia mahidoliae, is a rare flowering vine from Thailand’s legume family. It is better known in botanical and...

Kamut is best understood as an ancient wheat, not a medicinal herb in the classic sense. It is the common consumer name often used...

Kalumpang, the common name often used for Sterculia megistophylla, is a tropical rainforest tree native to parts of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. It...