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Wasabi is a seasoning known as "Japanese horseradish", which is widely used in Eastern countries to add spice to the dish. In fact, it is a dried, ground root of the eponymous plant of the Cabbage family. "Japanese horseradish" is grown in the cold water of mountain rivers, in the garden or on the shore near reservoirs. Cultivation of the plant began in the XX century. Wasabi grown on the shore has a richer taste and is valued more than its "water" counterpart. Wasabi is an essential ingredient for making sushi, rolls. The seasoning is applied to the rice in...

This award-winning text has been completely updated, providing excellent multimedia reference for every aspect of this rapidly changing field, including new material on almost every topic in cardiology.Dr. Braunwald's unique update program creates a "live tutorial" featuring weekly breaking news from the press, periodic late-stage clinical trials (including links to author presentation slides), and monthly targeted reviews.More than a dozen new chapters are devoted to chronic lung diseases and cardiovascular diseases; Transcatheter treatment of congenital heart defects; approach to the patient with valvular heart disease; obesity and cardiometabolic diseases; environmental effects and CVD; approach to the patient with cardiac arrhythmias;...

For residents of megacities, blackberries have long been in the shadow of more familiar raspberries, appearing more like an exotic berry. And the taste of it is not as sweet as that of a "relative", and it is rarely grown. But in recent years, the situation has changed. Blackberries are actively used in medicine, cooking, dietetics and cosmetology. And the broad prospects of its application are confirmed by scientific research. CALORIC CONTENT AND USEFUL PROPERTIES Blackberries contain very few calories, only 31 per 100 grams, if you take into account the berries in their raw form. This makes it a...

Rosehip is an excellent medicinal product-primarily due to the content of a large amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in an amount of at least two tenths of a percent. It also includes such useful substances as sugars, vitamin P and K and various organic substances. Usually fresh or dried rosehip berries are used, the latter are often used to prepare infusions, juices, decoctions, tea and much more. Made from rosehip tea has many useful properties: first of all, it helps to relieve inflammation, serves to tone and strengthen the body, helps with sclerotic diseases, as well as normalizes the...

Oranges are the most popular fruits in the world, and with good reason, due to their versatility and impressive health benefits. What are Oranges?Oranges are the hybrid citrus fruit scientifically known as Citrus x sinensis and are actually a cross between the pomelo and mandarin fruit. Also commonly known as a “sweet orange”, it is the most widely cultivated fruit tree in the world. Bearing a sweet, juicy fruit inside a firm orange rind and a layer of white pith, oranges are storehouses of nutrition and other active ingredients that can benefit the body in many ways. In cultivation for roughly 4,500 years, these fruits...