MIDTERM Flashcards
Scientific name of FIGS
FICUS CARICA
Carbohydrates Constituents of FIGS
13.5 GRAMS PER 100 GRAMS OF FRESH FRUITS, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, SUCROSE, FIBER (PECTIN)
Traditional Uses of Figs:
LAXATIVE
DIGESTIVE AID
SKIN CONDITIONS
DIABETIC MANAGEMENT
Scientific Name of Prunes:
PRUNUS DOMESTICA
Carbohydrates Constituents of PRUNES:
SORBITOL
DIETARY FIBER
FRUCTOSE
GLUCOSE
Traditional Use of PRUNES:
LAXATIVE
DIGESTIVE AID
BONE HEALTH
Scientific Name of Sugarcane:
SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM
Carbohydrates Constituents of SUGARCANE:
STARCH
CELLULOSE
HEMICELLULOSE
Traditional Use of SUGARCANE:
• TREAMENT OF COUGHS AND COLDS
• WOUND HEALING
• DIURETIC
• ENERGY SOURCE
Scientific name of TAMARIND:
TAMARINDUS INDICA
Carbohydrates Constituents of TAMARIND:
• TARTARIC ACID
• SUGARS (FRUCTOSE, SUCROSE, GLUCOSE)
• DIETARY FIBER (PECTIN)
Traditional Uses of Tamarind:
• DIGESTIVE ISSUES / LAXATIVES
• COOLING AGENT TO REDUCE FEVER
• SKIN CONDITIONS / ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
• SORE THROAT
• MALARIA
Scientific Name of ARROWROOT:
MARANTA ARUNDINACEA
Carbohydrates Constituents of ARROWROOT:
ARROWROOT STARCH
Traditional Uses of ARROWROOT:
• DIARRHEA
• NAUSEA
• UPSET STOMACH
• SOOTHING TOPICAL PASTE