Microgreens - Why we should add them to our diet?

Microgreens - Why we should add them to our diet?

If you haven’t heard about microgreens, then here’s something about them that will excite you! These are tiny greens that are not only flavoursome but chock full of phenolics and beneficial nutrients that you can add to your soups, salads, sandwiches and even pizzas!
Use of Artemisia Annua for malaria treatment

Artemisia Annua – A Promising Herbal Remedy for Malaria and More

What’s Artemisia Annua or Sweet Wormwood? 

It’s an annual herb that belongs to the plant family of Asters (Asteraceae). If you didn’t know it, you might mistake it for a common weed, such as the common
ragweed. 

China 
is its native place but now we find it growing all over the world. Sweet wormwood or Artemisia annua thrives best in temperate and cool climates and higher altitudes.  

Get Connected With Nature Through 3 Underutilised Plants | Zizira

Get Connected With Nature Through 3 Underutilised Plants Transformed Into Products

Our needs are endless! There is no limit to what we want and what we can create. In this race of constant creation, we have come far. But in our qu...
Lantana camara

Lantana Camara a Camouflaged Treasure Trove - Benefits & Uses

Lantana camara is a perennial flowering plant found in tropical areas. It is indigenous to America and Africa but can be now found as an exotic spe...
Long Pepper Cultivation in Meghalaya

Long Pepper Cultivation in Meghalaya

Have You Heard of Long Pepper, Also Known As Piper Longum? Welcome to Zizira. Zizira operates from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya in the Northe...
12 Ordinary Foods For Healthy Eating During Pandemic Times

12 Ordinary Foods For Healthy Eating During Pandemic Times

These simple, down-to-earth, and natural foods below might be just the answer. Furthermore, they might be superfoods that can help you stay healthy, especially during these difficult pandemic times and beyond.
Valeriana jatamansi: A high-value beneficial herb

Valeriana jatamansi: A high-value beneficial herb

Most of us are used to treating ailments with pharmaceutical pills of one sort or another. The idea of using plants as medicine would seem outdate...
5 Interesting Facts About Bay Leaf Family

5 Interesting Facts About Bay Leaf Family

There is more to the story than the health aspect of bay leaf. This plant serves many different purposes, besides essential oils, teas and spice. Do you know what makes a good guitar? Or what is railroad tie made of? Wait! what do these have to do with Bay leaf? That's the point! Here are the 5 lesser-known facts and uses of the Bay Leaf plant.
Is Wintergreen Plant an Anti-inflammatory Herb? Let's Find Out

Is Wintergreen Plant an Anti-inflammatory Herb? Let's Find Out

You can't escape mishaps like sprains, muscle cramp and joint pains. What can you do when you have these problems upon you? Yes, your first instinc...
Why You Should Include Allium Hookeri in Your Diet

Why You Should Include Allium Hookeri in Your Diet

The plant wealth in Northeast India region includes a wide range of wild, edible indigenous herbs such as mint, coriander, parsley, rosemary, and f...
Stinging Nettle: The Shrub That Heals And Feeds

Stinging Nettle: The Shrub That Heals And Feeds

Nettle has rich amounts of phytochemical compounds such as flavonoids, carotenoids, phenols, hydroxyl fatty acids, phenols, lignans and a host of other compounds. These phytochemicals give nettle its properties to cure a variety of diseases.
The World’s Best Turmeric | Zizira

Lakadong Turmeric – Where it comes from?

At Zizira we are always concerned about product purity and quality. Because when we promise the best we mean nothing but the best. Incidences of adulteration in foodstuffs raise a morbid fear in us. Because of this, we have made it a policy in the company to source our raw material from nowhere but the very source itself, and not via media. That way we can ensure 100% genuineness in our product line. This is how we source our Lakadong turmeric - from the very farmers who grow it.