Mustard are dried ripe seeds of Brassica nigra or Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) and their varieties. It belongs to family Cruciferae. Black Mustard seeds are extensively cultivated in Europe, U.S.A. and India. The colour varies from black or dark brown or reddish-brown. Crushed seeds have pungent odour and its tastes bitter. Black mustard seeds contain about 30% fixed oil, 20% proteins and 0.7 to 1.3% of volatile oil. The mustard seed contains about 4% of isothiocynate glycoside called sinigrin (Potassium myronate). Because of enzyme myrosin, in presence of water, sinigrin is hydrolyzed into allyl isothiocynate. It is a condiment. It is emetic when used internally in higher doses. Externally, it is used as counter irritant and rubefacient in the form of poultice or plasters. All the activity o seed is due to sinigrin or consequent volatile mustard oil.

Asafoetida is also known as devil’s dung or gum asafoetida. Asafoetida is the oleo-gum obtained by incision from the rhizomes and roots of Ferula foetida Regel, Ferula rubricaulis Regel and it belongs to umdelliferae family. The taste of the medicine is bitter, the odour is interise and alliaceous due to sulphur compound present in it. Asafoetida is used as carminative, nervine stimulant, or in intestinal flatulence. Also used as Flavoring agent for pickles, sauces, curries. It has good veterinary medicinal value. Asafoetida contains resin, gum, and volatile oil. The resin of the medicine consists chiefly asaresinotannol in the free or combined form with ferulic acid. Asafoetida is often adulterated with gum Arabic, rosin, gypsum, red clay, chalk and barley or wheat flour.

Lipids or fats are greasy materials occurring widely in nature. They are generally insoluble in water but soluble in fat solvents . They include substances like, butter and oils are naturally occurring fats, substances which are chemically related to fats but differ in certain common properties, like lecithin, a waxy substance, soluble in fat solvents, and also mixing well with water, to form a colloidal solution, substances which are related to fats, because of certain common properties like solubility and biological origin, but differ from fat in appearance and chemical nature, e.g., cholesterol, oils which are liquid at room temperature www.herbalifeextravaganza.com. Fats are widely distributed in plants and animals tissues, from which they can be extracted by fats solvents like alcohol and ether. Food sources rich in fat are
• Animal sources : milk, egg, meat, liver and fish oils.
• Plant sources : Nuts, seeds and oils.
Lipids forms one of the three main types of food stuffs. As an essential dietary constituent, it performs the important function of supplying fuel to the body. It yields more heat and energy than carbohydrates.

Honey is a sugar secretion deposited in honey comb by the bees. It is produced in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, California and India. The constituents of honey are maltose, gum, traces of succinic acid, acetic acid, dextrin, formic acid, colouring matters, enzymes (invertase, diastase, inulase) and traces of vitamins. Proteins and pollen grains from various flowers are also found in honey. It is used as a demulcent and sweetening agent. It is readily assimilated and hence is a good nutrient to infants and patients. You can get more details by visiting company.herbalife.com.cy. It is antiseptic and applied to burns and wounds. It is a common ingredient of several cough mixture, cough drops and vehicle for ayurvedic formulations. Recently it is used in preparation of creams and lotions.

Hepatitis is a viral infection that harms the liver and is a communicable disease. There are different types of hepatitis. They are
• Infectious hepatitis or viral hepatitis is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). This is transmitted through contaminated water, food and milk. Homosexuality is also a cause for transmission.
• Serum hepatitis is caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). This is transmitted through contaminated syringes and needles, blood transfusion, tattooing etc., This is also transmitted sexual contact.
• Delta hepatitis is cased by hepatitis D virus. The virus can replicate only in the presence of the helper hepatitis B virus. Hence delta virus can infect only persons with hepatitis B virus. The transmission is similar to hepatitis B virus.
• Hepatitis Non-A and Non-B (HNANB) is caused by agents not serologically related to HAV or HBV. This is contracted by oral faecal exposure to an infected individual.