Longevity Biome playlist
Plant Atlas — Shorts
The complete Longevity Biome Shorts atlas — one Asian edible plant per Short: what it is, how it is grown and eaten, with links to the studies discussed in each video.
127 videos
Turmeric & Memory: The 18-Month Trial
A Ginger Extract Nudged Memory in One Trial
Chili's Fat-Burning Effect Was Tiny
Makrut Lime Leaf vs Cavity Bacteria in the Lab
Holy Basil Extract Lowered Cortisol in One Trial
Galangal: The Ginger Look-Alike in Tom Kha Gai
Thai Sweet Basil: The Anise-Scented Curry Herb
Lemongrass Citral and Candida Biofilm: The Study
Culantro and Cilantro Have Different Leaf Shapes
Lemon Basil Seeds Turn to Jelly in Water
Fingerroot: The Peppery Thai Root in Pad Cha
Plai: Cassumunar Ginger as a Topical Rub
Yardlong Bean: The Pod That Grows 18 Inches Long
Wild Betel: The Leaf That Wraps Miang Kham
Winter Melon: The Waxy Gourd That Soaks Up Broth
Wax Apple: The Crisp Pink Bell You Eat Whole
Watermelon Rind Cooks Into a Thai Sour Curry
Water Spinach: Why the Hollow Stems Stay Crisp
Water Chestnut Stays Crunchy After You Cook It
Yellow Velvetleaf: The Pond Green in Isan Salad
Tomato: Cook It in Oil to Absorb More Lycopene
Don't Toss Mandarin Peel — Thai Cooks Dry It
Sweet Tamarind Lowered Cholesterol in Animals
Sweet Potato Extract & Blood Sugar: The Trial
Sweet Leaf: Always Cook It, Never Drink It Raw
Angled Luffa: The Vegetable That Becomes a Loofah
Baby Corn: The Same Ear as Sweet Corn, Picked Early
Bamboo Shoots: Why You Must Boil Them First
Namwa Banana: Green for Cooking, Ripe for Cake
Banana Blossom: Why Cooks Peel It to the Heart
Mung Bean Sprouts: More Nutrients, Less Phytate
Bitter Gourd Matched Placebo in a Cochrane Review
Why Turmeric Recipes Often Add Black Pepper
Bok Choy: Cook It With Oil for the Carotenoids
Black Ginger: The Purple Rhizome Steeped in Rice Wine
Bottle Gourd: Why You Taste a Raw Sliver First
Breadfruit: The Tree Fruit Thais Cook Like a Potato
Burmese Grape (Mafai): The Sweet-Sour Trunk Fruit
Butterfly Pea: The Blue Flower Tea That Turns Pink
Cabbage: Vitamin C, K, and Folate in One Leaf
Calamansi: The Thai Citrus Too Sour to Bite
Thai Cardamom: The Pod That Perfumes Massaman Curry
Cassava Can Release Cyanide If Eaten Raw
Cempedak: The Jackfruit Cousin Thai Cooks Deep-Fry
Cha-om: Thailand's Thorny Omelette Herb
Chayote: Fruit, Shoots, Leaves and Root Are Edible
Chinese Celery: The Skinny Stalk That Lifts Thai Soup
Chinese Chives: The Garlic Green In Kui-Chai Dumplings
Cinnamon: Cassia Can Exceed the Coumarin Limit
Clove Oil Was Compared With Dental Gel
Coconut: The Aromatic Kind With a Pandan Scent
Coriander Root: The Part Thai Cooks Prize
Cowslip Creeper: The Thai Flower Stir-Fried With Egg
Cucumber Peel Holds Most of Its Vitamin K
Sugar Apple Flesh Is Edible; Its Seeds Are Toxic
Fermented Daikon Cut Liver Fat in Mice
Thai Dill Trial Reported Lower Cholesterol
Djenkol Bean: The Pungent Seed With a Kidney Warning
Dragon Fruit Grows on a Night-Blooming Cactus
Durian Seeds: Boil or Roast Them Before Eating
Chinese Broccoli: Same Species as Kale & Cabbage
The Garlic Memory Trial Had Just 20 People
Gotu Kola's Memory Trial Didn't Hold Up
Guava & Lower Cholesterol: A 12-Week Trial
Indian Gooseberry (Amla): LDL Fell in a Trial
Ivy Gourd Extract Lowered Glucose in One Trial
Jackfruit Fiber Fed Gut Bacteria in Lab Tests
Jujube Seed Calmed Mice in One Study
Langsat Seed Limonoids: An Antimalarial Lab Study
Long Eggplant Peel: The Nasunin Pigment Inside
Long Pepper Alkaloids Curbed Weight Gain in Mice
Longan Improved Memory Scores in Mice
Lotus Root: Lace Holes in Thai Soup
Lychee Polyphenols Cut Liver Fat in One Trial
Madan: The Thai Fruit Too Sour to Eat Raw
Mango: A Sweet Cousin of Poison Ivy
Mangosteen Studies Use the Rind You Throw Away
Maprang Seed Extract Slowed Bacteria in the Lab
Kitchen Mint Isn't the Mint in IBS Studies
Moringa in Pregnancy: Skip Root, Bark, Flowers
Thai Round Eggplant: Same Species as Purple
Pea Eggplant Protected Kidneys in Rats
White Leadtree Shoots Must Be Cooked
Hummingbird Tree: The Flower Thais Eat at Dawn
Thai Pumpkin Packs Lutein and Zeaxanthin
Purple Yam Raised Antioxidant Defenses in Mice
Taro: Cook It Well, or the Crystals Sting
Jicama: The Crunchy Tuber That Feeds Gut Bacteria
Papaya Carries Its Own Meat-Tenderizing Enzyme
Rambutan: Eat the Flesh, Skip the Raw Seed
Pineapple Bromelain in Human Pain Trials
Pomelo Peel Packs the Citrus Flavonoids
Mulberry Leaf Softened a Post-Meal Sugar Spike
Pomegranate Juice Lowered Blood Pressure in Trials
Sugar Palm: The Jelly Seeds Behind Palm Sugar
Otaheite Gooseberry Leaf Slowed a Carb Enzyme
Nutmeg: A Spoonful Can Land You in the ER
Star Anise: Japanese Is Toxic, Chinese Is Edible
Gymnema: The Leaf That Mutes the Taste of Sugar
Pandan Extract Lowered Post-Meal Glucose in One Trial
Spring Onion Regrows From the Root You Toss
Thai Shallots: More Antioxidants Than Onions
Spur Chili: The Long Red Pod Bred for Color
Lime Citrate and Kidney Stones: What Trials Show
Okra Mucilage Slowed Glucose Uptake in Rats
Napa Cabbage Raised Defense Enzymes in Animals
Neem Shoots: Why Thais Blanch This Bitter Green
Roselle Tea Lowered Blood Pressure in Trials
Straw Mushroom: Cook It, and Its Deadly Twin
Sapodilla: The Fruit That Gave Us Chewing Gum
Santol: Sour Thai Fruit Pounded With Chili
Salak: Snake-Skin Fruit With Sweet-Tart Cloves
Star Fruit & Kidney Disease: A Real Danger
Passion Fruit Peel Studied for Insulin
Sugarcane: Chew the Sweet Stalk, Spit the Fiber
Thai Hog Plum: The Sour Fruit In Som Tam
Java Plum: The Fruit That Stains Your Tongue Purple
Pak Liang: The Southern Thai Green In Kaeng Liang
Sator: The Stink Bean Fried With Shrimp Paste
Snake Gourd: The Five-Foot Thai Vine Vegetable
Soursop: Spiny Green Skin, Custardy White Flesh
Thai Muskmelon: The Melon Chilled In Coconut Milk
Vegetable Fern: The Fiddlehead in Yam Phak Kut
Vietnamese Coriander: The Laksa Leaf Eaten Raw
Water Mimosa: Thailand's Crunchy Floating Green
Winged Bean: The Four-Cornered Pod in Yam Thua Phu
Wood Ear Mushroom: The Crunchy Cap in Yam Woon Sen