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The leaves, peel and juice of the Kaffir Lime are used as a flavouring in Thai cuisine. Imparting a unique flavour, they can be finely shredded and added to salads, or torn and added to soups and curries to deodorize savory smell from fish or chicken. The leaves and peel contain a volatile oil.

Peel – is carminative and anti flatulence agent also relieving stomach ache

Leaves – is antitussive agent and help prevent cancer

The best option is to freeze the leaves when you can find them, as they retain all their flavour and texture on thawing

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Hoary Basil is an annual herbaceous plant with slightly hairy and pale green leaves, eaten either raw or used as a flavouring, and containing approximately 0.7% volatile oil. Therapeutic benefits include the alleviation of cough symptoms, and as diaphoretic and carminative agents.

Maenglak leaves are slightly hairy and paler green than Horapha. It is sometimes called lemon-scented basil but definitely has a peppery taste when chewed; it is very similar to Halian dwarf basil and is used as a vegetable and for flavouring.

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Resembling an upturned claw, this member of the ginger family is a pale pink rhizome with a subtle citrus flavour. The approximately 0.04 volatile oil content has therapeutic uses as carminative, stomachic, antirheumatic and antimicrobial agents.

It commonly used in Thai cooking by added in large pieces to impart flavour to fish or chicken stock, or used in making curry pastes. 

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Resembling a flat hand. Ginger is used in different forms as a food, flavouring and spice. Ginger’s rhizomes contain a 1-2% volatile oil. Ginger’s therapeutic uses are as a carminative, antinauseant and antiflatulence agent also is acknowledged to improve digestion and to counteract nausea and vomiting.

Always choose young fresh ginger if available.  It is eaten raw or cooked and is used widely in many Asian cuisines. Young ginger. pounded with a little salt, pepper and garlic is good too as a marinate for chicken or beef.

Its trunk help reduce thirsty and sore throat also being an elixir.

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The bulbs contain a 0.1-0.36% garlic oil and organic sulfur compounds. Therapeutic uses are as an antimicrobial, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, anti flatulence and cholesterol lowering agents.

Thailand is literally overflowing with garlic plants. Whole cloves, smashed garlic and garlic oil are used in almost every Thai dish.

To make garlic oil, chop a handful of  garlic, and fry it in plenty of hot oil until golden. The oil and the fried garlics can be stored in a jar for garnishing soup and for tossing with noodles and rice.

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The seed contains a 2-4% volatile oil with a pungent odour. It looks like caraway and fennel, but taste quite different and have to be heated to release their aroma. Cumin’s therapeutic properties manifest as a stomachic, bitter tonic, carminative, stimulant and astringent. It is used as a flavouring and condiment. Only cumin is used in Thai cooking, mainly in the making of curry pastes.

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Its fruits used as garnishing and flavouring in Thai dishes. Chillies stimulate blood circulation and are reputed to help prevent heart disease and cancer also beneficial to the respiratory system. Other therapeutic uses include being a , carminative and anti flatulence agent, and digestant.
Bird Chilli (phrik khi nu)

The smallest of the chillies, of which the kind called phrik khi nu suan is the hottest. Take care when chopping them, and do not rub your eyes.

Chilli (Phrik chi fa)

Phrik chi fa are finger size, growing 9-12 centimetres in length, and ether yellow, red or green. Not as hot as the bird chilli. There is no discernable difference between the colours.

Chilli also help reduce Cholesterol by reducing LDL and increasing HDL

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Cover your wall with Mario: Nintendo Wall Graphics

It’s a tale as old as time. Boy grows up, completely enamored with a computer-generated Italian plumber. He pumps his college fund, in quarter form, into Donkey Kong. Later, he grows inch-thick calluses on his thumbs playing Super Mario Brothers on the original NES. He suffered through Super Mario Sunshine, and has the entire season of Super Mario Adventures, staring Captain Lou Albano as Mario, on DVD. Finally, he marries a nice girl named Pauline, and has three kids: Shigeru, Luigi, and Diddy. Poor Diddy.

What he doesn’t have, though, are these awesome vinyl restickable wall-stickers. Featuring Mario and his friends and enemies through his evolution from 15 pixel high sprite to fully 3d-rendered hyperbeing. Do a faithful recreation of your favorite levels, or create your own, using your own space as a template.

Now all you need are mushrooms that make you into a giant, and flowers that let you throw fireballs.

Order now from ThinkGeek.com

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Okay, just about everyone has a red laser pointer. Heck, we even sell a fine one here at ThinkGeek. But, we’re pretty sure you want to be a superior geek - and doing it with a green laser is the way to go.

This pointer is significantly brighter (about 50 times) than a red laser pointer and because of its unusual color it is much more noticeable. I mean come on, a 532 nm green laser wavelength is obviously superior to a laughable 650 nm red laser wavelength. And unlike a red laser, the green beam itself can be seen in mid-air in dark conditions, not just the laser beam dot. This allows the green laser pointer to be used for pointing to star constellations (skypointing) and also just generally look cool as hell. The green laser beam dot can be seen at much greater distances than with a red laser pointer.

Since green direct injection laser diodes aren’t readily available, this pointer is based on the use of Diode Pumped Solid State Frequency Doubled (DPSSFD) laser technology. A high power IR laser diode at 808 nm pumps a tiny block of Nd:YVO4 generating light at 1,064 nm which feeds a KTP intracavity frequency doubler crystal to produce the green beam at 532 nm.

Features of this unit include:

• Very bright green laser at 532 nm wavelength
• Output power of <5mW (Class IIIa Laser Product)
• Range of approximately 9,000 ft (2600 m) in darkness
• 1.1 mm beam diameter at source
• Momentary push button switch
• Solid, heavy duty construction
• Constant wave output (as opposed to pulse output)
• Takes 2 “AAA” batteries (included)
• Can be used for skypointing, projection on low clouds, signaling, highlighting potential explosives
• Dimensions: 5.6″ x .5″ dia
• 90-day warranty
• Available in Black or Silver color

Interested in quantity discounts or custom logo imprinting? More info here.

Warning: Green lasers are very powerful. Pointing at aircraft may land you in jail. Without a Monopoly card to get you back out. Use it wisely.

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