How Indians use an edible gum to keep cool in searing heat, and its other health benefits
Social media has been buzzing with posts about this unusual superfood – but what is tragacanth gum exactly? The gum comes from the sap of a thorny shrub, Astragalus gummifer, also called gum tragacanth milkvetch, that grows in deserts and mountainous regions of southwest Asia. It is dried into twisted ribbons that break into crystals … Read more
