Deoxyribose is a sugar, although not the kind we usually think of when we're sweetening our coffee. Deoxyribose is a monosaccharide. Monosaccharides are the building blocks for more complicated sugars.
Serving Tips. Mint leaves add fresh and refreshing flavor to meals. Add a handful of mint leaves to roasted green beans, or wilt mint leaves into whole-grain pasta dressed with a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. As an alternative, blend mint leaves into smoothies.
Fig leaves are not used as much as they should be. Most of the remedies for the fig leaves, use the sap or the milk of this sacred tree. Fig tinctures or poultices should be used immediately and fresh batches made daily. The big news with the use of fig-leaves is that they have anti-diabetic properties. The diabetic needs less insulin when on a treatment of using the fig-leaf extract.