American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics www.ajpct.org Original Article Fruits and Vegetables that Resembles to Body Organs and have Significant Role on them Bhavani Ramesh. T, Prem Kumar. P and Sai Krishna. G* SIMS College of Pharmacy, Mangaldas Nagar, Guntur, A.P, 522001, India. ABSTRACT The Doctrine of Signatures is an old tradition, or a part of many traditions, that plants (as well as animals and minerals and perhaps even phenomena) have clues or signatures in their shapes and forms and actions and things that tell what their purposes are. It is an ancient European philosophy that held that plants bearing parts that resembled human body parts, animals, or other objects, had useful relevancy to those parts, animals or objects. This makes all wonder if there were fruits and vegetables out there that are good for a certain part of human body and look like that body part as well. All will actually very surprised as to know this, Have you ever wondered to know that there are some foods that look like body parts. Here is the list of these foods that look like body parts they're good for and their benefits. Keywords: Doctrine of Signatures, fruits and vegetables, body parts, old tradition, plants and animals. INTRODUCTION All really don’t know the implication of the statement “You Are What You Eat” however; you will discover that good-for- you foods and your body parts have a closer resemblance than you thought after looking at some interesting comparison. If looking at a slice of carrot from a distance, you can easily recognize it resembles an eye. Then see closely and you will find a pattern of radiating lines mimics the pupil and Iris. The sweet potato has resemblance to the pancreas and also promotes healthy function in the organ, ginger resembles stomach. Red wine, a source of antioxidants and poly phenols, resembles blood. A thin red slice of a tomato has multiple chambers that look lick the human heart. Besides, tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which helps reduce risk for rear diseases. Round citrus fruits such as lemons and grape fruits not only look lick breast but also are foods for the body part. Clams, which look lick testicles, are actually beneficial to men’s organs. The light bulb shape of an avocado looks lick uterus, celery lean stalks that look lick bones and an Image of a walnut folds and wrinkles resembles human brain. Address for Correspondence SIMS College of Pharmacy, Mangaldas Nagar, Guntur, A.P, 522001, India. E-mail: sknanu06@gmail.com