"esfand" meaning in English

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          "text": "Not only is esfand directly endorsed by God and used by the Prophet Muhammad, but it also instills courage, expels demons and diseases, and repels the evil eye.",
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          "text": "2010, July 14, My Persian Kitchen, Esfand & The Evil Eye (title), My Persian Kitchen, cited in the bibliography of 2016, Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, volume 78 or 79"
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          "text": "Whenever there is suspicion of the influence of the evil eye, Isfand is said to cleanse the evil spirits, protect the household, and ward off evil.",
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          "text": "The inhibitive role of Esfand seed extract (ESE) was studied in 3.5% NaCl medium.",
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