RUE RUTA GRAVEOLENS
RUE RUTA GRAVEOLENS, MEDICINAL PLANT, MAGIC PLANT, TOXIC PLANT There are several hundred species of RUTA, RUTACEAE, in temperate and subtropical regions.RUTA GRAVEOLENS, rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, and RUTA…
WORMWOOD ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM
WORMWOOD, ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM, ASTERACEAE is a plant native to Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa but which has become acclimatized in North America and other countries with a similar climate.It…
CASHEW
Anacardium occidentale, cashew (caju in Portuguese) is a small tree probably native to the arid and sandy northeast of South America but which is now present in the majority of…
THE CANDLENUT TREE
THE CANDLENUT TREE or MOLUCCAN WALNUT TREE,or Indian walnut, Aleurites moluccanus (or moluccana), is an Euphorbiaceae native to South-East Asia, it has been introduced into the majority of tropical-equatorial countries…
PURPOSE OF THIS BLOG
Hello www.phytomania.com has been available since 2001.It is written by a medical biologist and intended to facilitate knowledge of medicinal plants and their use in both temperate countries and tropical-equatorial…
YLANG YLANG
Unlike species of the Annona genus (see soursop and cinnamon apple) which are native to South America, ylang-ylang or cananga tree, CANANGA ODORATA, ANNONACEAE, is a tree from the forests…
ASHWAGANDHA INDIAN GINSENG
WITHANIA SOMNIFERA, SOLANACEAE, ASHWAGANDHA, INDIAN GINSENG, is a very important plant in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and has been used for several thousand years.It is also one of the plants used…
COMMON GRAPE VINE
Many Vitaceae are tendril vines or climbing shrubs whose fruits are berries.They are well represented in arm regions.The genus Vitis comes from the northern hemisphere and is found from America…
BITTER LEAF VERNONIA
The ASTERACEAE, are an immense family of flowering plants which contains several hundred botanical genera including the genus Vernonia = Gymnanthenum which also includes hundreds of species in Asia ,…
VALERIAN
Several species of valerian, European, Asiatic, American are used for their hypnotic, calming, sedative, anxiolytic or anti-spasmodic properties.VALERIANA OFFICINALIS, VALERIANACEAE, valerian, is native to Eurasia but is now present on…