OKRA GOMBO PACIFIC CABBAGE
Plants of the genus ABELMOSCHUS are very close to HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, they are native to Africa and Asia-Pacific. Some were still recently classified in the genus Hibiscus. The Abelmoschus are…
COMMON JUNIPER
JUNIPERS are part of a large family of conifers, cupressaceae, in some genera the trees have gigantic proportions or have an exceptional longevity (sequoia, redwood, cypress). For their part junipers…
CHASTE TREE
Chaste tree or chaste berry, VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS, VERBENACEAE, is a bushy, deciduous shrub, probably native to the Mediterranean, but now also found in Asia and North America; it likes dry…
EUCALYPT NIAOULI
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUSEUCALYPYUS RADIATAMELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIAMELALEUCA LEUCADENDRONMELALEUCA CAJEPUTIMELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIAMYRTUS COMMUNIS MYRTACEAE They are trees or shrubs with evergreen foliage and often with bark that exfoliates and falls to shreds. Endemic to Australia…
TURMERIC CURCUMA
ZINGIBERACEAE are used on all continents, and mainly in tropico-equatorial regions, for their odoriferous, culinary (spices) and medicinal properties, which are shared to varying degrees by all species. The best…
CORIANDER
Coriander in English, coriandre in French and cilandro in Spanish,CORIANDRUM SATIVUM = CORIANDRUM VULGARE, APIACEAE, is a small herbaceous plant, generally cultivated, probably native to the Middle East and also…
LEMONGRASS
The leaves of some large tropical herbs of the genus Cymbopogon contain essential oil.This very fragrant essential oil combined with a silica content that makes the leaves sharp protect them…
CHRYSANTHELLUM
Two species of Chrysanthellum or chrisantellum and their subspecies are used in traditional medicine in Central America, South America and Africa : CHRYSANTHELLUM AMERICANUM, CHRYSANTHELLUM INDICUM SOUS ESPECE AFRO-AMERICANUM, ASTERACEAEThey…
CEYLON CINNAMON
The LAURACEAE family is a large botanical family, mostly tropical and sub-tropical which includes almost exclusively trees and shrubs all having inclusions of aromatic essential oil distributed throughout the organs.…
GREATER BURDOCK
Burdock or greater Burdock, ARCTIUM LAPPA = LAPPA MAJOR, ASTERACEAE, is a plant from the Euro-Asian region but has spread to other temperate regions of the world including North and…