BACOPA-BRAHMI
The Bacopa genus includes about a hundred species of plants in warm regions, particularly in humid environment: rice fields, marshes, peat bogs, ponds. Some are decorative plants especially for their…
The Bacopa genus includes about a hundred species of plants in warm regions, particularly in humid environment: rice fields, marshes, peat bogs, ponds. Some are decorative plants especially for their…
The genus Astragalus comprises between 2500 and 3000 species, it is one of the botanical genus of flowering plants that has the most species in the world. Many astragalus grow…
Andrographis paniculata (= Justicia paniculata) or "king of bitters" is an acanthaceae, native to the Indo-Malayan region, where it is considered a medicinal plant of primary importance. Acanthaceae are quite…
Pineapple, ANANAS COMOSUS =ANANAS SATIVUS, native to tropical America, is now widespread and cultivated in all tropical regions of the world. It is a terrestrial BROMELIACEAE, whereas many plants of…
Aloe (between 100 and 200 species) are liliaceae without bulb and sometimes looking like a tree. Aloe vera or common aloe or Barbados aloe or true aloe, is a succulent…
There are more than 150 species of yarrow, widespread around the world, but the one most commonly used as medicinal plant is yarrow. It is a perennial by its rhizome…
Phyllanthus are numerous, more than 700 species, they are mostly tropical plants; for a long time they were classified as euphorbiaceae. Phyllanthus niruri and Phyllanthus amarus are probably the same…
Combretaceae are mainly plants from warm regions of Africa and Asia. Of the twenty or so genera included in this family, at least two are useful in herbal medicine, Terminalia…