According to botanists there are different species of CAPSICUM (SOLANACEAE) domesticated by humans, but there are disagreements on their classification. CAPSICUM ANNUUM A distinction is usually made between CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS(chili…
Several plant from the APOCYNACEAE, provides many top - level drugs: reserpine, ajmaline, strophantine, vinblastine etc …Apocynaceae plants contain a lot of alkaloids ; all have not been studied if…
OPIUM POPPY, PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM is the most important species in medicine among PAPAVERACEAE. It is a plant cousin of the poppy with a similar appearance but much larger. The wild…
With rare exceptions, RUBIACEAE are tropical plants, mainly trees and shrubs.It is a large plant family, more than 5000 species, where we find coffee and two important mdicinal plants:cinchona (quinine)…
The areca palm, ARECA CATECHU, PALMAE, is an elegant palm tree of about fifteen meters high, native to the Malay Peninsular and Malay Peninsula, but also found in Papua New…
FLAX, LINUM USITATISSIMUM, LINACEAE, probably originated in the Middle East, was used in ancient Egypt and was introduced very early in Western Europe. The use of flax for its textile…
The oleander, NERIUM OLEANDER, APOCYNACEAE, is a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, with evergreen foliage, with pink flowers but sometimes white or red. It is a shrub very resistant…
The KUDZU vine (or Kuzu in Japan) is a name that corresponds to several species or varieties of Pueraria(FABOIDEAE). The main medicinal species or "true" kudzu is PUERARIA MONTANA VAR…
Trees of the genus Taxus(TAXACEAE) are native to the northern hemisphere.They are non-coniferous evergreens. Despite belonging to the coniferous group, they do not have true cones but fruits containing a…
The POMEGRANATE tree, PUNICA GRANATUM, LYTHRACEAE , (PUNICACEAE) is often just a bushy shrub, it is native to the Mediterranean basin or the Middle East. It was already cultivated in…