GOJI WOLFBERRY
The "GOJI" (Western name made from a Chinese name), LYCIUM BARBARUM, SOLANACEAE,is a bushy Euro-Asian plant (it grows spontaneously in France). LYCIUM CHINENSE or Chinese wolfberry is very close and…
GINGER
Considered a spice or seasoning in France, ginger is medicinal in many European, English speaking countries and Asia.Ginger is a large perennial herb that resembles turmeric, the floral spike is…
BLADDER WRACK
FUCUS, BLADDER WRACK, ROCK WEED are common algae that develop in the mid-tidal zone , they support regular emersion periods twice a day.These are perennial algae from temperate and cold…
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…
SOURSOP SUGAR APPLE
Soursop, ANNONA MURICATA, and sugar apple ,ANNONA SQUAMOSA,are two representatives of an important botanical family, ANNONACEAE, not only by the number of species but also by their richness in compounds…
MILK THISTLE
Milk thistle, SILYBUM MARIANUM, ASTERACEAE, is part of the group of cirsium (thistle). It is a plant easily recognizable. It is biannual (sometimes annual in cold regions), quite large (up…
BARBADOS CHERRY ACEROLA
The West Indian cherry or acerola ,MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA = MALPIGHIA PUNICIFOLIA = MALPIGHIA GLABRA, MALPIGHIACEAE, is native to the West Indian islands, the northern part of the South American continent…
KHAT or QAT
The cath or khat or qat, CATHA EDULIS, CELESTRACEAE, is a small tree native to eastern (Horn of Africa) and southern Africa.It reaches about ten meters in tropical zones with…
CARAPA ANDIROBA TOULOUCOUNA
MELIACEAE are trees or shrubs from tropico-equatorial regions. Many have a desirable wood and have been overexploited such as African mahogany (Kaya), the Caribbean mahogany (Swietenia), or mahogany "female" or…
CANNABIS HEMP
CANNABIS SATIVA=CANNABIS INDICA, CANNABACEAE It is a very small botanical family that includes two genera:HUMULUS (hops) and CANNABIS (hemp). There is some confusion about the existence or not of several…