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…
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…
LINDEN TREE LIME TREE
The LINDEN TREE or LIME TREE (TILIACEAE) are present in all the temperate regions of the world. Tilia cordata flowers These are often planted on village squares and near homes…
PASSION FLOWER PASSION FRUIT
The PASSIFLORACEAE include a few hundred species, the majority of them (around 400) of the genus Passiflora. They are found in the wild mainly in the New World, very few…
GOLDEN ROOT ROSE ROOT
RHODIOLA ROSEA or GOLDEN ROOT, ARCTIC ROOT, ROSE ROOT, CRASSULACEAE is found in the cold regions of the Northern Hemiphere, in sub-arctic areas or at higher altitudes in countries with…
KOLA NUT
KOLA trees , MALVACEAE,(formerly sterculiaceae) originate from the warm and humid regions of West Africa. Botanists distinguish at least 5 species that have edible and medicinal nuts (the botanical classification…
MORINGA DRUMSTICK TREE
MORINGA OLEIFERA, MORINGACEAE, DRUMSTICK TREE, HORSERADISH TREE is a small tree native to tropical Asia, naturalized and cultivated in many tropical countries. It is a fairly drought-resistant tree, easy to…
ST JOHN’S WORT
HYPERICUM, CLUSIACEAE ou HYPERICACEAE is a botanical genus that includes several hundred herbaceous or shrub species (more than 400) widespread in all temperate regions, Asia, Europe and the Americas. hypericum,…
LAVENDER
Lavenders(LABIATEAE), are typical shrubs of the Mediterranean region (hot and dry in summer, humid in winter ) and they develop well in limestone soils at medium and low altitude (0…