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…
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…
BORAGE
Boraginaceae are widespread plants all over the world, they very often have a characteristic "scorpioid" inflorescence (scorpion-shaped). The genus Borago comprises 3 or 4 species in Eurasia. Borago officinalis is…
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…
AFRICAN BAOBAB
There are at least 8 species of baobab of the genus Adamsonia (Madagascar, Africa, Australia). The African baobab Adamsonia digitata , BOMBACEAE, is the best known because the most widespread,…
TROPICAL ALMOND TRIPHALA
Terminalia catappa or tropical almond tree (COMBRETACEAE) are generally large trees They grow in warm regions with deciduous leaves, and discrete earflowers.The fruits are drupes more or less fleshy whose…
ASTRAGALUS ROOT
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…
ARTICHOKE
The majority of asteraceae are herbaceous plants or exceptionally tree shrubs.Many are found in temperate regions; they are less numerous in tropical regions.It is a large family of over 20,000…
SEA BUCKTHORN
SEA BUCKTHORN, HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES, ELAEAGNACEAE, is part of a family of plants almost all native to temperate or cold regions. The genus Hippophae includes 7 species, and the genus Elaeagnus…