HOPS
CANNABACEAE = CANNABINACEAE are represented by only two genera: Cannabis, hemp, and Humulus, hops. Hops, HUMULUS LUPULUS is a climbing and perennial herb native to temperate Eurasia that climbs on…
OKRA GOMBO PACIFIC CABBAGE
Plants of the genus ABELMOSCHUS are very close to HIBISCUS, MALVACEAE, they are native to Africa and Asia-Pacific. Some were still recently classified in the genus Hibiscus. The Abelmoschus are…
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…
COMMON JUNIPER
JUNIPERS are part of a large family of conifers, cupressaceae, in some genera the trees have gigantic proportions or have an exceptional longevity (sequoia, redwood, cypress). For their part junipers…
MANGOSTEEN
The CLUSIACEAE, formerly guttifers, are trees or shrubs of tropico-equatorial regions .The genus Garcinia is well represented in Southeast Asia and India, but Garcinia is also found in Africa and…
FUMITORY
Fumaria genus include about fifty species sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other. These are plants originating from Eurasia but which have been introduced in other countries with a temperate…
FENNEL
FENNEL,, FOENICULUM VULGARE=FOENICULUM OFFICINALE, APIACEAE,is part of the same plant family as dill, angelica, parsley, carrot or hemlock, which is characterized by its umbel inflorescence (hence the ancient umbelliferous name);…
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…
CORIANDER
Coriander in English, coriandre in French and cilandro in Spanish,CORIANDRUM SATIVUM = CORIANDRUM VULGARE, APIACEAE, is a small herbaceous plant, generally cultivated, probably native to the Middle East and also…
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…