NUTMEG
This small botanical family, MYRISTICACEAE, comprises few genera and 380 species of trees in tropical forests, especially in the Indo-Malay region, Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. They are trees…
GINSENG ELEUTHEROCOCCUS
In ancient Chinese medicine books, ginseng, PANAX GINSENG, ARALIACEAE, was already a famous medicinal plant.It "regulated" the 5 viscera, balanced the vital energy, strengthening the spirit, making courageous and generous,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ANDROGRAPHIS
Andrographis paniculata (= Justicia paniculata) or "king of bitters" is an acanthaceae, native to the Indo-Malayan region, where it is considered a medicinal plant of primary importance. Acanthaceae are quite…
YARROW
There are more than 150 species of yarrow, widespread around the world, but the one most commonly used as medicinal plant is yarrow. It is a perennial by its rhizome…
PHYLLANTHUS
Phyllanthus are numerous, more than 700 species, they are mostly tropical plants; for a long time they were classified as euphorbiaceae. Phyllanthus niruri and Phyllanthus amarus are probably the same…