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…

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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…

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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…

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THYME

THYMES, LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE, are small bushy plants, erect (common thyme) or more spreading and creeping (wild thyme), typical of the Mediterranean region where they grow naturally. Common Thyme, THYMUS VULGARIS, is…

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COMMON SAGE

There are several hundred species of sage throughout the world; in Europe it is the COMMON SAGE, SALVIA OFFICINALIS, LABIATEAE = LAMIACEAE, which is the most used as a medicinal…

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ROSEMARY

ROSEMARY, SALVIA ROSMARINUS = ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS, LABIATEAE=LAMIACEAE is a Mediterranean plant.It is a shrub, quite bushy, with small and narrow leaves with their upper surface convex a little shiny, the…

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MEADOWSWEET

The MEADOWSWEET, QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIE, FILIPENDULA ULMARIA = SPIRAEA ULMARIA, ROSACEAE is naturally present in the temperate regions of Europe and as far as Central Asia to Mongolia. It…

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LIQUORICE LICORICE

LIQUORICE, LICORICE or cultivated licorice GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA, FABACEAE, is a perennial plant by its root which reaches 1m to 1m50, the flowers are grouped in erect clusters, of a more…

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PEPPER TREE

Trees or shrubs of the SCHINUS genus (ANACARDIACEAE) are native to the temperate regions of South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay) and the Andean regions of South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,…

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