VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, VARICOSE VEINS, HAEMORROIDS
INTRODUCTION On this page we talk about venous insufficiency in the lower limbs which causes the appearance of varicose veins of the leg or thigh and venous disorders in the…
COMMON GRAPE VINE
Many Vitaceae are tendril vines or climbing shrubs whose fruits are berries.They are well represented in arm regions.The genus Vitis comes from the northern hemisphere and is found from America…
BLUEBERRY CRANBERRY
Perennial plants, shrubs or bushy shrubs in cold and humid regions but also tropical plants developing on mountainous slopes, ERICACEAE are robust, not very demanding on the quality of the…
SWEET CLOVER
The MELILOT OFFICINAL or SWEET CLOVER , MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS, FABACEAE,is an herbaceous plant of variable size (30 cm to more than a meter), with erect stems quite stiff, with leaves…
HORSE-CHESTNUT
The HORSE-CHESTNUT tree, AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM, SAPINDACEAE=HIPPOCASTANACEAE, is native to the Balkans and northern Greece is a large tree, with a harmonious development and rich foliage which makes it appreciated as…
INDIAN PENNYWORT
The APIACEAE (formerly umbellifera for the umbel shape of their inflorescence) are not very represented in tropical regions, on the other hand they are very widespread and constitute an important…
GINKGO GINKYO
This elegant-looking tree , GINKGO BILOBA, GINKGOACEAE,is considered a "living fossil". Geology tells us that very similar plants lived in the primary (Permian) era, peaked in the Secondary (Jurassic) era,…
BUTCHER’S BROOM
RUSCUS ACULEATUS, LILIACEAE, butcher's broom, is part of the same botanical family as garlic, aloe or iris but presents itself in a completely different aspect. It is an evergreen shrub,…
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…
BLACK CURRANT
This bushy shrub, RIBES NIGRUM, GROSSULARIACEAE, is native to Europe and eastern Eurasia. It is grown mainly in the rather cold temperate countries (Russia, Poland, England, France, and now New…