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…
ARGAN TREE
Sapotaceae are, in general, plants from the tropical regions.Some are useful species : Sapote and sapodilla (genus Pouteria and Sapota (or Achras)), two fruits typical of tropical America and the…
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…
PINEAPPLE
Pineapple, ANANAS COMOSUS =ANANAS SATIVUS, native to tropical America, is now widespread and cultivated in all tropical regions of the world. It is a terrestrial BROMELIACEAE, whereas many plants of…
ALOE VERA
Aloe (between 100 and 200 species) are liliaceae without bulb and sometimes looking like a tree. Aloe vera or common aloe or Barbados aloe or true aloe, is a succulent…
GARLIC
Liliaceae are monocotyledonous, cosmopolitan, comprising several thousand species.Most species are perennials often with a rhizome or a bulb, especially in temperate countries (eg tulip, hyacinth, lily of the valley, onion,…
ACKEE
The plants belonging to the large Sapindaceae family (soapberry)are mainly tropical, but the Canadian maple and the European horse chestnut are part of them.Sapindaceae are well represented in Asia with…
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…
KINKELIBA= QUINQUELIBA
Combretaceae are mainly plants from warm regions of Africa and Asia. Of the twenty or so genera included in this family, at least two are useful in herbal medicine, Terminalia…
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