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ACORUS CALAMUS BENEFITS

ACORUS CALAMUS BENEFITS />
Acorus Calamus, commonly known as sweet flag or calamus grows in Southeast Asia, Europe, North America. It grows along the banks of rivers and reservoirs, in swamps and marshy meadows. It is used as a spicy substitute for bay leaves, cinnamon and ginger, in medicine, food industry. Calamus is a perennial herb, 60-100 cm high.The rhizome is thick, cylindrical, horizontal, covered with thin fibrous ... read more

THE WHITE PINE

THE WHITE PINE />
The White pine, also known as eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine, and soft pine is a tree that grows in the northeast of North America and in the southeastern provinces of Canada. It is less common in Mexico, Guatemala. The tree has a perfectly straight trunk, reaching 130-180 cm in girth. It can grow up to 67 meters in height. The crown of young tree is conical, wi... read more

BLOOD CLOTS. CAUSES AND WAYS TO PREVENT

BLOOD CLOTS. CAUSES AND WAYS TO PREVENT />
Blood clots. This word has probably been heard by many people with venous diseases. Moreover, doctors often describe blood clots as one of the health threats. They are absolutely right. read more

ARJUNA

ARJUNA />
Terminalia Arjuna is a species of evergreen deciduous trees from the genus of large flowering trees Terminalia. The genus includes about 100 different species. The genus Terminalia is a member of the Combretaceae family. Terminalia Arjuna is an evergreen deciduous tree, which, in addition to the main roots, has lateral - plank-shaped. read more

MADDER ROOT

MADDER ROOT />
In the wild, it grows in Dagestan, Azerbaijan and other regions of the Caucasus, in the Crimea, in Central Asia, as well as in areas with temperate and tropical climates of Africa and America. It grows in riverbank shrubs, steppe meadows, and forest edges, in bright pine forests, orchards, vineyards and along fences. read more

PASSION FLOWER: A FLOWER OF PASSION OR PEACE?

PASSION FLOWER: A FLOWER OF PASSION OR PEACE? />
Passion Flower, or Passiflora, is a grassy vine that leads the climbing lifestyle with the help of tendrils. In this case, the tendrils, first stretch out, make circular movements in search of support, then tightly wrap around it and pull the entire plant up. The flowers have a strong odor and unusual structure. read more

INDIAN GOLD OR ASAFOETIDA

INDIAN GOLD OR ASAFOETIDA />
The birthplace of Ferula Assa-foetida is Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan. It is found everywhere in Kurdistan (Iraqi and Iranian), as well as in some regions of Turkmenistan, as well as in the Trans-Ili Alatau. Asafoetida is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 1.5-3 meters in height. read more

LOVE POTION OR SIMPLY DAMIANA

LOVE POTION OR SIMPLY DAMIANA />
Turnera Diffusa is a perennial shrubby plant, reaching a height of 50 to 100 cm. The stems are thin, upright, and red-brown in color. The elongated leaves are alternately arranged on the stems. Leaf plates have teeth along the edge. At the base, there are two small tubercles - nectar glands. Flowering begins in early spring. read more

GARDEN BURNET. SCARY NAME OF A USEFUL PLANT.

GARDEN BURNET. SCARY NAME OF A USEFUL PLANT. />
Garden Burnet is a perennial herbaceous plant that can reach 20-100 cm in height. The rhizome of the plant is thick, ligneous, horizontal, reaches up to 12 cm in length. The stem is hollow, ribbed, smooth, up-straight, branched in the upper part. The basal leaves are rather large. The stem leaves are sessile. read more

DECENT SPEEDWELL

DECENT SPEEDWELL />
The genus of Veronica has from 300 to 500 species. Veronica Officinalis is a perennial herb that has a creeping at the bottom, and then a rising, pubescent stem. It can reach a height up to 30 centimeters. The leaves of the plant have obovate or oblong form, they are opposite, and short-pointed on the tops. read more

MAI DONG

MAI DONG />
Mai Dong grows on the slopes of the mountains and at the foot of the Himalayas, in the Philippines and Japan. In some regions of China can be found at the height of 2800 meters. The plant prefers slopes of mountains, hills, forests, grassy thickets, bamboo groves. This plant loves shady and moist places. read more

ARONIA

ARONIA />
Aronia is a species of the genus Aronia belonging to the subfamily Maloidae from the family Rosaceae. The genus includes about 15 species, growing mainly in moist places. Aronia is a shrub up to 2-5 m high. The old trunks are grayish-black in color; the young branches are cherry red. read more

BALA

BALA />
Bala is a species of perennial up straight flowering plants from the genus Sida, family Malvaceae. From 150 to 250 plants belong to this genus, some scientists claim that there are no more than 100 of them. This discrepancy is due to the fact that the genus was originally a “garbage taxon”, which included all plants of the family that could not be classified. read more

BLACK SOYBEANS

BLACK SOYBEANS />
Black Soybean is an annual herbaceous plant, a species of the genus Glycine, the Fabaceae family. Black Soybean is widely cultivated in Asia, Southern Europe, North and South America, Central and South Africa, Australia, on the islands of the Pacific and Indian oceans at latitudes from the equator to 56-60 °. read more

BUCHU

BUCHU />
Agathosma Betulina grows exclusively in South Africa, and is cultivated only there. Shrubs are abundant in mountains in the Western Cape of South Africa. It is likely that the reason for this is the peculiarity of the climate of this region, where winters are mild and humid, and summers do not look like tropical. read more

UMCKALOABO OR AFRICAN GERANIUM

UMCKALOABO OR AFRICAN GERANIUM />
Currently, there are about 50 varieties of Pelargonium. The plant is quite unpretentious, that is why it has gained popularity among lovers of houseplant. Light-loving plants that easily tolerate a lack of moisture do not winter in the open ground. The genus is extensive, includes 250 species that grow mainly in South Africa, as well as in Australia and Asia Minor. read more

JOB’S TEARS WILL SAVE YOU FROM TEARS

JOB’S TEARS WILL SAVE YOU FROM TEARS />
Many species of Job's Tears grow under the natural conditions of the tropics and subtropics in South-East Asia. The plant is cultivated in the Philippines, in the countries of North America. In the wild, it grows along the banks of rivers, along with the herbs of marshy meadows. read more

LOVAGE. LOVE FROM NATURE

LOVAGE. LOVE FROM NATURE />
Lovage is a large perennial herbaceous plant, sometimes reaching 2-2.5 m in height. It has a fairly large, thick, branched, brown root with a pungent spicy smell. The leaves are alternate, dark green and shiny; the lower ones are long-grained (up to 70 cm long), the middle ones are short-grained. read more

YACON. PRODUCT OF THE FUTURE.

YACON. PRODUCT OF THE FUTURE. />
Yacon is widely distributed in the Andes mountain range. It grows at altitudes from 900 to 2300 m. For many years, the plant is extremely popular in Iran, the USA, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, in the countries of Southern Europe, in Brazil. Not long ago, Yacon spread to the territories of the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, reached Moldova and Uzbekistan. read more

TURKEY RHUBARB

TURKEY RHUBARB />
The birthplace of Rheum palmatum is the mountain forests of Central China. There are 20 types of Rhubarb, which are grown in household plots, in vegetable gardens, and in specialized farms, as a food. read more