Herb & Plant Profiles
CAT'S CLAW OR UNA DE GATO
Cat’s Claw (lat. Uncaria Tomentosa) Cat's Claw is a large woody vine that sometimes reaches heights of 100 feet. Native to the Amazon rainforest and other places in South and Central America.
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DO YOU LIKE OLIVES?
Olive, or Olea europaea, is a small tree that belongs to the Oleaceae family and grows in the Mediterranean region, Southern Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa and some regions of North and South America.
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CALENDULA: QUEEN OF HERBS?
Calendula, or Calendula officinalis, is a perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family, it is also often referred to as a marigold.
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TURMERIC: THE ACKNOWLEDGED SPICE OF LIFE
What do you know about turmeric? For many people it is first of all associated with Indian cuisine. But this ancient plant can be used not only as food.
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VALERIAN
Valeriana, or Valeriana officinal, belongs to the family Valerianaceae. It is known as a perennial plant that grows in Europe, North America and Asia although its motherland is known to be England. You can recognize this plant by dark leaves and white or pink flowers. Its name comes from the Latin verb valere (it means to be healthy and strong).
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CAREFUL CHAMOMILE
Chamomile is an annual herbaceous plant with a strong aromatic odor. The stem is strongly branched. Leaves are regular, double-bifurcated into linear segments. The flowers are collected in baskets with a conical hollow floret. Marginal flowers - white, reed, female; middle flowers - yellow, tubular, bisexual. Fruit is an oblong achene with 3 ribs without a tuft.
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CONSTITUTINAL AVOCADO
Feel good about loving this super fruit with all your heart. Avocados are an excellent food, very complete, and we recommend their frequent consumption. 70% of the amino acids that this fruit is found in its seed.
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WILD LETTUCE
This plant belongs to the family Asteraceae. It is a biennial herbaceous plant, can reach a height up to 150 cm. It has a smooth, bare, slightly bristly stem. The flowers are yellow in color, collected in a loose pyramidal panicle. The fruit is an achene, black, with a long white rostrum.
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