Herb & Plant Profiles

FRAGNANT THYME

Thyme is one of the main aromatic herbs of French cuisine and is included in the "bouquet garni" and “Herbes de Provence”, and in Spain, Greece and Turkey, thyme oil is used for pickling olives.

STINGING NETTLE

Stinging nettle, or simply nettle, is considered a storehouse of vitamins: ascorbic acid (twice as much as in black currant berries), K, E, A and B vitamins.

VIOLA TRICOLOR, OR HEARTSEASE

Viola tricolor, commonly known as heartsease, or wild pancy, is a short herbaceous plant that is often grown as an ornamental plant. The herb of the plant contains a wide variety of substances: flavonoids, salicylic acid, anthocyanins, saponin, vitamin A, vitamin C, tannins, inulin. Viola herb has a beneficial effect on the condition of the blood vessels in the human body. It strengthens the walls of blood vessels and prevent the occurrence of certain diseases of the cardiovascular system. Flavonoids in Viola have strong antioxidant properties, thanks to which they neutralize the harmful effects of free radicals on the body.

BRIGHT SUNNY DANDELION

Dandelion is familiar to everyone. It is one of the first summer flowers that covers meadows, roadsides and city courtyards with a bright yellow blanket. Almost all parts of the plant are edible. You can prepare delicious dishes from them, like vitamin salads from fragrant leaves, soups.

MILK THISTLE

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) has a lot of other common names: blessed milkthistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle. This kind of thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins.

LEGENDS ABOUT ST. JOHN'S WORT

According to legend, early Christians named the plant after John the Baptist in the first century. Because the sap of the plant turns red on exposure to air, it was equated with the blood of St. John the Baptist. Its latin name – Hypericum – means “over ghosts.” It was so named because it was believed to have great protective powers, particularly during the summer months, when there is a tendency to feel overly expanded and adversely affected by heat and light. The name perforatum is translated as “punctured,” and refers to the many tiny dots found on the leaves and flowers of St. John’s Wort, which at first glance seem to be small perforations or holes. But they are not actually holes but tiny glands which, when pressed, release the essential oils and resins.

PRECIOUS BARLEY SPROUTS

ACEROLA, OR BARBADOS CHERRY

Acerola is native to the Antilles, including the island of Barbados and northern South America. In the wild, the plant can be found up to the territory of the northern regions of Brazil. The plant is successfully cultivated in Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the USA (Texas, California and Florida), the Philippines, the Bahamas and Bermuda, as well as Central America; outside America - in Australia, Ghana and India.

SARSAPARILLA DATABASE

The genus Smilax is one of the three belonging to the family of flowering plants Sassaparilla or Smilax (lat. Smilacaceae). The vast genus includes more than 300 plant species found in tropical and subtropical climates around the world. Sarsaparilla (Smilax Medica) is a woody perennial clinging liana from the genus Smilax.

THE WHITE PINE: A LARGE AND POWERFUL TREE

The White pine (Pinus strobus) is a large pine native to eastern North America. It is distributed in Newfoundland, west to Manitoba, south to Ohio, Northern Indiana, along the Appalachian mountains to Eastern Kentucky and Northern Georgia. It grows in mixed forests with other coniferous and deciduous species.