Herb & Plant Profiles
RUE
Rue is a perennial herb with a pronounced smell. It has a very firm stem and can reach a height of seventy centimeters. The plant has very interesting leaves- if to shine them through, it seems that they are all dotted with small holes. These points are glands with essential oil.
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AJWAIN - AN EXOTIC HERB RIGHT FROM INDIA.
Ajwain is an annual herbaceous plant with a spindle-shaped, well-defined main root. The stem is up straight, furrowed, and highly branched from the base. The plant has grayish-brown seeds with longitudinal stripes. The plant reaches a height of 30-95 cm. Small white or lilac flowers are collected in umbrellas, which eventually turn into small oval seeds.
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO POKE
Poke is giant perennial grass, can reach a height up to 3 m, with many-headed rhizome, thick, juicy, mostly reddish stems and large brushes of whitish or greenish flowers. The leaves are ovoid, usually glabrous, without stipules, with a short angular petiole. The flowers are bisexual, usually actinomorphic and small.
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VELVET BEANS WITH REMARKABLE ADVANTAGES
The homeland of Mucuna pruriens is Africa and tropical Asia. Currently, Mucuna has spread almost all over the world. In large quantities, the plant can be found in the Caribbean. It is worth noting that Mucuna pruriens is a plant that was not initially invasive on already cultivated lands.
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GREEN GOLD OR SIMPLY YERBA MATE
The habitat of Ilex Paraguariensis is Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. In its wild form, it grows in the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia Minor, North America, along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. It occurs in deciduous and coniferous forests, in penumbra or well-lit areas. Prefers high soil moisture.
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INDIGO PLANT
Isatis Tinctoria has a simple, bare, up-straight stem, sometimes stiff-haired from below, reaching a meter in length. The root of the plant is rutabiform, goes deep into the ground. The leaves of Indigo are bluish-green, basal - oblong-lanceolate, the stem is sessile, long, arrow-shaped, whole-marginal.
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TONKA BEANS ARE NOT JUST BEANS
Dipteryx Odorata is a species of evergreen trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Dipteryx, the subfamily Faboideae, the family of Fabaceae.The plant is a powerful, tall tree of the genus Dipteryx with large leathery leaves of bright green color and beautiful purple or pink flowers.
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BEST THINGS CAROB TREE CAN GIVE YOU
The Carob tree grows and is cultivated in the Mediterranean countries (in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, etc.), subtropical areas, in India, Argentina and Brazil, it is found in northern Africa (in Egypt), in the Middle East (in Palestine, Israel, Syria) and in some countries of Central America.
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VITEX: A WONDERFUL PLANT
Vitex Agnus-Castus grows throughout Southern Europe, North Africa and Asia. It can be found in Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Afghanistan, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Sri Lanka. The plant can grow on loamy, sandy and stony soils, salt-tolerant. In total, the genus includes more than 215 different species.
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