Herb & Plant Profiles
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.
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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.
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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.
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ELEUTHERO. PRICKLY GINSENG RELATIVE
Eleuthero is a shrub with a height of 2-2.5 meters or more. The shoots are straight, the bark of the trunks is light brown, and the branches are almost black in color. The shoots are covered with thick spikes. The rhizomes of the plant are smooth from the surface, or slightly wrinkled, light brown, with a weak aromatic odor.
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JUJUBE
Trees or prickly deciduous shrubs of Jujube species can reach a height of 10 meters. Trees of this species have a hemispherical openwork crown, shrubs have pyramidal or widespread crown. Jujube bark is thick, dark gray or anthracite black in color. The young representatives of the species have smooth bark, but over time, it becomes covered with cracks.
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YOHIMBE OR AFRICAN GOLD
Yohimbe (lat. Pausinystalia Yohimbe) is a species of the genus Pausinystalia of the family Rubiaceae, which grows mainly in Africa (one species is in North America). Yohimbe is the only species of the genus that contains the alkalioid yohimbine, which is used as a component of some biologically active additives.
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GYMNEMA
Gymnema is a highly branched, perennial, evergreen plant. This is a large tree vine capable of rooting in nodes. The stems of the plant are bare and branched. The young tips of the plant are pubescent. Gymnema leaves are simple, have elliptical or oval form. The calyx is dioecious.
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CUBEB: THE SPICIEST OF ALL PEPPERS
Cubeb pepper is a climbing shrub up to 6 m tall, with knotty - thickened stems, leathery dark green leaves and flowers collected in a cob-shaped inflorescence. Berries are collected in clusters resembling clusters of black pepper. The difference between black pepper and cubeb pepper is in the longer testis of the last one.
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POLAPOLA
The birthplace of Aerva Lanata is India, but it is also widespread in many other countries, including Africa, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Since 1977, from the seeds imported from Ceylon, Polapola has been grown in the humid subtropics of Georgia as an annual plant.
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CISTANCHE OR THE ROOT OF LIFE IN DESERT
Cistanche is a genus of plants of Orobanchaceae Vent family, of the order Tubiflorae, growing in semi-deserts and steppes. There are 27 species in the genus. Almost all species have an important chemical composition. The plant parasitizes on many species of Chenopodiaceae family.
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