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  2. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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    The bark of willow trees contains salicylic acid, the active metabolite of aspirin, and has been used for millennia to relieve pain and reduce fever. [1]Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.

  3. Curcuma zanthorrhiza - Wikipedia

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    Curcuma zanthorrhiza, known as temulawak, Java ginger, Javanese ginger, or Javanese turmeric is a plant species, belonging to the ginger family. [2] It is known in Javanese as temulawak, in Sundanese as koneng gede (or big yellow) and in Madurese as temu labak. [2]

  4. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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  5. Grass jelly - Wikipedia

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    Grass jelly, also known as leaf jelly or herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert originating in China.It is commonly consumed in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is created by using Chinese mesona (a member of the mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste.

  6. Jamu - Wikipedia

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    Jamu (Javanese: ꦗꦩꦸ) is a traditional medicine from Indonesia.It is predominantly a herbal medicine made from natural materials, such as roots, bark, flowers, seeds, leaves and fruits. [1]

  7. Herbal - Wikipedia

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    The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and their descriptions, dates back two to three thousand years. [10] [11] The word herbal is derived from the mediaeval Latin liber herbalis ("book of herbs"): [2] it is sometimes used in contrast to the word florilegium, which is a treatise on flowers [12] with emphasis on their beauty and enjoyment rather than the herbal emphasis on their utility. [13]

  8. Herbaceous plant - Wikipedia

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    Lysimachia latifolia (broadleaf starflower) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ground layer of forests in western North America.. Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground.

  9. Aloe vera - Wikipedia

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    Aloe vera (/ ˈ æ l oʊ (i) v ɛr ə, v ɪər-/) [3] is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. [4] It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions.