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The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and 7 wide. The inflorescence is a dense spike of many flowers. Each flower has long sepals tipped with bright purple and tubular corollas in shades of pink and purple. The fruit is a light brown, fuzzy nutlet about 2 millimeters long.
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Eucalyptus oil is commonly used in over-the-counter cough and cold medications, as well as for an analgesic. [68] Euonymus atropurpureus: Wahoo Plant is a purgative and might affect the heart. [69] Euphorbia hirta: Asthma-plant: Used traditionally in Asia to treat bronchitic asthma and laryngeal spasm. [70] [71] It is used in the Philippines ...
The leaves are scales fused into sheaths that cover the stems and branches. These spiny leaves are larger and looser on the fertile stems. [2] The plant is well identifiable from the 3-6 reddish brown leaf sheaths or "teeth". [1] [3] The fertile stems are shorter than the others; on these develop the cones that bear the spore casings or ...
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Equisetum (/ ˌ ɛ k w ɪ ˈ s iː t əm /; horsetail) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. [2]Equisetum is a "living fossil", the only living genus of the entire subclass Equisetidae, which for over 100 million years was much more diverse and dominated the understorey of late Paleozoic forests.
Weight loss: In Japan, 50 tons of G. sylvestre leaves are consumed annually for the purpose of weight loss. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Early research suggests that taking a specific combination of Gymnema sylvestre extract, hydroxycitric acid, and niacin-bound chromium by mouth for 8 weeks might reduce body weight in people who are overweight or obese.