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Fresh moyeam leaves Fresh moyeam flower Processed moyeam Moyeam tea. Nekemias grossedentata, [1] known as moyeam, [2] is a species of plant in the family Vitaceae. It is mainly distributed in central and southern China and Indochina. [3] The leaves and stems are used to make a herbal tea called "moyeam".
A tea made from the leaves was taken as a laxative and strong diuretic as well as for jaundice, dropsy, and enteritis with drowsiness. [citation needed] For skin diseases and piles, either a leaf tea or an ointment made from the flowers was used. [citation needed] In addition, a tea made in milk instead of water has been used as an insecticide ...
The release of insects feeding on the leaves and stems of L. dalmatica is an additional way to control the rapid reproduction of this plant and localize it to a certain area. The most prominent insect that aids in the suppression of L. dalmatica growth is the toadflax stem-mining weevil.
Linaria is a genus of almost 200 species of flowering plants, one of several related groups commonly called toadflax. They are annuals and herbaceous perennials , and the largest genus in the Antirrhineae tribe of the plantain family Plantaginaceae .
Tricyrtis is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the lily family, with approximately 20 known species.The species are commonly known in English as toad lilies. The genus has a native range from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China, [3] Japan, [4] Philippines and Taiwan, [5] and a few species are cultivated for their ornamental qualities in other parts of the world.
The plant was originally used to make tea by mushroom gatherers who took young leaf buds and, with the help of local expertise, they used the dry buds to make black tea "unlike any others". [6] C. taliensis is seasonally gathered in early spring when new leaves are produced. [6] C. taliensis is locally used to make white tea, black tea and pu ...
Fiorinia theae is a polyphagous scale insect of woody plants, infesting the underside of the leaves. Apart from tea plants in Asia, ornamental Camellia and Ilex species are the main hosts. Many other plants are infested less regularly. [5] ScaleNet lists more than 20 genera from 18 plant families as hosts, including various crops and ornamental ...
Its common names include prairie tea, one-seed croton, dove weed, and prairie goatweed. [5] Other plant characteristics include alternate leaf arrangement, (or phyllotaxis) and a tap root. It is an annual and it has entire leaf margins, The type of fruit is a capsule, sepals exist on the flowers. The flowers are small and white.