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Apocynum cannabinum grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall. The stems are reddish and contain a milky latex.The leaves are opposite, simple, broad, and lanceolate, 7–15 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 –6 in) long and 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –2 in) broad, entire, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside.
There’s been quite a bit of research done on the benefits of indoor plants on our health and well-being.
Plants in the Umbel family (carrots, parsley, dill) are known for this, as is sweet alyssum.Using trap crops when companion planting in order to lure insects away from certain crops is preferred ...
Gynura bicolor contains high levels of vitamin C, crude protein, iron, carotenoids, calcium, essential amino acids, and is a rich source of anthocyanins. [3]According to Chinese food grouping, Gynura bicolor is a 'cool' food, [4] so the leaves are stir-fried with sesame oil and ginger (both 'hotter' foods) to achieve balance.
The plant is already used as traditional contraceptive method in Indonesia. [19] The plant compound Patentiflorin A contained in J. gendarussa has shown to have a positive activity against several HIV strains, higher than the clinically used first anti-HIV drug, zidovudine AZT. [20] Further, extracts of the leaves have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Paraherbalism is the pseudoscientific use of extracts of plant or animal origin as supposed medicines or health-promoting agents. [1] [7] [8] Phytotherapy differs from plant-derived medicines in standard pharmacology because it does not isolate and standardize the compounds from a given plant believed to be biologically active. It relies on the ...
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Flowers are unisexual, small on separate plants and appearing when the plant is leafless, greenish-yellow on axillary and terminal racemes. Male flowers are clustered, but female flowers are usually solitary. It has six sepals in two series of three each. The outer ones are smaller than the inner.