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In the wild, it is easily found growing in pastures, recently cleared areas, and woodland openings, edge habitats such as along fencerows, and in wastelands. The first word in its scientific name, Phytolacca americana , comes from the Greek words phyton ('plant') and lacca —the scarlet dye secreted by the Kerria lacca scale insect.
The small seeds with very hard outer shells remain intact in the digestive system and are eliminated whole. [ citation needed ] The genus comprises about 25 to 35 species of perennial herbs , shrubs , and trees growing from 1 to 25 m (3 to 80 ft) tall.
The health benefits that make pomegranate, pomegranate seeds and pomegranate juice famous — their anti-inflammatory effects — are due to "their rich phytochemical weight," Gentile explains.
High-protein devotees on TikTok, however, take protein intake to the extreme, aiming for numbers like 150 grams of protein per day (and typically, they’re consuming protein found in meat and dairy).
Wild mustard: Brassicaceae: Grape vine, radish, non-mustard brassica, including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli: Ladybugs: Traps various brassica pests, including aphids: Seeds and leaves are edible: beets: Domesticated mustard is a hybrid of three different species of wild mustard, all of which are still used in some places for food.
Poppy seeds don’t have the same opiate properties as the plant they come from, but there are some things you should know about eating them.
Total polyphenol content is 1752 mg per 100 g dry weight, [30] anthocyanin content is 1480 mg per 100 g dry weight, and proanthocyanidin concentration is 664 mg per 100 g fresh weight. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] These values are among the highest measured in plants to date.
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