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Aletris farinosa is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes and forming rosettes of leaves. Leaves are narrow, up to 20 cm long, bright yellowish-green. Flowering stalks can be as much as 100 cm tall. Flowers are white, up to 10 mm long. Fruit is a dry capsule tapering at the tip. [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]
leaves, pods, seeds, root used as a nutritional supplement, also eaten as a vegetable: Curry leaf: Murraya koenigii: Rutaceae: small tree culinary, medicinal leaves fruit is also edible: Nutmeg (seed) and mace (seed coating) Myristica fragrans (and related species) Myristicaceae: tree: culinary, medicinal, fragrance: seed and seed coating ...
Ashwagandha supplements, typically containing root or leaf powder or extracts, are commonly sold. [4] Its use in herbal medicine and dietary supplements notwithstanding, scientific evidence is insufficient to show that W. somnifera is safe or effective for treating any health condition or disease. [3] [4]
Linaria dalmatica is a herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant native to western Asia and southeastern Europe that has become a weed in other areas. The family this plant now belongs to is the Plantaginaceae Family. [2] Previously, it belonged to the Scrophulariaceae family.
Pueraria mirifica, also known as กวาวเครือ Kwao Krua (among other names), is a plant found in northern and north eastern Thailand and Myanmar.. In Thailand, the plant is known as “Kwao Krua Kao”, the 'Kao' meaning white which distinguishes Pueraria mirifica from other plants with tuberous roots also sharing the 'Kwao Krua' designation such as Butea superba, commonly ...
Pressed closely but not fused, e.g. leaves against a stem. aquatic plant A plant whose natural habitat is water, living in or on water for all or a substantial part of its lifespan; generally restricted to fresh or inland waters. arachnoid Cobwebby, from being covered with fine white hairs. arborescent Tree-like in growth or general appearance ...
[25] [26] Most commercial root beers have replaced the sassafras extract with methyl salicylate, the ester found in wintergreen and black birch (Betula lenta) bark. [citation needed] Sassafras tea was also banned in the U.S. in 1977, but the ban was lifted with the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in 1994. [24] [27] [28]
It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve. [3] In Vietnamese, the plant is called cứt lợn (meaning "pig feces") due to its growth in dirty areas. [4]