Malpighia emarginata, M. glabra Family: Malpighiaceae INTRODUCTION Acerola is the common name assigned to two species in the tropical nance family (Malpighiaceae) — Malpighia emarginata and M.… Read More »Article: Acerola (Malpighia emarginata, M. glabra)
Saffron (Crocus sativus, Iridaceae) is a perennial flower with “a pale violet-veined calyx, yellow anthers, and white filament”1 and grows from a corm. Cultivated in… Read More »Article: Saffron
Food as Medicine: Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ericaceae) By Hannah Bauman OverviewThe cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Ericaceae) plant is a perennial shrub native to northeastern and… Read More »Article: Food as Medicine | Cranberry
Coconut for the Skin The Sanskrit name for the coconut palm (See HC 030382.355) is kalpa vriksha meaning “the tree that supplies all that… Read More »Article: Coconut for the Skin
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Family: Asteraceae By Gayle Engels Josef Brinckmann Introduction Dandelion is a low-growing perennial herb with a rosette of jaggedly toothed leaves and a… Read More »Article: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Fenugreek Seed Powder May Reduce Severity of Dysmenorrhea ISSUE: 105 Page: 27 By Amy C. Keller Reviewed: Younesy S, Amiraliakbari S, Esmaeili S, Alavimajd H,… Read More »Article: Fenugreek Seed Powder May Reduce Severity of Dysmenorrhea
Papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae), native to Central America, is a single stemmed, soft wood with hollow trunk perennial tree, growing from 6-32 feet in height,… Read More »Article: Papaya Leaf
Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis, Euphorbiaceae) is a Peruvian plant that grows from 330 ft. to about 6500 ft. above sea level.1 The wild and cultivated vine… Read More »Article: Sacha Inchi
INTRODUCTION Eurycoma longifolia is a slow-growing evergreen plant that belongs to the quassia family (Simaroubaceae) of shrubs and trees, which includes 19 or 20 genera… Read More »Article: Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia)