Moringa is generous in antioxidants (flavonoids, polyphenols and ascorbic acid) contained in the leaves, flowers and seeds of the tree. A scientific study has shown that moringa leaf extracts have higher antioxidant properties than moringa flowers or seeds. This means that moringa leaves fight more effectively against free radicals that damage your body.
Schisandra is grown in northeastern China, in the provinces of Jilin, Lianoning, Heilongjang and Hebei, and is propagated by sowing in the spring. The fruit is harvested in full maturity in autumn.
Originally from Central Europe, elderberry is particularly widespread in Switzerland and in all parts of Europe with a mild climate: Asia Minor, Caucasus and Siberia, and has been used for many centuries in medicine for its virtues. It is also appreciated for the taste values of its fruits, since its black berries have been eaten since Roman and Greek times.
Ginger is a tropical perennial herb used as a cooking spice in many parts of the world, but also as a medicine remedy. The ginger rhizome, which appears quirky and branched, is mainly used, it is covered with a thin skin if the harvest was early, or thicker if the ginger was harvested at maturity.
Imported plant, Madagascar periwinkle is little used by African traditional healers, it is reported as a decoction antidiabetic, indication for which it was widely used in Madagascar. lt is trying to verify this action that Canadian researchers have discovered the antinitotic action of the aerial parts of this plant, while the root contains an alkaloid responsible for the antihypertensive action.
The soursop comes from the soursop, in Brazil, and generally in the medical world is called graviola Soursop is green from the outside with a supplanted skin of sorts of quills From the inside, it is a white pulp containing black seeds Soursop is a fruit with a very pleasant taste, slightly sweet and can be eaten like a fruit. Soursop has always been used by the people of the Caribbean islands, South America and Africa for medical purposes.
Garlic is grown and eaten in almost every region of the world because of its taste, of course, but also the myriad of benefits it is found in abundance in Chinese cuisine or that of the perimeter of the Mediterranean basin. The bulb of garlic consists of several cloves wrapped in a parchment-shaped tunic. usually about 5 cm high and as wide.
Kola nuts have always been used by Africans as a stimulant, anti-fatigue and even aphrodisiac, and exchanges between South and North Africa as they still exist today for. Cola nut have was described very well by René Caillé, the first European explorer who was able to enter Timbuktu, a forbidden city in describes in detail the aspect, the color of the fresh walnuts which are used alone that aging 1830. He causes the redness of the nuts and becomes inactive. When we see again the precaution with which buyers choose their Kola nuts in the street markets, we can understand the justification given by the traditions to employment of a popular medicine.
The root of Guene gui deg is widely used in Senegal as a toothbrush. lt has a very popular pungent flavor and used to soothe dental pain and infections. lt is also by examining the antibacterial properties of an extract from the plant on a culture medium containing blood. Professor SOFOWORA from Nigeria found that the blood on which the “Guene mistletoe” had been deposited remained red for a very long time, and he concluded that the plant should prevent hemolysis of red blood cells.
From the Maluku Islands (Indonesia) and Philippines, cloves are grown in Tanzania, Madagascar, western India and Brazil. The clove is propagated by sowing in the spring or by cuttings in the summer. Twice a year, unhatched buds are picked during maturation and dried in the sun.
As usual, scientific researchers have not been inactive about this potential asset. In a study published in 2011 by the American journal ISRN Pharmaceutics, they demonstrated that okra can significantly reduce blood sugar levels.
By fighting the oxidative stress responsible for cellular degeneration and against Inflammation, it would act to prevent certain cancers (ENT, lung and breast) Curcumin, present in turmeric, even has positive effects in the treatment of certain cancers.
The vermifuge chenopod has been known in Central America for a very long time as tea (Mexico tea) and has been introduced in many tropical countries and became a officinal plant in France in 1949. It is the oil which is now used in Europe asan anthelmintic, especially in veterinary medicine.
In India and Madagascar, an infusion of the leaves of Centella asiatica has always been used to treat leprosy and other diseases of the skin. On the other hand, this plant has also been used as a diuretic and hypnotic.