Medicinal plants

Kalanchoe is a favorite houseplant of flower growers around the world. After all, a flower can delight its owners with beautiful decorative flowering almost all year round. More to the merits of this culture, you can ...

From the very beginning, the plant was brought to Russia from overseas countries, namely, as a mysterious medicinal plant that helped save the sailor from tropical fever. When the plant took root, like an indoor ...

At home, flower growers grow many species of such a diverse and at the same time unpretentious plant like Kalanchoe. On the windowsills today you can see the spectacular Blossfeld Kalanchoe inflorescences, sharp, strewn ...

Kalanchoe not only decorates any interior of the room, giving it comfort and sophistication, but is also actively used for medicinal purposes and cosmetic procedures. The healing properties of Kalanchoe relieve a person from ...

Pointed gray-green leaves and garlands of tiny "babies" on jagged edges. Such an image is most often born in the imagination when Kalanchoe is mentioned. Even without knowing the full name, people imagine ...

The widespread distribution of Kalanchoe as a culture began in the late 80s of the last century, when catchy double hybrids, known today as Kalanchoe Kalandiva, were first obtained. With all the variety ...

You can distinguish tangerines from the fruits of other types of citrus fruits by their somewhat flattened shape, small compared to oranges or grapefruit, size and high sugar content in juicy pulp, ...

The succulent plant, a native of the island of Madagascar, came to Russia with a merchant caravan. Kalanch means health in translation. The leaves of this foreign plant saved the sailor from tropical fever, and he ...

Mandarins, which spread around the world from China, have become one of the favorite types of citrus fruits in many countries, and in Russia they are considered practically a symbol of the approaching New Year. Indeed, the main crop ...

Common beets, found in almost every vegetable garden, can be called versatile and one of the healthiest vegetables. And it's not only about the benefits that burgundy sweet roots have, ...

For the beauty of the flowering of apple orchards, it has been praised more than once in poetry and songs, an apple is an unsurpassed fruit in popularity, but you should not forget about the leaves, ...

The story of the discovery of vinegar takes us back to the pre-biblical past of humanity. As an antiseptic and thirst quencher, it was known more than 7000 years ago.In ancient times, they paid attention to ...

The beneficial properties of parsley are due to the rich chemical composition of the plant. It is widely used as a kind of vitamin supplement to soups, salads and main courses. Parsley is also known as a wonderful ...

The extremely beautiful capuchin flower is also a medicinal plant. Its entire above-ground part is useful. Medicinal plants have a special saturation with useful substances during flowering. Understanding the medicinal properties ...

With the advent of new, early and winter-hardy grape varieties, planting of this culture is carried out not only in the southern regions of the country, traditional for viticulture, but also in the central zone, on ...

Squash or squash are the closest relatives of squash and common garden pumpkins. And although this annual vegetable crop cannot be found in the wild, in South America an unusual ...

Due to its bright refreshing aroma, mint has long become a leader among spicy herbs. The leaves, stems and flowers of the plant are used by chefs and perfumers, based on plant raw materials they make ...

For centuries, the beneficial properties of mint have been used in folk and traditional medicine, cosmetology, cooking, and perfumery. A rich menthol scent is considered her trademark. In nature, the plant is found on ...

The homeland of edible honeysuckle is the Northwest Territories of Russia. This plant is a shrub that grows up to 2 meters in height. Many types of honeysuckle have valuable decorative qualities, therefore they are widespread ...

Not a single cultivated plant in the world has caused as many controversies and disagreements as potatoes, because the benefits and harms of its use began to be discussed literally from the first days of its appearance ...

Dill needs no introduction. The spicy herb came from antiquity, praised by Hippocrates and appreciated in the modern cuisine of the peoples of the world. The plant is prized for the scent of all parts and is used ...

According to paleobotanists and historians, peas can rightfully be called the most ancient culture used by humans for food. Dry petrified peas are found in layers dating back to the Bronze Age. AND ...

Cilantro or Chinese parsley is a spicy herb with a rich taste and pleasant aroma, which gives the first, second courses, side dishes and salads bright, piquant notes. Useful properties of cilantro ...

At any dacha, in the garden, there has long been a place for spicy healing peppermint. This unpretentious herb is used in home cooking along with other plants - dill, parsley, ...

Barberry is a unique plant that has found wide application not only among the inhabitants of Russia. It is used both for decorative purposes, instead of hedges, and in folk medicine. ...

Possessing a delicate aroma, the greenish oil from grape seeds began to be obtained during the heyday of the great civilizations of antiquity. References to this product are found in biblical texts. And in Arabian ...

Not a single summer cottage is complete without a dill bed. The greenery of this culture is loved by many housewives. At the same time, complaints are often heard from gardeners that, without having time to pamper summer residents ...

Orange, the original inhabitant of the subtropical zone and the tropics in Asia and Africa, appeared in Europe just a few centuries ago and during this time has become one of the most ...

Garden dill, well known to people for thousands of years, is used in the cuisines of various countries and regions. The plant in the form of extracts, decoctions and fragrances is used ...

Growing vegetables in the country, a person counts not only on a pleasant rest from the bustle of the city. He receives products that contain minimal amounts of toxins. It is not for nothing that there are ecological ...

What is the use of beets and what is it about this unique root vegetable that even 2000 years BC mankind used it not only for nutrition? From ...

Black radish, the sharpest variety of sown radish, has long been revered in Russia. This unpretentious root vegetable was included in the diet of almost all segments of the population both in summer and in winter, ...

It is believed that this plant is native to Brazil, although many residents of the subtropical and tropical climatic regions of the planet can argue with this, since one of its two varieties is ...