Lavender
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Asparagus, Lu Sun
FUN FACTS BN : Asparagus officinalis AKA 芦笋 (Lúsǔn), Sparrow grass. It takes three years from seed to harvest. Everyone makes “asparagus pee,” but whether one can smell depends on one’s genes. China is the world’s largest asparagus producer. Oceana County, Michigan is the self-proclaimed asparagus capital of the world. White asparagus is regular asparagus grown without sunlight. Purple…
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Thyme
Fun Facts Botanical name: Thymus vulgaris. AKA 百里香 (bǎilǐxiāng), tomillo, Constituents/ Nutrition Uses/ Benefits Types Growing Products Personal Experience References whfoods.com retrieved 1/5/18
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Parsley
Fun Facts Botanical name: Star Anise, chakra phool, Constituents/ Nutrition volatile oil components—including myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene. The second type is flavonoids—including apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin. ¹ Contains folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin A, Beta-carotene Uses/ Benefits Types Growing Products Personal Experience References whfoods.com retrieved 1/5/18
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Star Anise
Fun Facts Botanical name: Star Anise, chakra phool, Constituents/ Nutrition Uses/ Benefits high in antioxidants and vitamin A and C; treats cough and flu, improve digestion, alleviate cramps and reduce nausea, bloating, gas, indigestion and constipation, a spice in masala chai, crushed seeds of star anise can increase sex drive¹ Types Growing Products…
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Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua
FUN FACTS Botanical name: Chrysanthemum morifolium, AKA 菊花 (júhuā), mums, In Chinese art, four plants stood for the noble ones or the Four Gentlemen, and represents the four seasons. They are chrysanthemum ( autumn), plum blossom (梅花 méihuā , winter), orchid (兰花 lánhuā, spring) and bamboo (竹 Zhú, summer). Chrysanthemum is the official flower of Chicago, Illinois since 1966. CONSTITUENTS Volatile oils(borneol, bornyl acetate,…
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Turmeric
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Photo: HERBarn.com Fun Facts Botanical name: Pisum staivum var. marcrocarpon. Can be eaten raw. Peak seasons are spring and fall. Select the ones that can crisply snap in half with small seeds. You can buy dried snow peas or its hybrid, snaps peas, at Target or HEB. A couple of brands are Saya, and Harvestsnaps , both are owned by…
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Fun Facts Botanical name: Capsicum annuum. Can be eaten raw. Peak seasons is July to September. Technically a fruit since they have seeds and forms out of flowering plants. Red, yellow, and orange bell peppers are just different stages of ripeness of the fruit, with Red being fulling mature. Nutrition 1 medium size = 31…
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