FUN FACTS . CONSTITUENTS/ NUTRITION USES/BENEFITS CAUTION PRODUCTS Extract Raw Root Capsules Tincture Tea Mix Hormone Menopause Pills Tea Mix Estrogen Cream TYPES GROWING EDITOR EXPERIENCE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) Notes This information is for education purposes only. Seek the advice of your physician before taking any…
Continue ReadingFUN FACTS BN: Matricaria chamomilla. AKA Baboonig, Babuna, Babuna camornile, Babunj, German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile, Roman chamomile, English chamomile, Camomilla, Flos chamomile, Single chamomile, sweet false chamomile, pinheads, and scented mayweed¹, 洋甘菊, 黄春菊(Huáng chūnjú). Chamomile tea can lighten hair. It is the national flower of Russia. There’s a chamomile lawn at Buckingham Palace. It’s a mild tranquilizer. CONSTITUENTS flavonoids, mucilage,…
Continue ReadingFUN 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…
Continue ReadingFUN FACTS Botanical name: Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae). AKA Roselle, Luo Shen Hua 洛神花 or mei gui qie 玫瑰茄, Agua De Jamaica, , Indici Flower. Native to North African and Southeast Asia. The seeds, leaves, flower and calyx are all used. 2 The leaves can be eaten green, dried, or cooked as a vegetable. Seeds are sometimes used as a substitute…
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