Herbarium
Calendula
In its natural state, the parent plant (Calendula officinalis) is found in South-Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Egypt and Syria. In Poland, marigold is often grown as an ornamental plant (for example on balconies) or in gardens,...
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Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus L'Hér.) - a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the myrtle family. It includes about 600 species from Australia, New Guinea and south-eastern Indonesia. In Australia, they form evergreen forests or scrubland....
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Garlic
Garlic (Allium L.) is a genus of plants from the Amaryllidaceae family, including about 700 species cultivated or found in the wild throughout the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in the temperate zone. The following are important as edible...
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Milk thistle
In previous entries, I talked about two representatives of the Asteraceae family: coltsfoot and dandelion. Today, another representative of this family - milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner). It is a plant native to the...
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Dandelion
It is slowly fading to the coltsfoot and more spring yellow flowers (actually inflorescences) appear everywhere. This is a dandelion (also called common dandelion) - Taraxacum officinalis. It is a perennial with a long tap root, with a...
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Plant extracts (extract, der, standardiziation)
Summary Initially, people used only fresh or dried plants or an infusion made from them. The next step was to introduce extracts. This made it possible to achieve a higher concentration of active substances and to facilitate dosing and...
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Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot Spring has already begun and the first spring flowers appear with it. In the forest, they will probably be anemones, the entire fields of which bloom white. On city lawns, yellow coltsfoot flowers will appear among the first to...
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Ginseng
Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is a perennial from the araliaceae family that once grows wild in eastern Russia, northeastern China, northern Korean peninsula and Japan. Due to its great importance in folk medicine and very high...
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Ceylon cinnamon tree
Cinnamon tree is a plants from the genus of about 250 species, belonging to the laurel family (this family includes also the noble laurel from which come well known laurel leaves). They are evergreen shrubs and trees, often with a...
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