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Licorice

Licorice or Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a legume plant that is native to Asia and southern Europe. The name “licorice” comes from Greek and means “sweet root”. It is the...

Lycopodiaceae - Vascular Plant

Lycopodiaceae are an ancient family of vascular plants. They are called seedless plants because they don’t have flowers and aren’t able to produce seeds. These plants are low and look...

Maca Root

Maca (lepidium meyenii) is a biennial plant, which is native to the central Peru in Andes Mountains. The plant belongs to the radish family. For about 3000 years the plant...

Parsley

Parsley is an herb, which almost everyone uses as a spice. Parsley or garden parsley is native to temperate regions of the central Mediterranean. There are many culinary and medicinal...

Chili Peppers

Do you know what ingredients in chilly makes your mouth feel like it's on fire? They are capsaicin, capsanthin and capsorubin, the active ingredients in chili peppers. About 80 percent...

Peppermint

Peppermint is a perennial plant, which doesn’t produce seeds. This hybrid mint plant is something between spearmint and watermint. Peppermint grows up to 30-90 cm tall and has purple flowers.