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Monday, 15 September 2025
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Rapeseed
Rapeseed oil also has applications in cosmetics.
Thanks to its high content of unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants, it can be used for skin and hair care, as an ingredient in homemade masks, makeup removers, or homemade scrubs.
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle reduces excess water in the body.
It causes flushing of the kidneys and lower urinary tract. It is used for kidney stones and bladder ...
California poppy
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a place when you can admire those flowers on a large scale.
Among other wildflowers, on over 1700 acres (7,2 km2), vast fields full of poppies are growing there ...
Broad beans
Broad beans may cause allergic reactions in people suffering from favism, i.e. the so-called bean disease.
Favism is an inherited genetic disease caused by a deficiency of the G6PD enzyme.
Cabbage
It is widespread in central and eastern Europe.
Many traditional dishes are prepared using cabbage. In Poland and Lithuania, everybody loves bigos ( ...
Rowan
It likes sunny places, although it is a tolerant plant when it comes to conditions and pollution.
It grows well in permeable soils, but also thrives in sandy ones.
Olives
Olive oil is rich in vitamins A, E, and D and also K.
Wonderfully cleanses and regulates digestive processes. It slows down the aging process of the body, ...
Dragon blood tree
It is native to the Socotra archipelago.
It is an archipelago of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean.
Bananas
Green bananas contain a large amount of starch.
As bananas turn yellow, the starch turns into sugar, and the fruit gains flavor.
Rapeseed
In Poland, oilseeds have already been found in excavations dating back to the 10th century.
In serf times, rapeseed oil was used by the poor as an omelet.