Plants

One kilogram of chestnuts yields approximately 700 g of shelled chestnuts.

However, steaming is the healthiest form, as it allows Brussels sprouts to retain their nutrients in the most optimal state.

It is called Succus Betulae and was already known in the early Middle Ages. It was consumed both as a refreshing and medicinal drink. Birch sap primarily has a positive effect on the urinary system.

Small quantities are also produced in North Africa, California and Florida.

Fossil representatives of ginkgo are known from numerous fossils, the oldest of which date to about 280 million years ago.The only relic of this group has remained until modern times ginkgo biloba.

The berries are edible for birds but not for people. Birds eagerly consume berries and help spread ivy seeds over long distances.

The main active substance is alliin, which is broken down by the enzyme alliinase to allicin. Other metabolites are ajoenes, which include: platelet aggregation inhibitors (anticoagulant).