Plants

Since the 1st century B.C., turmeric has been used as a remedy for menstrual pain, parasitic and respiratory diseases, and treating stomach ulcers, liver diseases and various inflammations.

Japanese rice (Oryza sativa japonica) - short-grained, sticky. It was domesticated in the Yangtze Va ...

Both trees measure about 40 m (131 ft). Two slightly lower specimens are found in the Netherlands and Germany, with heights of 37 m and 36.9 m respectively (~121 ft).

It makes its cultivation as old as the invention of the wheel.

Both fungi and aphids caused huge losses in crops. It was only by chance that it was discovered that copper compounds are excellent fungicides and the blight was brought under control.

Experiments have been conducted in which young carob trees were able to perform basic physiological functions under high salinity conditions of 40 mmol NaCl/l.

Nettle extract causes an increase in the total number of antioxidants, which inhibit the formation of free radicals that cause cancer.

More widely known as pak choi or bok choi, it is usually prepared by steaming or sauteing. In additi ...

It is treated as a coagulant, used in wound healing, treating diarrhea, or lowering fever.