Plants

Roman soldiers carried nettle seeds to rub into their skin to counteract the effects of numbness in the limbs caused by fatigue and weather conditions.

Raw grapes consist mostly of water and carbohydrates.

There are also contraindications to the use of garlic.

In Greece, the broad bean had its own god - Kyamites, who watched over the cultivation, and sacrifices were made to him when they prayed for better harvests.

Fruits of California poppy are thin and elongated.

Ginkgo trees were spread to other Chinese provinces and to Japan by Buddhist monks in the 11th century.

90% of rapeseed oil's content is unsaturated fatty acids.

The increasing popularity of avocados is causing deforestation to prepare new cultivation sites.

Young asparagus shoots grow above the surface of the ground in the spring and are ready for harvesting when they reach more than 20 cm in height and a diameter larger than that of a pencil.

To survive the harsh weather conditions of drought, baobabs store water in their trunk.