Plants

Eating mandarines provides a more prolonged feeling of satiety and positively reduces "bad" cholesterol (LDL), lowering the risk of heart attack or stroke.

The same compound is responsible for the red color of rose petals.

In the food industry, it is used in the production of sweets, and above all, it is one of the basic ...

Facial masks based on avocado help achieve firm and moisturized skin.

There are various vitamins, such as beta-carotene, vitamins B12, C, and E, amino acids, lipids, soluble fibers, and sterols.

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

It occurs naturally in western and southern Europe and also in the western part of Asia.

It is undemanding, needing only a fair amount of water and adequate sunlight. Leaves are detached from the growing plant, and new leaves appear in their place, in greater numbers.

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

In other areas where it occurs, it has been introduced (other parts of Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand) and can become an invasive species.