Plants

Friday, 3 October 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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Forget-me-not
The genus name–Myosotis–derives from the Ancient Greek and means mouse ears.
Turmeric
Turmeric contains vitamins and minerals in marginal amounts.
These are B vitamins, vitamin E, and K, as well as calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, copper and zinc.
Pears
There are about three thousand varieties of pear trees.
They vary in size, shape, and flavor. They are grown for different purposes, some for consumption directly after picking others for food preparations.
Cerbera odollam
The fruits look like unripe mangoes.
They are large egg-shaped drupes up to 10 cm long.  Ripe fruits are dark red in color. After droppin ...
Turmeric
Curcumin contained in turmeric shows an anti-cancer effect inside the infected cell.
It "searches" for malignant cells in the body and destroys them.
Dragon blood tree
For people interested in magic and alchemy, the dragon blood tree resin is, in fact, the blood of a dragon, and is used in various mystical rituals.
For instance, it is popularly used as incense.
Aloe vera
Aloe vera was referred to by ancient Egyptians as the plant of immortality.
It was because of its ability to bloom in harsh conditions and without soil.
Kiwi
Kiwi is native to central and eastern China, where it grows wild as a vine.
The fruit was originally known as the Chinese gooseberry, native to the Yangtze River region, where ...
Carob
In many Mediterranean countries, carob pods are used to make syrup - kaftan.
It is used as an additive for making alcoholic beverages, compotes, liqueurs.
Garlic
Common garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial plant belonging to the allium subfamily (Allioideae Herbert), included in the Amaryllidaceae family.
There are about 800 species here, of which about 690 belong to the garlic genus. Representatives of ...