Plants

Cerberine is very difficult to detect at autopsy, so it is sometimes used in murders and suicides.

Stinging nettle is a synanthropic plant, which means that it is associated with man.

Brussels sprouts contain zeaxanthin (antioxidant), which protects the eyes from damage, including macular degeneration.

Pineapples contain a lot of fiber.

Garlic comes from Central Asia.

The name "chia" comes from the word "chian" in the Nahuatl language and means oily.

Some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease are made from broad beans because they are a natural source of levodopa (the biologically active form of dopamine).

White and other light sesame seeds are standard in Europe, the Americas, western Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Olive fruits contain oleuropein, which gives them a bitter taste.

Vanilla is a flowering plant of approximately 109 species in the orchid family.