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Sunday, 19 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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Sunflower
Sunflower seeds have health-promoting properties.
Eating sunflower seeds can help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar levels. It also reduces ...
Grapes
In the 19th century, European winemaking suffered greatly from fungal invasions.
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.
Avocado
Avocado is rich in unsaturated fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6.
It increases the absorption of lycopene from tomatoes, therefore it should be consumed together.
Citron
Today, citrons are mainly grown in Italy (Sicily), Greece (Crete), France (Corsica) and Puerto Rico.
Small quantities are also produced in North Africa, California and Florida.
Mandarines
It is a good source of vitamin C, with as much as 32% of the recommended daily allowance (26.7 mg) in 100 g.
It also contains a lot of vitamin B6 (6%), B1 (5%), and B9 (4%). It is also a good source of potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium.
Forget-me-not
There are several legends surrounding the name of the plant.
One of the most popular ones tells a story about a German couple. During their romantic stroll on a ...
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo has very distinctive leaves.
The leaves are lobed on the long shoots and fan-shaped on the short shoots. When they grow from the ...
Birch
Birches are plants from the family Betulaceae.
They can appear as both trees and shrubs. There are 30 to 60 species of birches, 11 of which are on the endangered species list.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are deciduous trees and shrubs of the Castanea genus, belonging to the Fagaceae family.
The Fagaceae family includes economically important types of trees that are a source of wood raw mat ...
Pumpkin
Pumpkin seeds help fight motion sickness.
They are also recommended for treating parasite infections. Pumpkin owes its antiparasitic propertie ...