Medicinal Plants & Herbs are powerful plants that have both nutritional and health benefits. They have phytochemicals with amazing health benefits, and nutritional value
Mucuna pruriens, or velvet beans, cowhag, common cowitch is an annual climbing legume from the family, Leguminoseae. The plant is originally from southern China and eastern India, where it was cultivated as a green vegetable crop. It is now grown in tropical regions such as Africa, tropical America, the Pacific region, the West Indies, and … Read more
Ficus capensis, bush fig, or fig of heaven is a tropical evergreen tree, belonging to the mulberry family or fig family (Moraceae). There are more than 800 species in the family. Ficus capensis is also called blood leaf, or akpuru leaf. It is believed to boost blood production in the body. The evergreen tree grows … Read more
Gongronema latifolium, popularly called utazi, is a plant of wide medicinal and nutritional benefits. It belongs to the family, Asclepiadaceae, and genus Gongronema. It is widely utilized in tropical Africa. The plant is a climber with a tuberous base, and a soft stem. It grows in the deciduous and secondary forests in tropical African countries … Read more
Bryophyllum Pinnatum, also Kalanchoe Pinnata, is a succulent perennial plant that has several medicinal benefits. Other names of the plant are ‘miracle leaf’, ‘leaf of life’, ‘love plant’, ‘Canterbury bells’, ‘Cathedral bells’, Mexican love plant, ‘air plant’. It is of the Crassulaceae Stonecrop family. Kalanchoe is distributed in countries such as India, Australia, New Zealand, … Read more
Ocimum gratissimum, or scent leaf, is a herbaceous plant of the family of Lamiaceae. It has a perennial lifespan and grows up to two meters or more above the ground. Ocimum gratissimum (the botanical name for scent leaf) is known for its peculiar, strong, aromatic taste. Hence, it also bears the name Scent leaf. Scent … Read more
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), also called lemon grass or citronella, is a tall leafy grass-like perennial plant which belongs to the family, Poaceae and the genus, Cymbopogon. The genus cymbopogon contains plants that produce volatile oils and are aromatic grasses. There are other species, such as Cymbopogon flexuosus, which is regarded as the true lemongrass, and … Read more
Chaya, also called “spinach tree”, is a perennial plant that grows mostly in Mexico, Cambodia, the US, but is now grown in other countries like Cuba, Australia, Guatamela, Nigeria. It belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. (Botanical name: Cnidoscolus chayamansa or C. aconitifolius). It is a fast-growing evergreen shrub with large dark green leaves. Most vegetables … Read more
Olive tree (Botanical name: Olea europaea) has been cultivated for numerous centuries. They quoted the use of the olive oil in religious scriptures such as the Bible and the Quran. The plant is used to produce both olive oil and table olive, which is an important part of the Mediterranean diet. Though most vegetable oils … Read more
Vernonia amygdalina, popularly called bitter leaf, is a perennial herb or shrub that grows in the coastal savannah region. The edible vegetable from the Asteraceae family now grow in most part of Africa, and Asia. The difference between this plant and Vernonia colorata is the hairy leaves present in the latter. Vernonia genus has over … Read more
Neem, Azadirachta indica, belongs to the family, Meliaceae. It is originally from India but now grows in other tropical and subtropical region. Neem oil is a natural byproduct of neem. Countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, England, France now plant neem tree. The tree is an evergreen, small to medium-sized with … Read more