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Plants for Health There are 84 products.
In this section we gathered those plants that are said to have a positive effect on health. These species belong to different plant families and different areas of the world. The diversity of human culture has learnt to live with the diversity of plants and some species became therapeutical or medicinal. Some, like Aloe vera grow in sunny and dry conditions and can live in a small pot. Some others will become large trees and need space and time to grow. Remember to be careful, not all these plants are edible, some are toxic if eaten or applied to the skin.
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Ocimum tenuiflorum - Tulasi, Holy basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum - Tulasi, Holy basil
Holy basil is widespread in India and countries of SE Asia. It is a small leaved perennial shrublet, with a basil-mint flavour, used in as a herb in asian cuisine and also medicinally as an "adaptogen". It is said that eating one leaf a day helps for a healthier life.
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Pack - Superfood Fruit Trees
Pack - Superfood Fruit Trees
In general, fruit trees produce fruit as foodstuff for people. Some of them produce fruits considered “superfood”, singular pieces that are especially beneficial for health, they have more vitamins and useful compounds. Superfood is a recent term used to name any food which is very rich in nutrients for health.
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Pandanus amaryllifolius - Pandan
Pandanus amaryllifolius - Pandan
Most desserts in Thailand owe their taste to this plant! Beautiful dwarf spineless pandanus with aromatic leaves, used as a herb in SE. Asian cuisine. The neat rosette quickly grows in a dense clump of glossy green bold foliage 1-1,3 m tall.
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Peperomia inaequalifolia
Peperomia inaequalifolia
This is the cinnamon commonly used in the Canary Islands. This South American Peperomia smells like the famous spice. It has branching erect stems with succulent rounded leaves. It has multiple medicinal uses in South America.
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Piper auritum
Piper auritum
Piper auritum is an aromatic shrub with large heart-shaped, velvety leaves, which grows in Central America. The common name "hoja santa" means "sacred leaf" in Spanish because it has many uses in Mexican cuisine and also as a medicinal plant. "Caisimon" is the tea, widespread in Cuba is made out of the leaves.
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Piper sarmentosum - Thai Pepper Leaf
Piper sarmentosum - Thai Pepper Leaf
This small scrambling shrub has glossy attractive leaves, used as a popular herb in SE Asia. It is popular in Thailand, where leaves are used as starters, to wrap up bits of different food. The peppery flavour is not really spicy and after a while it is loved by most people.
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Pseudobombax ellipticum "white flower"
Pseudobombax ellipticum "white flower"
.We offer plants of 3 cm caudex.
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Saccharum officinarum 'Ko honua ula' - Black Sugar Cane
Saccharum officinarum 'Ko honua ula' - Black Sugar Cane
"Red earth sugarcane" in Polynesian languague is one of the most beautiful cultivars of this useful crop. Stems and leaves grow in a in a wide range of hues, from purple to black, coated with a white shiny wax, increasing the black-and-white contrast.
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Sansevieria hyacinthoides
Sansevieria hyacinthoides
Big shoots, 50-60cm tall - Vigorous species, widely distributed in Central-Southern Africa. It has larger tall flat leaves, marked with pale green spots and a red margin. It likes shade and grows indoors. Traded in Africa as a medicinal plant.
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Sapindus saponaria - Soap Tree
Sapindus saponaria - Soap Tree
The Soap Tree, Soapberry or 'jaboncillo' is is a tree native to the Americas and some Pacific Islands. The fruit occur in large pyramidal clusters at the ends of branches and it is very soapy. You can actually wash your hands by simply rubbing the fruits! It is very easy to grow, also in pots, and can easily take short, light frost so it is suitable for...
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Sceletium tortuosum 'joubertii'
Sceletium tortuosum 'joubertii'
Low growing mesemb which indeed is rare in cultivation. It is sought after both because it is very ornamental and unusual but also because of its medicinal use. It grows creeping stems with abundant pale yellow flowers.
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Synsepalum dulcificum - Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum - Miracle Fruit
What can we say about this? At this point everybody has heard about "miracle fruit"...
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Syzygium cordatum - Water Berry
Syzygium cordatum - Water Berry
Shrub to medium size tree from South Africa to Mozambique. It has a very dense foliage and edible purple-black sweet fruits, very rich in anti-oxidants. It stands harsh conditions and grows in Mediterranean to Tropical conditions.
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Talinum paniculatum
Talinum paniculatum
Tuberous-rooted perennial native to Tropical America, with fleshy leaves and delicate pink flowers followed by the small and colourful pink-white-yellow-red fruits. It is considered an ornamental, a caudiciform. a medicinal plant. and in some countries even used as a vegetable
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Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica
Tamarind is the famous sweet-and-sour fruit of ancient times. It is a semi-evergreen tropical tree native to East Africa but now spread in tropical Asia and South America. Pulp, leaves and bark have medicinal properties.
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Terminalia catappa - Tropical Almond
Terminalia catappa - Tropical Almond
A fabulous ornamental and useful tree, symbol of tropical beaches. Fruits are reminiscent of traditional almonds in terms of taste and shape. Its beautiful large leaves contain several flavonoids and they are used as medicines for different purposes. The tree is adaptable and attains 3 to 30 m tall, depending on conditions. Leaves fall in winter and turn...
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Tricyrtis formosana 'Autumn Glow'
Tricyrtis formosana 'Autumn Glow'
his is possibly the most beautiful variegated Trycirtis: it is a Japanese variegated selection of a Taiwanese species. 'Autumn Glow' has wide edges of yellow leaf margins. Cream and purple freckled 6-petaled flowers.
25,20 €
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