Month: March 2014

Sassafras is a plant, its root is used to make medicine, and it has a mature spread of about 20 meters. With smooth, slender branches, one of the interesting sassafras Read more >>

Amargo herb or hombre grande is a tropical small tree found in rain forests in Pacific coastal areas. It has oblong opposite leaves about 5 to 10 centimetres in length. Read more >>

Marvel of Peru scientifically known, as Mirabilis Jalapa is a common herb. There are a number of varieties of this plant. A perennial herb with a tuberous root, an erect, Read more >>

Ipecacuanha or ipecac is a plant. It is a low-growing tropical plant that grows mostly in America, having roots and rhizomes that yield emetine. A small shrub whose principal support Read more >>

Tobacco is a plant within the genus Nicotiana of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family and is native to North and South America. It is consumed by smoking, inhaling, or chewing and Read more >>

Jimson weed is an annual herb which grows up to 5 feet tall. It has a pale green stem with spreading branches. Leaves are ovate with green or purplish coloration, Read more >>

Sassafras was known primarily as a medicinal herb to the American Indians and, later, to the Europeans, who shipped great quantities to shops in England and on the Continent.   The Read more >>

Trumpet tree has large heart shaped leaves and grows to about 15 metres in height. It has a knotty hollow trunk that resembles a coconut palm and belongs to the Read more >>