Super Medicinal Plants

Scientific or Botanical Name: Camellia sinensia Tea is second world's most popular beverage. All types of the tea, green, black and oolong, are produced from the Camellia sinensis plant using different methods. Tea's species name, sinensis, is a reference to China where the tea culture got start. Tea's historical origins are intertwined considerable legend and myth. According to one of those legends, the fabled Chinese emperor Shen Nong took the first slip of tea by chance in 2737 B.C. when dried leaves of the tea bush accidentally fell into a pot of boiling water, tinting it a light brown and transforming it into a refreshing drink. Tea spread from China to Japan in the 12th century. The Dutch East India Company brought the first tea to Europe in the early 1600. In recent times, It has become more popular in the West, where black tea has more traditionally been consumed. It is primarily green tea that has been used in traditional Chinese and Indian herbal medicine for...

Scientific name: Symphytum officinale Common name: boneset, knitbone Comfrey, a native of Europe and northern Asia, growing in damp grasslands and along rivers and streams. Comfrey is most common in central Europe, rare in southern Europe. Comfrey is a perennial that grows from 2 to 4 feet tall on an angular stem. It has large lancelet or oval leaves which are about 12 inches long with a protruding midvein.  The broad lance-shaped eaves at the plant's base grow to more than a foot in length and up to 4 inches wide.  The leave  get smaller as they get higher up the stem.  The rough, hairy, sandpaper-textures leaves are distinctly winged, and the leaf base cleaves the stem.  Both the leaves and the stem are bristly. The bell shaped flowers grow in curled clusters and can be whitish, pink or purplish. Comfrey is found growing in the wild in open woods, along streams, and in meadows. Once planted in a garden comfrey tends to take over and can be difficult ...

Scientific name: Plantago major, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago media Also knows as:  piharatamo, plantain, plataggine, shazenshi, groblad                                                        

Scientific Name:  Piper Aduncum, Piper angustifolium, Piper acutifolium Other Names:  Cordoncillo, hierba soldado, achotlín, matico de la altura, matico-mocco-mocco, moho-moho, monkey-pepper, spiked pepper      Piper aduncum L is a native shrub of tropical regions in Central and South America. In South America, Piper aduncum is found throughout Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. Moreover, matico was introduced during the 19th century to Asia where it is considered an invasive species. Matico essential oils are important as traditional medicine for ameliorate diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli and for inducing wound healing.  Matico  essential oils has traditional uses in herbal medicine and agriculture Foto:  Jardín Botanico de Plantas Medicinales del Centro Nacional de Salud Intercultural      Matico is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the pepper family. It can reach from four to seven meters in heig...