Vitex agnus-castus
Common Name- Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper.
The first thing you need to know about the chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus, is that its foliage bears a striking resemblance to that of Cannabis. The second thing you might like to know is that the shrub's been highly touted for its effectiveness in regulating menstrual cycles and relieving symptoms of PMS. It also has a positively ancient reputation as a sexual suppressant, one that Athenian women used ...(more)
Zingiber Officinalis is a crawling herb with branching, thick bulbs and upright, muscular stems with 15 to 30 centimeters long spear shaped leaves. The flowers are green-yellow in color with dark purple lip with yellow linings. The fruits of this plant are very much alike to fleshy capsules. This plant grows best in moist, well drained and fertile soil. The areas which are considered best for growing ginger are California, Hawaii, Florida, India, China and tropical areas.
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This plant is a vigorous species of the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It is found in many tropical countries. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines, while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine.
Z. zerumbet is a perennial. From autumn until spring it goes dormant above ground as the leafy stems shrivel and die away, leaving the pale brown, creeping stems (rhizomes) at ground le ...(more)
