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Little known facts

Ginseng is a Panax, a genus belonging to 11 slow-growing perennial species of plants.

Ginseng is commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere in certain areas of China, Korea, and eastern Siberia.

The botanical name of ginseng, Panax is derived from the Greek word, "panacea" that means all healing. Panax comes from the Greek word meaning power. The name of ginseng comes from the Chinese word for "man plant."

Ginseng is found to have been effective as far back as the first century in an old Chinese text. The text reads, "Enlightening to the mind and increasing the wisdom. Continuous use, it is said, leads to longevity."

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Little known facts

Blackberry is also known as "bramble berry" and "dewberry".

Blackberry is a widespread and popular shrub. It will grow up to 10 feet. They will produce a soft blackish fruit, commonly used for jellies, jams and even wines.

Blackberry has been used in the Middle East as far back as the days of Jesus.

Blackberry is widespread, well-known shrub in the Rubus genus.

The plant can grow to about 3 m or 10 feet, and produce many popular fruits for desserts.

According to Chinese medicine, herbs are categorized by Yin or Yang. Blackberry is a Yin.

True effects

Blackberry as a tonic is perfect for treating diarrhea in children.

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Little known facts

Some believe the Greek words for lion and tooth led to the first part of the dandelion's botanical name, "Leontodon".

It is also believed that the French, 'dent de Leon' (teeth of the lion) led to the name, "Dandelion".

The term, blow ball is another name for dandelion. It comes from a myth that if a person blew on the matured seed head of a dandelion and counted the number of feathery seeds left on the stem, that person would know how many kids they were going to have.

As a poultice, dandelion has been used in the treatment of breast cancer.

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Celery or apium graveolens is a plant species in the Apiaceae family. The plant yields two important vegetables; celery and celeriac. The celery plant can grow up to 1 m. tall. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate leaves with rhombic leaflets, measuring 3 to 6 centimeters long and 2 to 4 cm. broad. Celery flowers are commonly creamy-white and 2 to 3 millimeters in diameter.

Celery contains androsterone. This is a hormone released through sweat glands that is said to attract women.

Celery is possibly one of the few foods that has "negative calories." This could be due to the fact that the human digestion burns more calories than can be extracted from this vegetable.

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Little known facts

Eyebright is a genus also known as Euphrasia officinalis

Euphrasia or eyebright belongs to about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the Orobanchaceae family. The plant can be found all around the world. The most common eyebright flower is either purple, bluish white or violet.

The name Euphrasia is Greek in origin, derived from the word meaning, 'gladness': Euphrosyne. Because the plant had an ability to cure ailments, eyebright was given its more modern name.

Milton's poem, "Paradise Lost" recounts that the Archangel, Michael used eyebright was used for Adam's eye infection after he ate the forbidden fruit.

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Little known facts

Kelp is from the sea. It's harvested from many of the Earth's oceans, including such places as California and Norway.

Since it comes from the sea, kelp contains many elements found in the ocean.

Kelp can be used for many great purposes for humanity, including nutrition.

Studies show that kelp contains algin, which in part helps to prevent breast cancer.

You might even call kelp a 'Gift from the sea' since its iodine properties make it useful in healthy functioning thyroid.

Asian peoples have been using kelp to treat genitor-urinary tract problems.

True effects

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Little known fact

Boneset or eupatorium perfoliatum is a plant found in such areas as Nova Scotia, Texas, Florida, and North Dakota.

The plant is unique-looking. It's got pink fuzzy-like flowers and even bigger dark green leaves.

Boneset is also known as "agueweed," "sweating-plant," and "feverfoot."

The usage and effectiveness of boneset has been traced to Western Germany. They once used the herb for stimulating white blood cells for attacking more foreign agents.

It's possible this magic potion got its name from its ability to treat the flu. Some ailments have caused pains severe enough to be felt all the way to the bone. Such a flu has been treated with boneset. They called this "breakbone fever".

Buying natural remedies can be confusing. However, any herbal product you purchase should have some kind of label or instructions that come with it to help you. Here are some tips to help you know what to look for on those labels.

We read the labels of the food we eat. It just makes sense that we read the labels of anything else we put into our bodies. If you find commercially marketed herbs that do not have informative labels, you should question the viability of the herbs. Fresh or dried herbs that are purchased from the people who have grown them probably will not have a label. With these people, you need to know what the herbs are supposed to look like and go from there. It is no different from buying vegetables at a farmer's market.

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Little known facts

The black walnut is also known as the American walnut since it's native to such North American areas as Ontario, Canada and South Dakota. It can also be found in Georgia, Florida and Texas.

The deciduous black walnut tree will grow up to 130 feet. In Europe, the tree itself has been cultivated for wood since 1629. It's a spectacular-looking tree, but since it's deciduous its leaves and fruit fall seasonally. It won't look all that great in winter.

Black walnut has been used as a laxative by both the Native Americans and Europeans for many, many years.

Patients suffering from electrical shock have been successfully treated with black walnut.

True effects

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Little known facts

Borage is also known as "common bugloss", and "starflower".

The formation of the five deep blue and or pink flower borage petals actually resembles the shape of a star. They are accompanied by five narrow, triangular petals.

The borage plant first popped up in Syria. Now, it can be commonly found all over, from the Mediterranean to Europe, Iran to North Africa.

The borage plant can grow up to 100 centimeters tall.

True effects

Borage is effective in treating bronchitis due to the herb's soothing properties.

Borage can be helpful in getting rid of mucous after a fever.

Borage will help to restore energy and strength to those people recovering from illnesses.