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Asteraceae. It comprises hardy herbs and shrubs known for their volatile oils. They grow in temperate climates of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern...

Curing ferments and dries the pods while minimizing the loss of essential oils. Vanilla extract is obtained from this portion of the plant. If you have...

problems and water retention. The active ingredients in restharrow are essential oils, flavonoid-glycosides, and tannins. Restharrows are used as food plants by...

in other genera (Ajuga among them). Teucrium species are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and pollen source, and some species...

plants produce orange berries 6–9 mm in diameter, soft, juicy and rich in oils. A decidious Shrub growing to 6m by 2.5m at a medium rate. It is hardy to...

Schisandraceae sensu lato. This family consists of woody plants, containing essential oils. However, APG II does allow the option of segregating the genus Illicium...

to grow in bunches. When the leaves are rubbed, oils give off a fragrance similar to rosemary. These oils are used for scenting soaps. The 1 inch long pale...

Labiatae. Mint. Strong-scented perennial herbs; grown mostly for their essential oils but sometimes for ornament. The term mint, often applied to various species...

latter case, they form crystals, or are in solution in droplets of fatty oils. Carotin-like compounds are more permanent than chlorophyll, so that any...

(Greek, farinose or floury). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical trees grown for the oils they yield or sometimes for shade and ornament. Leaves alternate, palmately...

[1] Leaves of the plant have been found to contain a range of essential oils. w:Tanacetum balsamita. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia...

entire margin. The parallel-veined leaves of some species contain ethereal oils that give a sweet scent when dried. Fine-cut leaves used to be strewn across...

extractive, a yellow coloring matter, and 6 per cent of fixed and volatile oils. As human food they are used in Egypt, mixed with wheat flour, to make bread;...

(e.g. Fenestraria). Thicker leaves store water (leaf succulents). Aromatic oils, poisons or pheromones produced by leaf borne glands deter herbivores (e...

Tea seed oil (also known as tea oil or camellia oil) is an edible, pale amber-green fixed oil with a sweet, herbal aroma. It is cold-pressed mainly from...

a few types of plant. A small number of plants produce nutritious floral oils rather than pollen, which are gathered and used by oligolectic bees. One...

commercial products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted oleoresins, and nutmeg butter (see below). The outer surface of...

per 100g [6]); some varieties are also rich in vitamin A, vitamin E, and oils. The berries are an important winter food resource for some birds, notably...

though not particularly dangerous because they are not easily ingested. The oils can be extracted to make soap, though this is not commercially viable. Ornamental...

oil is known under several names, shortly as Storax to englobe all sweetgum oils, or as Styrax Levant, Asiatic Storax, Balsam Storax, Liquid Storax, Oriental...