Juniper is a sturdy, perennial shrub which on occasions grows to the size of a small, 10 m tall tree. It is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It is found end-to-end of the cool temperate northerly Hemisphere from the Arctic south mounts to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe [...]
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One of the most tall-growing and most ornamental of all the herbs is Angelica. This is a biennial herbaceous plant that could convert to a near perennial if allowed the seeds to sow themselves. It could grow up to two meters tall and has large concave leaves with solid stems and strong aroma. Green beautiful [...]
Sweet Wormwood is a Chinese herbaceous plant known also as Sweet Sagewort and Sweet Annie. It features fern-like leaves, bright yellow flowers and a camphor-like smell. In contemporary central China, particularly Hubei Province it is eaten blended in a delicacy salad which is generally more costly to purchase than meat.
Artemisinin a common malarial drug [...]