Hedysarum (sweetvetch) is a genus of the botanical family Fabaceae, consisting of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbs in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America. The yellow inflorescences of sweetvetch, which have a characteristic honey smell and a very pleasantly tangy, spicy, sweetish taste, are most often used to produce CO2 extracts. […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Hypericum perforatum, known as perforate St John’s-wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae and the type species of the genus Hypericum. St. John’s wort is one of the most famous and widely used medicinal plants, and the top part of the stem with St. John’s wort flowers is also used in the formulation […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Mesoamerica is believed to be the birthplace of the amaranth, while its various cultivars and species (including wild ones) grow around the world. Attitudes towards amaranth were ambivalent – on the one hand, wild amaranth species were always considered to be malicious weeds; on the other hand, they were revered as a valuable feed additive, […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Astragalus is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Arnica montana, also known as wolf’s bane, leopard’s bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica, is a moderately toxic European flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is noted for its large yellow flower head. The names “wolf’s bane” and “leopard’s bane” are also used for another plant, aconitum, which is extremely poisonous. It thrives […]
➜ Weiterlesen…The pepper bush (Piper nigrum), also known as black pepper or pepper for short, is a type of plant from the pepper family (Piperaceae). The fruits, also known as pepper or peppercorns, are used as a hot-tasting spice because of the alkaloid piperine they contain. To distinguish it from similar spices, one also speaks of […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, is the unripe berries of the Pimenta officinalis tree. Allspice is one of the classic spices that arrived in Europe almost immediately after America was discovered. As a spice, it is recommended to use allspice CO2 extract for roasting meat and game, it is seldom used for cooking fish […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is also known as Chinese parsley, dhania or cilantro. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds (as a spice) are the parts most traditionally used in cooking. The European and Russian names for coriander are […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Anethum. Dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food. Dill oil and CO2 extract from dill seeds are used in cooking. Dill […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae. In the wild, it grows across Eurasia from the north to the subtropics. It is grown as a medicinal plant and as a spice. In Russia it can often be found as a wild plant. Essential oil obtained […]
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