Ricinus communis can vary greatly in its growth habit and appearance. The variability has been increased by breeders who have selected a range of cultivars for leaf and flower colours, and for oil production. It is a fast-growing, suckering shrub that can reach the size of a small tree, around 12 m (39 ft), but it is not cold hardy.
The glossy leaves are 15 45 cm (5.9 17.7 in) long, long-stalked, alternate and palmate with five to twelve deep lobes with coarsely toothed segments. In some varieties they start off dark reddish purple or bronze when young, gradually changing to a dark green, sometimes with a reddish tinge, as they mature. The leaves of some other varieties are green practically from the start, whereas in yet others a pigment masks the green color of all the chlorophyll-bearing parts, leaves, stems and young fruit, so that they remain a dramatic purple-to-reddish-brown throughout the life of the plant. Plants with the dark leaves can be found growing next to those with green leaves, so there is most likely only a single gene controlling the production of the pigment in some varieties. The stems and the spherical, spiny seed capsules also vary in pigmentation. The fruit capsules of some varieties are more showy than the flowers.
The green capsule dries and splits into three sections, forcibly ejecting seeds
The flowers are borne in terminal panicle-like inflorescences of green or, in some varieties, shades of red, Monoicous flowers without petals. The male flowers are numerous, yellowish-green with prominent creamy stamens; the female flowers, borne at the tips of the spikes, lie within the immature spiny capsules, are relatively few in number and have prominent red stigmas.
The fruit is a spiny, greenish (to reddish-purple) capsule containing large, oval, shiny, bean-like, highly poisonous seeds with variable brownish mottling. Castor seeds have a warty appendage called the caruncle, which is a type of elaiosome. The caruncle promotes the dispersal of the seed by ants (myrmecochory).
Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. We have sun dried Gloriosa seeds which have Low moisture content and can be used in pharmaceutical grade.
Henna plant is considered as a therapeutic plant. All aspects of this plant like leaves, blooms, bark and even seeds are utilized as a part of ayurvedic and additionally unani meds. The counter popular and hostile to contagious properties of henna leaves are fit to keep us far from numerous contaminations and maladies. On the off chance that you are experiencing throbbing cerebral pain, at that point delicate back rub with henna oil can demonstrate much valuable. Numerous skin sicknesses disease, dermatitis, scabies and parasitic contaminations be treated with the assistance of henna leaves glue or henna oil. Warmth consumes or warm bubbles can be cured with henna leaves glue. It can likewise treat swelling and irritation in skin. The patients who are enduring solid torment can be cured by applying oil separated from henna blossoms.
Pumpkin seeds have many health benefits, being a particular nutrient-dense food, some of which include a good source of protein, phytosterols, fiber, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, calcium, potassium, zinc, phosphorous, selenium, folate, niacin, and other vitamins and amino acids such as tryptophan, arginine and glutamic acid. One gram of pumpkin seed protein contains as much tryptophan as a full glass of milk. The seeds are said to lower cholesterol. The seeds contain linolenic acid, a nutrient believed to help prevent hardening of the arteries. Eating a ground-up mixture of the seeds--or simply snacking on a small handful of seeds once or twice a day--can calm the irritated and overactive bladder occasionally associated with bedwetting.
Synonyms: M. arborea, M. Borziana, M. Concanensis, M. Drouhardii, M. Hildebrandtii, M. Longituba, M. Ovalifolia, M. Peregrina, M. Pygmaea, M. rivae, M. Ruspoliana, M. stenopetala
Part of Used: Leaf
Specifications: 80Mesh,4:1,10:1,20:1
Appearance: Green fine powder
Application: Food additive, dietary supplement, medicine
Milk thistle is commonly found growing wild in a variety of settings, including roadsides. The Latin name is Silybum marianum. The seeds of the dried flower are used. The active ingredient in the plant is a flavonoid called silymarin, an antioxidant said to protect liver cells from toxins. Silymarin apparently promotes liver cell protein synthesis and decreases the oxidation of glutathione. The plant's flowers and seeds have been used for more than 2,000 years to treat disorders of the liver and gallbladder.
