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🐓 What plant you need if your kid is afraid of chickens

• 🐣 Neea psychotrioides - Pigeon Plum, Hoja de Salat, Saltwood - from Central America is rare in cultivation. This small tree or bush should get more attention from tropical plant collectors.
• 🐣 Neea is very nice, easy growing and make those "jelly beans" like berries. The flowers are almost unnoticeable. The berries are very showy and come right after. It fruits for several months non stop.
• 🐣 Mature fruit is edible. In its native countries, this plant is widely used medicinally.
• 🐣 From the book "Messages from the Gods. A Guide to the useful plants of Belize": "It is used to treat babies who can not sleep, often accompanied with crying, especially when they have been frightened by chickens..." So the plant is very useful especially for those who are afraid of chickens!

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🌺 What hibiscus has the most health benefits

Hibiscus sabdariffa (Flor de Jamaica, Karkade Sorrel, Roselle) flowers have deep red calyces that are used worldwide to make a refreshing teas "Agua de Flor de Jamaica" and Karkade Tea, known for its tart flavor and health benefits. This is one of the most fast growing plants, bringing from seed to big bush a big flower crop within just one season.

📚 Learn more:

• · 5 most useful edibles for tropical garden
• · How to eat and drink Hibiscus plants
• · Most useful Hibiscus plants

🎥 YouTube video: Jamaican Hibiscus Tea: what's in it?

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‍♀️ Why the shamans call Ayahuasca "vine of the soul"

Banisteriopsis caapi, known as Ayahuasca, is the key ingredient in the traditional Amazonian brew revered as the "vine of the soul." Used in sacred rituals for its hallucinogenic and healing properties, it cleanses the body and spirit while serving as a profound teacher in indigenous ceremonies.

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🍗 How to grow drumsticks on a tree

Our Moringa Tree is full of drumsticks!
Learn more about this useful plant - Moringa oleifera - Horseradish tree - from our previous posts:

📚 Earlier posts:

• · What is the most useful tree in the world?
• · How to grow a happy Moringa Tree

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How to always have your own Root Beer

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  Piper auritum - Root Beer Plant, Acuyo, False Kava-Kava - is a close relative of Piper methysticum (Kava-Kava), and Piper nigrum (Black Pepper). It is very often confused with Kava-Kava, and probably has some similar medicinal effects.
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  This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
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  Large-leaved perennial, known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise-clove. It can be used for making a root beer-flavoted drink.
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  This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
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  The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.

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How to always have your own Root Beer

• 
  Piper auritum - Root Beer Plant, Acuyo, False Kava-Kava - is a close relative of Piper methysticum (Kava-Kava), and Piper nigrum (Black Pepper). It is very often confused with Kava-Kava, and probably has some similar medicinal effects.
• 
  This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
• 
  Large-leaved perennial, known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise-clove. It can be used for making a root beer-flavoted drink.
• 
  This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
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  The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.

📚 Learn more about Piper plants

🛒 Grow your own Root Beer Plant

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How to always have your own Root Beer

• Piper auritum - Root Beer Plant, Acuyo, False Kava-Kava - is a close relative of Piper methysticum (Kava-Kava), and Piper nigrum (Black Pepper). It is very often confused with Kava-Kava, and probably has some similar medicinal effects.
• This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
• Large-leaved perennial, known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise-clove. It can be used for making a root beer-flavoted drink.
• This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
• The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.

📚 Learn more about Piper plants

🛒 Grow your own Root Beer Plant

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🌳 Why walking outdoors improves mental health

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  🚶‍♀️Spending time in nature - even as little as 10 minutes - can yield short-term benefits for individuals with mental illness, according to a new study involving 1,492 participants with a diagnosed mental illness and 14,168 studies.
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  🚶‍♀️Just 10 minutes of walking, running, or exercising in nature has a positive effect.
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  🚶‍♀️The type of setting doesn’t matter - parks, mountains, forests, and farms all work.
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  🚶‍♀️Nature benefits people with mood disorders and stress the most.

So, lets go outside and touch some plants!

🐈 Are you looking forward to results of study where cats are involved?

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⬆️ What is the Secret of Longevity?

"...Time spent in the garden doesn't count against your lifespan..."

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  ❣️ Gardening not only helps you stay active and healthy but can also be a fun and rewarding way to extend your life. Let nature nurture you!
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  ❣️ Living Longer with Green Spaces: A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that a 10% increase in vegetation within 1,600 feet of your home can lower your death risk by 4%.
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  ❣️ Nature Exposure: Being outside boosts your mood
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  ❣️ Exercise: Gardening is a great workout.
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  ❣️ Healthy Eating: Grow and eat your own fresh produce. Gardening promotes daily exercise and a plant-based diet.
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  ❣️Mind Exercise: Gardening can reduce stress and keep your mind sharp.
• ❣️Many centenarians (people living to 100) gardened and continue gardening! In "blue zones," where people live longer, gardening is common.

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