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Where do almonds come from?
🌰 Where do almonds come from? From the prettiest red-leaved tree with health benefits!
📝 Most commercial almonds come from the Prunus dulcis tree, a close relative of Peach Tree, native to the Middle East and South Asia. However, Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa), also called Indian almond or Sea almond, produces a similar nut in tropical regions.
📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.
🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:
Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.
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📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.
🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:
✅ Rich in omega-3 fatty acids - supports brain and heart health.
✅ High in protein and healthy fats – helps build and maintain muscle and energy.
✅ Strengthens bones and teeth – due to its calcium and phosphorus content.
✅ Improves eye health – thanks to antioxidants like vitamin E.
✅ Reduces inflammation – naturally anti-inflammatory.
✅ Supports liver and digestive health – traditional medicine uses the leaves for liver diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
✅ Used as an aphrodisiac – in some traditional systems.
Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.
🛒 Plant the Tropical Almond Tree with mauve fall color
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Where do almonds come from?
🌰 Where do almonds come from? From the prettiest red-leaved tree with health benefits!
📝 Most commercial almonds come from the Prunus dulcis tree, a close relative of Peach Tree, native to the Middle East and South Asia. However, Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa), also called Indian almond or Sea almond, produces a similar nut in tropical regions.
📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.
🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:
Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.
🛒 Plant the Tropical Almond Tree with mauve fall color
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📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.
🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:
✅ Rich in omega-3 fatty acids - supports brain and heart health.
✅ High in protein and healthy fats – helps build and maintain muscle and energy.
✅ Strengthens bones and teeth – due to its calcium and phosphorus content.
✅ Improves eye health – thanks to antioxidants like vitamin E.
✅ Reduces inflammation – naturally anti-inflammatory.
✅ Supports liver and digestive health – traditional medicine uses the leaves for liver diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
✅ Used as an aphrodisiac – in some traditional systems.
Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.
🛒 Plant the Tropical Almond Tree with mauve fall color
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Why does everyone want a Miracle fruit plant?
Miracle Fruit - Synsepalum dulcificum
❓ Why does everyone want a Miracle fruit plant?
✨ Because it's pure magic for your taste buds! The small red berry of Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) contains a natural compound called miraculin that temporarily makes sour things taste sweet. Lemons taste like lemonade, vinegar like candy! It's fun, fascinating, and even helpful - especially for those undergoing chemotherapy who need help enjoying food again. A miracle? Pretty close!
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✨ Because it's pure magic for your taste buds! The small red berry of Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) contains a natural compound called miraculin that temporarily makes sour things taste sweet. Lemons taste like lemonade, vinegar like candy! It's fun, fascinating, and even helpful - especially for those undergoing chemotherapy who need help enjoying food again. A miracle? Pretty close!
📚 Learn more from earlier posts:
- ▫️ What is the miracle behind the Miracle fruit?
- ▫️How to make sour taste sweet and what causes the miracle?
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Another Musk from Africa that came before Elon: the true Healer from Zulu
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - leaves
🚀 Another Musk from Africa that came before Elon: the true Healer from Zulu.
🚀 Growing tips
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- 🚀 This African Musk has less hype and more goodness: it won't buy Twitter but it might cure your cough!
- 🚀 Musk Bush (Iboza riparia) - also called Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush, is a highly aromatic shrub with a long tradition of healing use in African herbal medicine. Its soft, velvety leaves release a sweet ginger-like scent when crushed and are packed with medicinal value.
- 🚀 Medicinal uses
- 💚 Respiratory relief: The Zulu people traditionally use Iboza as an inhalant for coughs, chest congestion, and even malaria. Crushed leaves are often inhaled or made into a steam bath to clear the lungs.
- 💚 Natural relaxant: Often used alongside Psychotria viridis for calming effects, this plant is prized for its gentle sedative properties.
- 💚 Headache and digestive aid: Inhaling the fragrance can ease headaches, and teas or infusions are used to soothe stomach aches.
- 🚀 Plant facts
- 💚 Growth: Fast-growing (up to 3 ft/year), up to 6 ft tall, with a full, bushy habit.
- 💚 Leaves: Bright green, heart-shaped, covered in sticky aromatic hairs.
- 💚 Flowers: showy mist-like white to lilac spikes hang in beautiful, fragrant dense clusters.
- 💚 Fragrance: Leaves are scented like ginger with a musky twist - especially fragrant after light pruning.
🚀 Growing tips
- 💚 Best in full sun or partial shade
- 💚 Likes rich, well-drained soil and regular summer water, drought tolerant once established.
- 💚 Prune hard after flowering to keep it compact and boost future blooms.
- 💚 Grows well in pots in cold climates.
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What edible plants and herbs can reduce your blood pressure. Tropical fruit and plants that help keep blood pressure in balance
Edible plants and herbs reducing blood pressure
💚 Tropical fruit and plants that help keep blood pressure in balance.
Part 2: What edible plants and herbs can reduce your blood pressure?
Continued from previous post ⤴️
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Part 2: What edible plants and herbs can reduce your blood pressure?
Continued from previous post ⤴️
- 🌿 Moringa (Moringa oleifera, Horseradish tree) - Contains potassium and antioxidants, shown in studies to help reduce blood pressure.
- 🌿 Curry Leaf (Murraya koenigii) - Traditionally used for blood sugar and blood pressure regulation; contains cardio-protective compounds.
- 🌿 Hibiscus sabdariffa (Karkade) - Famous for hibiscus tea, clinically shown to lower blood pressure naturally.
- 🌿 Camellia sinensis (Tea Plant) - Green and black tea can support vascular health and slightly reduce blood pressure over time.
- 🌿 Turmeric (Curcuma) - Contains curcumin, which may support vascular relaxation and improve circulatory health.
- 🌿 Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)- Contains antioxidants and vasodilating compounds that may support blood pressure regulation.
- 🌿 Bay Leaf (Laurus nobilis) - Traditional uses include heart and circulatory support, with mild diuretic properties.
- 🌿 Piper sarmentosum (Vietnamese Pepper Leaf) and Piper betel (Betel Leaf) - Used traditionally to help with hypertension and circulation.
- 🌿 Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) - May improve insulin sensitivity and support vascular relaxation, contributing to lower blood pressure.
- 🌿 Allspice (Pimenta dioica) - Contains anti-inflammatory compounds that support heart and circulatory health.
- 🌿 Ginger (Alpinia, Costus, Zingiber, etc.)- Known to help relax blood vessels and improve blood flow, which can reduce blood pressure.
- 🌿 Wiriwiri and Biquinho Peppers (Capsicum sp.) - Their capsaicin content may support vasodilation and improve circulation.
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What fruit can reduce your blood pressure. Tropical fruit and plants that help keep blood pressure in balance
Tropical fruit that can reduce your blood pressure
❤️ Tropical fruit and plants that help keep blood pressure in balance.
Part 1: What fruit can reduce your blood pressure?
💲 You don’t need to spend $$$ on doctors and medications to stay healthy and young. By eating right and adding a few powerful plants and fruits to your diet, you can naturally keep your blood pressure in check. Plant them today and harvest your own medicine tomorrow! And don’t forget - gardening itself is therapeutic! It keeps you active, reduces stress, and helps your whole body stay in balance.
💚 Tropical fruit that help reduce blood pressure:
Part 2: Edible plants reducing blood pressure - see next post⤵️
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Tropical fruit health benefits guide
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Part 1: What fruit can reduce your blood pressure?
💲 You don’t need to spend $$$ on doctors and medications to stay healthy and young. By eating right and adding a few powerful plants and fruits to your diet, you can naturally keep your blood pressure in check. Plant them today and harvest your own medicine tomorrow! And don’t forget - gardening itself is therapeutic! It keeps you active, reduces stress, and helps your whole body stay in balance.
💚 Tropical fruit that help reduce blood pressure:
- ✅ Jackfruit (Artabotrys hexapetallus) - Contains potassium and magnesium, which help relax blood vessels and regulate blood pressure.
- ✅ Guava (Psidium sp.) - Rich in potassium and fiber, supports vascular health and may help lower blood pressure.
- ✅ Papaya (Carica papaya) - High in potassium and antioxidants, promoting healthy blood pressure.
- ✅ Banana (Musa sp.) - Well-known for its high potassium content, which helps counteract sodium and lower blood pressure.
- ✅ Pineapple (Ananas comosus) - Contains potassium and bromelain, which may support circulation and reduce inflammation.
- ✅ Persimmon - High in fiber and antioxidants, which can contribute to better heart and vascular function.
- ✅ Mulberry (Morus sp.) - Contains resveratrol and other antioxidants linked to heart health and blood pressure support.
- ✅Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) - Rich in potassium and fiber, may help regulate blood pressure and support arterial health.
- ✅ Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) - Contains potassium, aiding in fluid balance and blood pressure control.
- ✅🍒 Tropical Cherry (Eugenia) - Contains antioxidants and supports healthy circulation.
Part 2: Edible plants reducing blood pressure - see next post⤵️
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Discover the health benefits of Katuk: a Superfood for your mind and body
🏆 Discover the health benefits of Katuk: a Superfood for your mind and body
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📚 Tropical Asparagus, Katuk: Grow your own food
📱 How to cook with Katuk
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🌿 Katuk, or Tropical Asparagus (Sauropus androgynus), is a delicious leafy vegetable popular in South and Southeast Asia. Its young shoots, often referred to as tropical asparagus, are highly prized for their taste and high yields.
🌿 In Vietnam, Katuk is commonly cooked in soups with crab meat, minced pork, or dried shrimp, while in Malaysia, it’s stir-fried with egg and dried anchovies.
🌿 The plant is unique for being one of the few plants that contains vitamin K. It’s also rich in folate, vitamin K, and lutein - nutrients linked to improved memory and reduced cognitive aging.
🌿 Katuk thrives in full sun or semi-shade, making it a versatile and healthy addition to your garden or kitchen.
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📚 Tropical Asparagus, Katuk: Grow your own food
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Discover the health benefits of Katuk: a Superfood for your mind and body
Katuk,Tropical Asparagus - Sauropus androgynus
🏆 Discover the health benefits of Katuk: a Superfood for your mind and body
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📚 Tropical Asparagus, Katuk: Grow your own food
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- 🌿 Katuk, or Tropical Asparagus (Sauropus androgynus), is a delicious leafy vegetable popular in South and Southeast Asia. Its young shoots, often referred to as tropical asparagus, are highly prized for their taste and high yields.
- 🌿 In Vietnam, Katuk is commonly cooked in soups with crab meat, minced pork, or dried shrimp, while in Malaysia, it’s stir-fried with egg and dried anchovies.
- 🌿 The plant is unique for being one of the few plants that contains vitamin K. It’s also rich in folate, vitamin K, and lutein - nutrients linked to improved memory and reduced cognitive aging.
- 🌿 Katuk thrives in full sun or semi-shade, making it a versatile and healthy addition to your garden or kitchen.
Lean more:
📚 Tropical Asparagus, Katuk: Grow your own food
📱 How to cook with Katuk
🛒 Add Katuk Superfood to your edible garden today
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Why Hummingbird Tree?
Why Hummingbird Tree?
🛒 Get an edible Hummingbird Tree
📚 Learn more about Sesbanias:
Black flowered Sesbania
Hummingbird trss: you can eat the whole tree!
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🍥 Why is Sesbania grandiflora (Hummingbird Tree) so popular? Because it's as useful as it is beautiful. This small, fast-growing tree stands out with its striking, bird-shaped flowers and incredible versatility:
🍥 Ornamental beauty: The large flowers (ivory-white or red) resemble little birds and bloom in abundance, creating a floral canopy from fall through summer.
🍥 Edible flowers and leaves: Used in curries, salads, and even fried in batter. Tender leaves and green fruits are also eaten in Southeast Asian cuisine.
🍥 Fast-growing, flood-tolerant: Great for reforestation, shade, or as a quick ornamental tree for wet or challenging areas.
🍥 Medicinal: Every part of the plant is used: bark for fiber and medicine, flowers for food, wood for light construction, gum for fishing lines, and even as natural pest control.
🍥 It's a food plant, a medicine cabinet, a garden centerpiece, and a support system for other plants - all in one tree. That's why gardeners, farmers, and chefs all love the Hummingbird Tree.
🛒 Get an edible Hummingbird Tree
📚 Learn more about Sesbanias:
Black flowered Sesbania
Hummingbird trss: you can eat the whole tree!
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Why Hummingbird Tree?
Sesbania grandiflora (Hummingbird Tree)
Why Hummingbird Tree?
🛒 Get an edible Hummingbird Tree
📚 Learn more about Sesbanias:
Black flowered Sesbania
Hummingbird trss: you can eat the whole tree!
#Food_Forest #Remedies #Butterfly_Plants #Container_Garden #Fun_Facts
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- 🍥 Why is Sesbania grandiflora (Hummingbird Tree) so popular? Because it's as useful as it is beautiful. This small, fast-growing tree stands out with its striking, bird-shaped flowers and incredible versatility:
- 🍥 Ornamental beauty: The large flowers (ivory-white or red) resemble little birds and bloom in abundance, creating a floral canopy from fall through summer.
- 🍥 Edible flowers and leaves: Used in curries, salads, and even fried in batter. Tender leaves and green fruits are also eaten in Southeast Asian cuisine.
- 🍥 Fast-growing, flood-tolerant: Great for reforestation, shade, or as a quick ornamental tree for wet or challenging areas.
- 🍥 Medicinal: Every part of the plant is used: bark for fiber and medicine, flowers for food, wood for light construction, gum for fishing lines, and even as natural pest control.
- 🍥 It's a food plant, a medicine cabinet, a garden centerpiece, and a support system for other plants - all in one tree. That's why gardeners, farmers, and chefs all love the Hummingbird Tree.
🛒 Get an edible Hummingbird Tree
📚 Learn more about Sesbanias:
Black flowered Sesbania
Hummingbird trss: you can eat the whole tree!
#Food_Forest #Remedies #Butterfly_Plants #Container_Garden #Fun_Facts
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