Robert von Rotz Roy and Lili

Acmella paniculata The toothache plant or Acmella paniculata is an annual plant. When a toothache appears, all we need is a rapid solution to reduce the pain until we get to the doctor. One of the natural and fast solutions for teeth pain is the wonder plant used by the Amazonian tribal doctors, but also by the Asian traditional medicine, the plant called toothache plant. The leaves are opposite, simple petiolate up to 6.5 centimeters long. Discoid flowers reach up to 2.5 inches long. The fruit of the plant is achene. The beautiful yellow flowers deliver a salty-peppery taste and are used as a toothache remedy. In fact, the whole plant is acrid in flavor. The use of this natural treatment for tooth pain produces no side effects identified for the time being. The toothache plant contains essential oils, spilanthol, acmellonate, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and saponins. Spilanthol is a fatty acid amide from toothache plants and it is believed to be responsible for the l...

Miracle Leaf (Kalanchoe Pinnata) Because the plant has healing properties, it is often called "green pharmacy", "flower of life", “Miracle Leaf”, “Leaf of Life” and "house doctor in a flower pot". Kalanchoe pinnata, and it is also known as Bryophyllum pinnatum and Cotyledon pinnata. One of the popular beliefs is that in the house where this plant is cultivated, people are healthy. The curative properties of this succulent plant have been known since ancient times, leaf juice being considered a real elixir for health. The Leaf of Life plant contains over 200 species and is planted both as a decorative plant and as a medicinal plant. The herb contains have a rich content of active compounds, including alkaloids, triterpenes, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, cardenolides, bufadienolides, lipids, and organic acids. Its nutrition is amazing the plant contains 89.3% palmitic acid, 10.7% stearic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid glycine, and cysteine....

One of the plants used due to their benefits  is Syzygium cumini, known as Java plum or Jamblang plum.   Other names of this plant are Jambolan plum, black plum, jamun, Indian blackberry, Portuguese plum. This tree grows in tropical and subtropical areas and can reach a height of 10-20 meters. The mature leaves of the Java Plum tree are green, oval to elliptical in shape, and are glossy, with a length between 6 and 12 centimeters. The young ones have a pinkish color. The flowers are fragrant, greenish-white, and grow in clusters. The fruits, which are actually berries, are dark purple, edible, and have a single seed. Java Plum, Jambolan, Syzygium cumini Although these fruits resemble the shape of grapes, their taste is different. In the last 4 decades, there is a lot of evidence in traditional medicine but also scientific, which proves that this plant has benefits. Gall extracts from Jamblang leaves are used in medicine, in various foods but also as a nutraceutic...