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....

Elder Pepper ( Peperomia pellucida ) Pepper Elder like many other herbs has been replaced by modern medicine but it still continues to have its purpose in alternative medicine. It is used both as a vegetable, but also as a medicinal plant from ancient times. This plant possesses antiseptic , anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. 100 grams of the plant contain 10.63 grams Protein, 3.24 grams lipid, 46.58 grams of Carbohydrates, 258 grams Calories, 6977 milligrams Potassium, 483 milligrams Calcium, 119.3 milligrams iron, 53.92 milligrams sodium, 3.10 milligrams Copper, and 12.59 milligrams Zinc. So, this plant is a good source of dietary fiber and iron. The elder Pepper is usually grown as vegetables or as ornamental plants due to its strange flowers that occur throughout the year. The plant is easy to grow and cook, also is nutritious and tasty. To prepare the tea you need a handful of fresh pepper elder plant including the roots and 4 glasses of water. Wash thoroughly...

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...

Breadfruit leaf Plants that live around us have many benefits.  Arthocarpus altilis known also, as the breadfruit tree.   Breadfruit leaves can be used as a natural treatment they contain therein.   The leaves contain Potassium, which has beneficial potential. The chemical composition of breadfruit leaves is very useful for the healing of many kinds of affections.  This article has an informational character so before beginning an alternative cure with plants presented, you must inform your doctor. Not only is the fruit well known as the healthiest vegetable, but the leaf of the breadfruit tree also has many health benefits. Breadfruit leaf contains substances such as essential amino acids, riboflavin, hydrocyanate, acetylcholine, tannin, and polyphenols.   To prepare the breadfruit leaves tea you should use only dark green leaves picked from the tree.  The leaves' dark green compounds are in richest in this kind of leaves compared with light gree...

Aloe Vera is an extraordinary detoxifier due to its alkaline content and an incredible number of nutrients and active substances. Its gel contains over 200 active ingredients, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, polysaccharides, fatty acids, acemannan a D-isomer mucopolysaccharide, and amino acids. Also, in gel, we found a lot of nutrients such as vitamins: B1, B2, B6, B9, C, and E. Also, the Aloe Vera gel contains the minerals calcium, chromium, chlorine, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc. Basil seeds are known, worldwide, as the main ingredient in many Asian sweet drinks. This seed contains protein, iron, and vitamin K, which provide nutrients to the skin and hair health. Because the fibers in their composition basil seed favor good digestion. It is best to soak basil seeds, before using them, to ensure that their digestive enzymes are fully released. Orange helps the assimilation of food when we have difficulties digesting the...

 In recent years, there are more studies come and confirm that the tea of Pandan leaf is effective. Pandan or Pandanus amaryllifolius is a green color shrub, he could reach 1-2 meters in height. Its stems are round and its leaves same blade-like narrow that spans 60-80centimmeters and its roots are woody. 100 grams of Pandan leaves contains 3 milligrams of beta-carotene, 8 milligrams of vitamin C, 0.2 milligrams of vitamin B12, 1.2 milligrams of calcium, 1.2 milligrams of calcium. 124 milligrams, iron 0.1 milligrams, phosphorus 27 milligrams. Pandan tea Also the same among contains 4.6 grams of carbohydrates, 1.9 grams of protein, and 35 calories. Due to its several compounds such as essential oils, tocopherols, tocotrienols, alkaloid fatty acids, esters non-specific lipid transfer protein, and carotenoids and flavonoids, the Pandan leaf has many health benefits. The major flavonoid of Pandan leaves is quercetin, which belongs to a flavonol class.   The tea should b...