It’s too hard to choose 5 healthiest foods and it’s not so healthy to eat only these ones in terms of diversity.
As a result of rising levels of obesity, stroke and heart disease, public concern for health foods has aroused more and more in recent years. ...
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Devil’s claw grows wild in southern Africa, particularly in the Kalahari desert and Namibia, and Madagascar. It is a hazard to animals that pick up the thorny fruits in their coats. ...
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Deadly nightshade is found growing in northern, central, and southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa. It is cultivated world-wide, including in the USA, UK, China, and India. The plant grows on wasteland and wooded hills; it seems to flourish best on calcareous soils and in the shade....
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Dandelion is found in the temperate areas of Europe and Asia, and has spread to many other parts of the world. Forms, selected for large leaves to be used in salads, may well still be cultivated in gardens in France....
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Damiana grows in dry, sandy, and rocky places in southern North America, Central America, northern South America, and Namibia....
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Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus) is a native of northern Europe, northern Asia, and North America, and is found growing in peat bogs....
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Comfrey grows in moist grasslands and on riverbanks in Europe, western Asia, North America, and Australia. Russian comfrey, grown as a fodder crop for cattle, evolved as a hybrid between Symphytum officinale and prickly comfrey (S. asperum)...
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Celery is a well known vegetable that has been cultivated for a long time, although wild forms are still found growing in moist places near the sea in Europe and Asia.
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In pre-Columbian times, Capsicum was widely used in Central and South America, the Caribbean area, and Mexico....
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Carob is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia, with a possible origin in Persia....
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Burdock is a native of Europe and Asia. It is naturalized in the USA. The plant is cultivated in eastern Europe, Japan, China, and other countries in the East. A. minus is the chief American source of the root....
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Buchu is native to South Africa, where it grows wild but is also cultivated. Cultivation of the plant also takes place in other parts of the world. Of the three species, Barosma betulina is most commonly used in commerce. The English names applied to the different species refer to leaf features....
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Borage is indigenous to dry, waste places of southern Europe, and naturalized in central, eastern, and western Europe. It has become established as a casual weed in eastern USA....
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Bilberry is found in Europe, Asia, and North America, growing on heaths, moors, and in acid, open woodlands. Because of its short stature, fruit collection is tedious and difficult, and therefore, it is not cultivated
commercially but is often harvested locally. Its fruits, and to a lesser extent the leaves, are utilized....
Pollen is produced in the stamens of the flower and consists of innumerable minute grains. It is the male element involved in the processes of pollination and fertilization. ...
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The bamboos are giant grasses, and there are about 500 species. They are found in China and Japan, and extending across Asia, and also in Africa and South America. Normally, bamboos grow in or near the tropics, but some of the hardier types can be cultivated in temperate regions....
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The plant is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, having been cultivated for over 2000 years. It was originally grown as a bee plant. Cultivation is probably now on a small scale....
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Some Chinese species, Astragalus membranaceus, A. mongholicus, and others, are native to northern China, and some tohigh regions such as Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet. A. membranaceus and A.mongholicus yield most of the root of commerce and are extensively cultivated. A. gummifer is found in the Middle East....
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Cynara scolymus probably evolved in the Mediterranean region, maybe from a wild form of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). The plant can be grown in many parts of Europe, but requires protection against frost. California is a major growing region. This artichoke should not be confused with Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus),
also a member of the Compositae....
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