Earth tropics absorbed the lion's share of all existing useful chemical compounds.For centuries, tropical plants used as medicinal, aromatic cosmetics.In the tropics grow tea and coffee, without which no cost, no one breakfast.From there it went most of the world's favorite spices.
tropical genus of perennial herbaceous plants Cymbopogon
lemongrass (Sem. Cereals) hails from the tropics of Southeast Asia.Now it is grown in humid areas of Africa and Central America.Different types are used as a spice in cooking, in the production of essential oils, perfumery and medicine.It is a tropical herbaceous plant looks like a bush sedge familiar to us.But its nutritional and medicinal value can not be overestimated.Lemongrass (or lemongrass) is used as a condiment, as a natural antidepressant and an aphrodisiac.In Africa, it is brewed from tea produced in China Maotai (alcoholic drink).Citronella is also drunk as a tea and used as an antiseptic.Hoods essential oils are added to the mosquito candles.Palmoroza used in perfumery and aromatherapy as a sedative.
tropical genus of perennial herbaceous plants Peanut
This proverbial peanuts.It belongs to the family.Legumes, including 30 species.Origin - South America.Who grows in Asia, Africa and the Caucasus.Another name - peanuts: the fruits ripen in the ground.
Peanuts used as food for the production of oil, as a component in traditional medicine.Has choleretic and anti-sclerotic effect, normalizes the functioning of the heart, blood vessels, liver.Positive effect on the brain, improves attention and memory.To apply you need to measure: from high calorie peanut abuse is fraught with metabolic disorders.
tropical genus of perennial herbaceous plants Bamboos
Bamboo - it's not even born, and the whole subfamily of cereals, including 1,200 species.Among them are many familiar woody bamboos, which are used in construction, arts and crafts, in the manufacture of household items and so on. D. There are others, not turning into wood condition.Recent grow only in the tropics, the woody species take root in more severe conditions.
production purposes In addition, bamboo is used in the food (young shoots and seeds), used in Eastern medicine: a plant with a high content of silicon oxides that are useful for hair, bones, and skin.
Cultural bamboo is grown in Chinese gardens for decorative purposes and as a hedge.Some species take root on the Russian dachas.
tropical genus of perennial herbaceous plants Vanilla
Another "tasty" plant - vanilla - belongs to the orchid family and includes about a hundred species.This vine with beautiful yellow flowers.Seeds of three types are used since ancient times as a spice.
Origin - Central America.Who vanilla growing in other countries with a warm humid climate: about three-quarters of world production comes from Madagascar, Indonesia and China.
According to the testimony of the conquistadors, the Aztecs used vanilla for medical purposes.Nowadays vanilla is used mainly in the food industry, from which, unfortunately, is gradually replaced by artificial vanilla, since its production costs are much cheaper.
Like most orchids, Vanilla survives well at home and will be a wonderful decoration of the apartments for those who prefer tropical plants.
