1. M EDICINAL HERBS

2. DANDELION ROOT FLOWERS LEAVES

3. Can you see differences? W ARNING ! T HERE IS ONE PLANT VERY SIMILAR TO DANDELION. I T HAS TOXIC PROPERTIES !

4. W HERE DOES IT GROW ?

5. M AIN PROPERTIES T HERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT SIDE EFFECTS. helps with digestive troubles raises the body's resistance assists in curing the beginnings of diabetes and obesities lowers cholesterol level acts positively on skin changes picks up the sexual efficiency of women and men

6. I T GROWS IN ENTIRE P OLAND.

7. GINSENG FLOWERS LEAVES FLESHY ROOTS

8. W HERE DOES IT GROW ?

9. M AIN PROPERTIES stimulates and also relaxes the nervous system improves stamina lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels stimulates the action of the heart improves the intellectual efficiency stimulates the secretion of hormones increases resistance to disease A BUSE CAN CAUSE SOME SIDE EFFECTS diarrhoea drowsiness headache hypertension skin changes CAUTION: Don't take Ginseng and Ginseng mixtures with Coffee as it will accelerate the caffeine effects on the body and can cause diarrhea.

10. U NFORTUNATELY GINSENG DOESN ’ T GROW IN POLAND

11. C URIOSITIES 1)The first written mentions about ginseng come from the first century b.C., from Shennong’s (legendary ruler of China) book which called „ Shennong’s roots and herbs”. 2)In the 19th century value of the dry root of ginseng, eighteen times exceeded the value of gold. 3)The biggest root was found in China in 1905, during constructing a railway to Suzhou, it was 200 years old and its weight was 600g.

12. BLACKBERRY FRUITS LEAVES

13. W HERE DOES IT GROW ?

14. M AIN PROPERTIES : assists in curing wounds and ulcerations of the skin regulates the metabolism acts antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial lowers blood sugar level increases the amount of dismissed urine helps in healing mouth ulcers, throat and gum deseases T HEY DON ’ T CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS !

15. I N P OLAND B LACKBERRY GROWS IN ENTIRE LOWLAND AND IN LOWER MOUNTAIN PARTS.

16. T HE LEGEND ABOUT BLACKBERRIES Superstition in the UK holds that blackberries should not be picked after Michaelmas (29 September) because the devil had cursed them, by urinating the plant. There is some value behind this legend as after this date wetter and cooler weather often allows the fruit to become infected by various bacterias such as Botryotinia which give the fruit an unpleasant look and may be toxic.

17. PEPPERMINT LEAVES FLOWERS

18. W HERE DOES IT GROW ?

19. M AIN PROPERTIES increases the secretion of stomach juices stimulates producing bile streamlines the functioning of intestines (reduces tension of muscles) gives an appetite helpful during cold curing (thins mucus out & works soothingly on the aching throat) has antibacterial and antiviral properties I T ’ S USED DURING : stomachaches winds nauseas indigestions liver diseases stomach cramps etc.

20. I N POLAND P EPPERMINT GROWS ONLY ON ARTIFICIAL CULTIVATIONS BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAIN THIS HERB.

21. D ID YOU KNOW THAT...? 1.Both the essential oil and the stems are used in folk remedies for cancer. A poultice prepared from the leaves is said to remedy tumours. 2.Mint species were used for the first time in ancient China and Egipt. Despite the medical uses Egiptian used mint to embalm corpse.

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