The genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Cymbopogon and others

The land of the tropics absorbed the lion's share of all the existing useful chemical compounds. From time immemorial, tropical plants have been used as medicinal, aromatic, cosmetic products. In the tropics, tea and coffee grow, without which there is not a single breakfast. From there, most of the world's favorite spices have gone.

Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Cymbopogon

Tsimbopogon (Seminal Grain) comes from the tropics of Southeast Asia. Now grown in the humid regions of Africa and Central America. Different kinds are used in cooking as spice, in the production of essential oils, in perfumery and medicine. This tropical herb externally looks like a bush of a sedge we know. But its nutritional and medicinal value can not be overestimated. Lemongrass (or lemon grass) is used as a seasoning, as a natural antidepressant and aphrodisiac. In Africa, tea is made from it, in China they produce Maotai (alcoholic beverage). Citronella is also drunk as a tea and used as an antiseptic. Extracts of essential oil are added to mosquito nets. Palmarosa is used in perfumery and aromatherapy as a sedative.

Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Peanut

This is a well-known peanut. Refers to this. Beans, includes 30 species. Origin - South America. Now it grows in Asia, Africa, and the Caucasus. Another name is peanuts: its fruits ripen in the ground.

Peanut is used as a food product for the production of oil, as a component in folk medicine. Has choleretic and antisclerotic effect, normalizes the work of the heart, blood vessels, liver. Positively affects the brain, improves attention and memory. To apply it is necessary in moderation: peanuts have a high calorie content, abuse is fraught with a metabolic disorder.

The genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Bamboos

Bamboo is not even a genus, but a whole subfamily of the Gramineae family, which includes 1200 species. Among them there are a lot of wood bamboos that are familiar to us, which are used in construction, applied art, in the manufacture of household items, etc. There are others that do not go into the woody state. The latter grow only in the tropics, while lignifying species also take root under more severe conditions.

In addition to production purposes, bamboo is used for food (young shoots and seeds), is used in oriental medicine: it is a plant with a high content of silicon oxides, useful for hair, bones, and skin.

Cultural bamboo is grown in Chinese gardens for decorative purposes and as a hedge. Some species take root in the Russian suburban areas.

Genus of perennial tropical herb plants Vanilla

Another "tasty" plant - vanilla - belongs to the Orchid family and includes about one hundred species. It's a liana with beautiful yellow flowers. Seeds of three kinds have been used since ancient times as spices.

Place of origin is Central America. Now vanilla grows in other countries with a warm, humid climate: about three quarters of world production falls on Madagascar, Indonesia and China.

According to the evidence of the conquistadors, the Aztecs used vanilla for medical purposes. In our time, vanilla is used mainly in the food industry, from where, unfortunately, gradually replaced by artificial vanillin, since its production is much cheaper.

Like most orchids, Vanilla is well established in the home and will be a wonderful adornment of the apartment for those who prefer tropical indoor plants.