Studio : HawaiiPharm Publisher : HawaiiPharm Binding : Health and Beauty Product Description Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is native to East, South and Southeast Asia, but it is today cultivated across the world in tropical and subtropical regions. Green tea is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below 2 m when cultivated for its leaves. It has a strong taproot. The flowers are yellow-white, 2.5?4 cm in diameter, with 7 to 8 petals. The seeds of Camellia sinensis and can be pressed to yield tea oil, a sweetish seasoning and cooking oil. The leaves are 4?15 cm long and 2?5 cm broad. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) also known as European blueberry, Airelle, Bilberry Fruit, Bilberry Leaf, Black Whortles, Bleaberry, Blueberry, Burren Myrtle, Dwarf Bilberry, Dyeberry, Huckleberry, Hurtleberry, Myrtilli Fructus, Trackleberry, Whortleberry, Wineberry, Black Hearts according to Thomas Hardy in his 1878 novel The Return of the Native, the European bilberry bush is a close relative of American blueberries, cranberries, and huckleberries. It flourishes in damp acidic soil throughout temperate and sub artic regions of the world. The bilberry has a long history of medicinal use. The English used it as a dye for wool due to its wonderful dark blue/purple coloring. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) contains Benzoic acid, caffeic acid, epicatechin, Epigallocatechin (EPCG), gallic acid, hydroquinone, isoquercetin, quercetin. Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree, the oldest living species of plant on earth, is more than 225 million years old. Ginkgo contains gibberellin, cytokinin-like substances, ginkgolic acid, bilobol, ginnol, aspartine, calcium. 0
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