• Toothache plant

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    Toothache plant

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    SKU: 1820 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Acmella oleracea

    Family: Asteraceae

    Origin: S America

    Medicinal use: Only a small part of the leaves are used and provides a unique flavor in salads. Cooked leaves lose their strong flavor and can be used as a leafy vegetable. Both fresh and cooked, it is used in Brazilian gastronomy as an ingredient in different dishes, such as tacacá. The chewed leaves and flowers give a tingling sensation on the lips and tongue, due to its local anesthetic action and, therefore, it is used for tooth pain.

    43 in stock

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    Shiso, red

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    Shiso, red

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1800 Category:

    Scientific name: Perilla frutescens var. Crispa

    Family: Lamiaceae

    Origin: Japan

    Medicinal use: Perilla frutescens is an annual plant of the Lamiaceae family. The leaves resemble those of the nettle. In Japan it is used as a spice in a wide variety of dishes, such as sushi and sashimi (made from raw fish) or cut into thin strips to dress salads, pasta, meat and fish. The purple variety is used as a colorant in red umeboshi (ume pickles) or to make umeshiso Maki.

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  • Sage, Pineapple

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    Sage, Pineapple

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1735 Category:

    Scientific name: Salvia elegans

    Family: Lamiaceae

    Origin: Mexico

    Medicinal use: The plant is widely used in traditional Mexican medicine, especially for the treatment of anxiety, and also for the reduction of blood pressure. They have been shown to have a dose-dependent antihypertensive effect attributed to their action as an angiotensin II receptor antagonist and an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.

    37 in stock

  • Arrowroot

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    Arrowroot

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1710 Category:

    Scientific name: Maranta arundinacea

    Family: Marantaceae

    Origin:C America

    Medicinal use: Arrowroot is a plant with ovoid fruits, whose trunk is shaped like a tuber from which a starch is extracted in the form of flour, pearls or starch balls that are used to cook, accompany or thicken foods, especially soups, purees , mazamorras or puddings.

    28 in stock

  • Aloe Vera

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    Aloe Vera

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    SKU: 1695 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Aloe vera

    Family: Asphodelaceae

    Origin: S Africa

    Medicinal use: It is frequently found in smoothies, lemonades, juices, in yogurt or in gelatin desserts. It is ideal for making very digestive sweet and salty sauces. Apart from desserts, it can also be added to most stews and soups. It is also used to relieve skin ailments and treat burns and wounds and even skin infections.

    66 in stock

  • Sorrel, Sheep

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    Sorrel, Sheep

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1690 Category:

    Scientific name: Rumex acetosella

    Family: Polygonaceae

    Origin: Eurasia

    Medicinal use: The leaves and roots are eaten as a vegetable or in salads and the seeds are ground to make a flour. The leaves are also used as animal fodder. It reproduces by means of seeds and in humid places it germinates very well. Agronomically, it is an attractive plant for the cruciferous hernias pathogen, so if its roots are full of small nodules, cauliflower, broccoli and the like should not be planted there.

    3 in stock

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    Hibiscus, Red Zinger

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    Hibiscus, Red Zinger

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1675 Category:

    Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa

    Family: Malvaceae

    Origin: W Africa

    Medicinal use: This plant was cultivated to obtain the fiber that was extracted from its tough stems, used as a substitute for the jute used to make burlap. The green leaves are used as a kind of spicy spinach that Senegalese sometimes add to rice and their country’s national dish, the tiéboudienne, of rice and fish. In Mexico it is very popular to drink the cold infusion, as an accompaniment to food and it is known as Jamaica water, because of its taste and price it is considered the healthiest drink in Mexican cuisine.

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    Pepper, Brazil

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    Pepper, Brazil

    ₡2,550.00

    SKU: 1580 Category:

    Scientific name: Schinus terebinthifolia

    Family: Anacardiaceae

    Origin: Brazil

    Medicinal use: The false pepper is native to Brazil and continues to grow wild in this country from north to south (especially in the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado and Pampa). This tree is very attractive ornamentally, in frost-free regions of South America for its decorative foliage and fruits. The seeds are used as a spice in moderation, adding black pepper, it is used to garnish and add a note of flavor to all kinds of salads, soups, sauces, meat and fish.

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  • Parsley, Flat leaf/Italian

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    Parsley, Flat leaf/Italian

    ₡2,550.00

    SKU: 1560 Category:

    Scientific name: Petroselinum crispum

    Family: Apiaceae

    Origin:Mediterranean

    Medicinal use: It is used, along with other herbs from the mountain, to season recipes in the oven such as roast lamb, roast chicken with vegetables or roast knuckle. We also find it aromatizing cold dishes such as smoked salad, ñoras salad with artichokes or cod salad with vegetables, in Mediterranean European cuisine it is an essential element and it could be said that it identifies. This is because it is a plant native to this region, ubiquitous throughout its territory.

    28 in stock

  • Parsley, Curley leaf

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    Parsley, Curley leaf

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1555 Category:

    Scientific name: Petroselinum crispum

    Family: Apiaceae

    Origin:Mediterranean

    Medicinal use: Thick central root plant. The stems can reach over 60 cm in height. Due to its high iron content, its consumption is recommended to people who suffer or are prone to anemia and / or anorexia, and also to those who suffer from weakness, fatigue or physical fatigue. Parsley can be consumed raw in salads, or drunk in infusions.

    6 in stock

  • Nettle, Stinging

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    Nettle, Stinging

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1510 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Urtica dioica

    Family: Urticaceae

    Origin: Europa, N Africa, Asia and N America

    Medicinal use: The greater nettle is also a powerful purifier, both of the blood and of the whole organism. Nettles are used as a textile fiber and as food, since once cooked they lose their stinging power and have a pleasant taste. They are eaten as a vegetable, in tortilla soup, pizza.

    47 in stock

  • Oregano, Syrian

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    Oregano, Syrian

    ₡2,550.00

    SKU: 1465 Category:

    Scientific name: Origanum syriacum

    Family: Lamiaceae

    Origin: Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula

    Medicinal use: It is the primary ingredient in the mix of species called zataar. Origanum syriacum is harvested from natural grasslands that can be used to prepare za’atar, a mixture of dried herbs, sesame and sumac for flavoring

    19 in stock