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This
bush grows in woods with broad-leaved trees or conifers on
soils rich in nitrogen. Mostly found in Europe and Asia Minor.
The flowers, bark and fruits are used in phythotherapy and
cosmetics.
Its active ingredients are found in rare glycosic |
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combinations,
where we find traces of essential oil, mucilago, tannins,
organic acids and vitamin C. Its
fruit contains bactericidal and fungicidal pigments.
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Looks
like a drink. It comes from Siberia, where there is plenty
of. It contains, like Ginseng in Korea, a magical power that
gives energy to the most tired organisms. It is often used
in Russia as it has «adaptogenic» properties,
which means that it acts on
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to the most diverse situations.
The Soviet athletes would have used it to dope their capacity
to resist to physical tiredness.
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The
eucalyptus, also called « fever tree », is a very
nice tree that is sometimes 70 meters tall. The leaves contain
an essential oil (1 to 3%) as well as 85% eucalyptol.
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Some varieties of essence contain citral and citronellal, used for stimulating and purifying cares.
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