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Plant Cultures: Cotton
Cotton is used to make over 40% of the world's textiles. You will find many interesting facts and a wealth of information about cotton on this informative resource.
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Plant Cultures: Marigolds
This comprehensive resource examines the plant profile, history, spiritual uses, production and trade, medicinal properties, and food uses of the marigold.
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Plant Cultures: Opium Poppy
Delve into the history, spiritual uses, and medicinal properties of opium in the comprehensive resource.
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Plant Cultures: Cardamom
Did you know that cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world? Learn more about this interesting plant as you delve into the history, production, medicinal properties and more.
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Plant Cultures: Ginger
This comprehensive resource discusses the history, production, trade, medicinal properties and uses of ginger in food.
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Plant Cultures: Hemp
Plant profile, history, production & trade, traditional medicine, western medicine, drug, food, and crafts are the key topics explored in this thorough resource.
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Plant Cultures: Tea
This resource provides information about the tea plant, including its history, production, trade, medicinal properties and more.
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Plant Cultures: Betelnut
This comprehensive resource delves into betelnut history, spiritual significance, production, trade, and more. Interesting pictures of the plant supplement the text.
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Plant Cultures: Garlic
Discover the many uses garlic has in the making of different foods and medicines as you peruse through this informative resource. You will be exposed to a detailed plant profile and history in addition to a number of interesting facts...
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Plant Cultures: Henna
This complete resource examines the many uses of henna in medicine, cosmetics, dyes, perfumes and more. Interesting pictures supplement the text explanations.
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Plant Cultures: Rice
Plant profile of rice. Covers history, spiritual, production and trade, traditional medicine, western medicine, food, crafts, cosmetics and other uses.
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Plant Cultures: Exploring Plants and People
Did you know that a cup of tea contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee or that several people are killed each year from falling coconuts? This resource provides factual and out of the ordinary information about 25 different kinds of...
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Plant Cultures: Chilli Pepper
This resource presents extensive information about the chilli pepper plant, including its medicinal uses, food uses, and more.
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Plant Cultures: Sugar Cane
Many interesting facts about sugar cane are presented in this thorough resource. Topics examined include history medicine food uses cosmetic application, and more.
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Plant Cultures: Holy Basil
Holy basil is a plant that kills germs, reduces inflammation, and deters insects. More facts about the plant are included in this resource.
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Plant Cultures: Tamarind
This resource explores the many facets and diverse uses of tamarind. You will find the following topics in this informative site: general description, history, spiritual connection, production and trade, medicinal purposes, food uses,...
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Plant Cultures: Black Pepper
Origin, history, plant profile, traditional medicine, and western medicine are but a few of the black pepper topics delved into on this site. Many pictures supplement the text.
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Plant Cultures: Sandalwood Trees
Did you know that sandalwood trees are semi-parisitic? They tap into the nutrient supply of nearby plants. You will find other interesting facts about sandalwood trees in this informative site.
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Plant Cultures: Themes: Sacred and Spirtual: Buddhism
An overview of Buddhism that considers the role of the pipal tree, among other things, in the establishment of the faith. The tree is sacred to Buddhists as the tree under which the meditating Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
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Plant Cultures: Banyan Trees
This thorough resource provides an introduction to the banyan tree, plant profile, history, medicinal uses, and more. Pictures supplement the text.
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Royal Botanic Gardens: Millenium Seed Bank
The Millenium Seed Bank is one of the Millenium Commission's National Landmark projects. Visit this site to learn how this project hopes to conserve seed samples.