The land of the tropics has absorbed the lion's share of all existing useful chemical compounds. From time immemorial, tropical plants have been used as medicinal, aromatic, and cosmetic products. In the tropics, tea and coffee grow, without which no breakfast can do. Most of the world's favorite spices came from there.
Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Cymbopogon
Tsimbopogon (fam. Cereals) comes from the tropics of Southeast Asia. Now grown in humid areas of Africa and Central America. Different species are used in cooking as a spice, in the production of essential oils, in perfumery and medicine. This tropical herbaceous plant looks like a bush of the familiar sedge. But its nutritional and medicinal value cannot be overestimated. Lemongrass (or lemongrass) is used as a spice, as a natural antidepressant and aphrodisiac. In Africa, tea is brewed from it,Maotai (alcoholic drink) is produced in China. Citronella is also drunk as a tea and used as an antiseptic. Essential oil extracts are added to anti-mosquito candles. Palmorosa is used in perfumery and aromatherapy as a sedative.
Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Peanut
This is a common peanut. Refers to the family. Legumes, includes 30 species. Origin - South America. Now growing in Asia, Africa, the Caucasus. Another name is peanut: its fruits ripen in the ground.
Peanuts are used as a food product, for the production of oil, as a component in folk medicine. It has a choleretic and anti-sclerotic effect, normalizes the work of the heart, blood vessels, liver. It has a positive effect on the brain, improves attention and memory. It should be used in moderation: peanuts are high in calories, abuse is fraught with metabolic disorders.
Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Bamboos
Bamboo is not even a genus, but a whole subfamily of the Cereal family, including 1200 species. Among them there are many woody bamboos familiar to us, which are used in construction, applied arts, in the manufacture of household items, etc. There are others that do not pass into the woody state. The latter grow only in the tropics, while woody species take root in more severe conditions.
In addition to production purposes, bamboo is used for food (young shoots andseeds), used in oriental medicine: this plant is high in silicon oxides, useful for hair, bones, skin.
Cultivated bamboo is grown in Chinese gardens for ornamental purposes and as a hedge. Some species take root in Russian summer cottages.
Genus of perennial tropical herbaceous plants Vanilla
Another "delicious" plant - vanilla - belongs to the Orchid family and includes about a hundred species. This is a creeper with beautiful yellow flowers. Seeds of three species have been used as a spice since ancient times.
Place of origin - Central America. Vanilla is now growing in other countries with warm, humid climates, with about three-quarters of world production coming from Madagascar, Indonesia and China.
According to the testimony of the conquistadors, the Aztecs used vanilla for medicinal purposes. Nowadays, vanilla is used mainly in the food industry, from where, unfortunately, it is gradually being replaced by artificial vanillin, since its production is much cheaper.
Like most orchids, Vanilla thrives well in the home and will be a wonderful decoration for those who prefer tropical houseplants.
