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Bearded lichens form a separate group within the Parmeliaceae family. Since ancient times, they have been considered extremely important medicinal plants, with the beard lichen extract (Usnea barbata (Lichen) Extract) playing a significant role. The green to yellow looking lichen, popularly known as tree moss or old man’s beard, grows…

The banana (scientifically: Musa) is a completely everyday food for all of us. We enjoy it as a small healthy snack in between meals and use it in cakes, milkshakes, fruit salads and many other treats from the kitchen. Strictly speaking, however, the popular fruit is the dessert banana (Musa…

Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil comes from Morocco and is one of the most valuable types of oil on earth. Around 20 million argan trees thrive in this north-west African country: the yield of a single tree amounts to around 30 kilograms of fruit, from which, however, only one litre of…

The African baobab tree is visible from afar in its native habitat, the African savannah. It can grow up to 30 meters high and is most notable for its bizarre umbrella-shaped crown and bottle-shaped trunk. The tree, which can grow up to 500 years old and is also called baobab,…

The balloon vine is a handsome annual climbing plant that originated in India but is now also cultivated in southern Germany and Switzerland (especially in wine-growing areas). It bears striking, balloon-like fruits containing pea-sized seeds with a heart-shaped mark. The balloon vine belongs to the soap tree family (Sapindaceae). The…

The common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) belongs to the grasses and is mainly found in southern China and Southeast Asia. It is one of the fastest growing plants in the world and can shoot up to one meter in height every day under optimal conditions. In addition, it has the property…

Sialic acids are the N- and O-derivatives of acetylneuraminic acid. As a rule, the term sialic acid refers to N-acetylneuraminic acid, which also occurs in the human body. As a component of amino sugars, N-acetylneuraminic acid assumes an important protective function and protects proteins from being cleaved by peptidases or…

A new natural raw material is extracted Bio-beeswax, like sunflower wax, has accompanied mankind on its long path to civilisation. Even the world’s oldest advanced civilisations used beeswax to mix cosmetics, seal ships, prepare writing tablets and make illuminants. Biowaxes have been pushed back by synthetic equivalents in recent decades.…

Echinacea extract soothes inflammation in problem skin (e.g. acne) and has a pore-refining and decongestant effect. In the following we would like to introduce you to this fine active ingredient. Botany The genus Echinacea MOENCH belongs to the family Asteraceae. McGregor found nine species with two subspecies for the genus…

The ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) is one of the meadow weeds that almost everyone knows. It is also sometimes called serpent’s tongue or spearwort, which is due to the lance-like narrow leaves that literally shoot out of the ground like weeds. Yet the ribwort plantain is by no means a…