Cardiovascular diseases are a group of conditions that involve the heart or blood vessels. They are the number one cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. A number of plants are proven to have a general positive effect on the cardiovascular system. Adding specific herbs and spices to your diet can lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke by reducing the production of plaque that may clog the arteries. Especially a spicy diet including chilli peppers or garlic can lower the blood pressure and boost your heart health.
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Chocolate mint
Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Celeriac
Apium graveolens rapaceum
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Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica
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Mulberry
Morus alba
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Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica
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Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
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Purple Nightshade
Solanum xanti
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Maple
Acer
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Red Sage
Salvia miltiorrhiza
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Japanese sweet flag
Acorus gramineus
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Wasabi
Wasabia japonica
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Fern Parsley
Cryptogramma crispa
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Large-flowered tickseed
Coreopsis lamarcka
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Pink rock-rose
Cistus creticus
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Wild strawberry
Fragaria vesca
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Knowledge Page Alix Briere
Hortus Dijkspark Knowledge
What is the Hortus Dijkspark project?
This project is used to keep tract of the extensive list of plants we have growing here at Mediamatic. We tract their growing location (see 'Hortus Map'), some general plant information such as their...
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A closer look at phytoestrogens in Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare and the female reproductive system
Introduction: The blogpost takes a more scientific perspective on the topic of Fennel and its medicinal properties by answering these main questions: what is the role of phytoestrogen in the body
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Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius
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Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
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Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
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Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
This plant has been traditionally used to relieve menstrually related headaches. It was a favorite herb of the native North Americans and Eclectic physicians for amenorrhea, the absence of...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Hortus Dijkspark
1May 20181May 2028Rondom onze Biotoop groeit een grote verscheidenheid aan planten, van genezend tot giftig, van donkergroen tot paars. Je kunt Hortus Dijkspark op elk moment bezoeken. Klik hier om meer te weten te...
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Annatto
Bixa orellana
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Karela
Momordica charantia
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