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South African plant.  

Ferment developed for the manufacture of wine and beer. An edible microorganism rich in B vitamins that is often used to make beer, but can also be used for skin care. Available at health food stores. Yeast obtained during the brewing of beer. It is a rich source of folic acid and chromium.  

Small, hardwood evergreen tree with dense broad leaves.  

Annual, self-seeding, blue-flowered herb. Known as the ‘Herb of Gladness’ for its exhilarating effect on the system. Add chopped young leaves and flowers to salads or summer drinks. On those sweltering summer days, cool off with iced borage tea, adding honey and lemon juice to taste. This botanical wonder, standing at a modest height of…

Member of the cabbage family with long, thick-stemmed, light-green to pearly white stalks. This is a leafy green vegetable with white stems and tiny yellow flowers. The name may also refer to Chinese cabbage.  

Tree native to Africa that has red juice or red wood and is related to the Eucalyptus.  

Liquid by-product that remains after sugar has been extracted from sugar cane or sugar. One of Gayelord Hauser’s wonder foods. Hauser (1895-1984) was born in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1911, but returned to Europe soon afterwards, apparently with incurable tuberculosis of the hip. Acting on advice that he must eat only natural…

Shrub that yields a flavorful fruit. Black Currant also known as European Black Currant.  

Common name for a family of hardy trees with silvery or whitish bark that yields salicin, which is a natural aspirin. Birch also known as Sweet Birch, Black Birch, White Birch, and Paper Birch.