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Dragon's Blood-Dracaena Cinnabari Balf.f Tree
The description:
A perennial tree, with a height of more than three meters, with a thick trunk and dichotomous branches. The sharp sabre leaves are formed at the ends of the branches, and the flowers are found in flowery clusters branched at the ends of the branches as well, and the parts of the flower are surrounded by a floral envelope consisting of 6 cotyledons or parts, and the fruits are spherical in shape. It contains two or three seeds. The tree appears to the viewer from afar as an umbrella.
Diffusion/Spread:
The Dragon's Blood trees grow naturally in the highest mountain peaks on the island of Socotra and are widely spread in the town of Momi at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. The Dragon's Blood trees are rare and unique as there is no species D.cinnabri anywhere else in the world. Another species of the same genus is also known Dracaena it is the type D.serrulata. At present, about 80 species of Dragon's Blood is known, belonging to the genus Dracaena, and all of them share a red resin in their juice (the Dragon's Blood).
Medical part:
Red fluid secreted from the stem and branches (the Dragon's Blood)
Active Ingredients:
Resins containing resinous acids, resinous alcohols, resinous phenols, esters and inert substances called resins.
A perennial tree, with a height of more than three meters, with a thick trunk and dichotomous branches. The sharp sabre leaves are formed at the ends of the branches, and the flowers are found in flowery clusters branched at the ends of the branches as well, and the parts of the flower are surrounded by a floral envelope consisting of 6 cotyledons or parts, and the fruits are spherical in shape. It contains two or three seeds. The tree appears to the viewer from afar as an umbrella.
Diffusion/Spread:
The Dragon's Blood trees grow naturally in the highest mountain peaks on the island of Socotra and are widely spread in the town of Momi at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. The Dragon's Blood trees are rare and unique as there is no species D.cinnabri anywhere else in the world. Another species of the same genus is also known Dracaena it is the type D.serrulata. At present, about 80 species of Dragon's Blood is known, belonging to the genus Dracaena, and all of them share a red resin in their juice (the Dragon's Blood).
Medical part:
Red fluid secreted from the stem and branches (the Dragon's Blood)
Active Ingredients:
Resins containing resinous acids, resinous alcohols, resinous phenols, esters and inert substances called resins.
Frankincense Boswellia Sacra Flueck Tree
The description:
A tree up to 5 meters high with a stem or several stems branching from the base, and the bark is delicate flakes or scales, and the new branches are dense and overlapping, and the leaves are alternate, and the leaf consists of 6-8 pairs of opposite and sessile leaves. And the flowers are white racemally borne on Smrakh coming out of the axils of the leaves. The fruits are capsules with 3-5 shutters, and the fruit contains one seed.
Diffusion/Spread:
It is found in different locations and places inside Yemen in the coastal strip and on the mountain slopes and central highlands, as well as on the island of Socotra.
Medical part:
Gum secretion from stem and branches
Active Ingredients: Oleo-gum-resin: 9-5% volatile oil, 65-85% alcohol resin, 30% gum dissolved in water. Analyzes were carried out on Yemeni frankincense (frankincense from Aden). Pailer et al. (1981) was able to of isolating 27 compounds Including: Carvone, Verbenone, and Nopinone
A tree up to 5 meters high with a stem or several stems branching from the base, and the bark is delicate flakes or scales, and the new branches are dense and overlapping, and the leaves are alternate, and the leaf consists of 6-8 pairs of opposite and sessile leaves. And the flowers are white racemally borne on Smrakh coming out of the axils of the leaves. The fruits are capsules with 3-5 shutters, and the fruit contains one seed.
Diffusion/Spread:
It is found in different locations and places inside Yemen in the coastal strip and on the mountain slopes and central highlands, as well as on the island of Socotra.
Medical part:
Gum secretion from stem and branches
Active Ingredients: Oleo-gum-resin: 9-5% volatile oil, 65-85% alcohol resin, 30% gum dissolved in water. Analyzes were carried out on Yemeni frankincense (frankincense from Aden). Pailer et al. (1981) was able to of isolating 27 compounds Including: Carvone, Verbenone, and Nopinone
Commiphora Myrrh Tree
The description:
In addition to the frankincense tree, other plants were sanctified by the ancient right-wingers and were not focused on because of the lack of information, and the frankincense tree was shed in particular without other species, which leads to not being studied, and among those plants is the Myrrh tree, which is similar to the frankincense tree, but is characterized In terms of shape and yield, the scientific name of the tree is Commiphora Myrrh, and it belongs to the botanical family "Burseraceae" and is called Myrrh Tree in English. Its flowers are small in size and contain a single seed, yellowish-orange or greyish color. Freezes when exposed to air.
Diffusion/Spread:
NA
Medical part:
Gum secretion from the leg.
Active Ingredients:
3-8% petroleum jelly resin, volatile oil, 30-60% water-soluble resin, and 25-40% alcohol resins
In addition to the frankincense tree, other plants were sanctified by the ancient right-wingers and were not focused on because of the lack of information, and the frankincense tree was shed in particular without other species, which leads to not being studied, and among those plants is the Myrrh tree, which is similar to the frankincense tree, but is characterized In terms of shape and yield, the scientific name of the tree is Commiphora Myrrh, and it belongs to the botanical family "Burseraceae" and is called Myrrh Tree in English. Its flowers are small in size and contain a single seed, yellowish-orange or greyish color. Freezes when exposed to air.
Diffusion/Spread:
NA
Medical part:
Gum secretion from the leg.
Active Ingredients:
3-8% petroleum jelly resin, volatile oil, 30-60% water-soluble resin, and 25-40% alcohol resins
Coffee
Botanical name:
Coffea Arabica
The description:
A perennial tree, its height ranges from 4 to 10 meters, its leaves are opposite, wavy edge, and tapering, the flowers are white star-shaped, gathered in the axils of the leaves, and the fruits are green in color at the beginning of the formation and then turn to reddish brown, and the fruit contains one or two seeds.
Spread:
In different regions in Yemen
Medical part:
The seeds and their shells (the husk)
Active ingredients:
Caffeine alkaloid 1-2%, Trigonelline 25%, fixed oil 10-13%, protein 10-12%, tannins 3-5%
Benefits and uses:
This plant is considered one of the best sources of production of the best types of natural coffee in the world, known for more than 400 years (Mocha).
Coffee has a stimulating effect on the nervous system, causing it to contain caffeine, and its percentage in the body should not exceed 200 milligrams (coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine in one cup).
Coffea Arabica
The description:
A perennial tree, its height ranges from 4 to 10 meters, its leaves are opposite, wavy edge, and tapering, the flowers are white star-shaped, gathered in the axils of the leaves, and the fruits are green in color at the beginning of the formation and then turn to reddish brown, and the fruit contains one or two seeds.
Spread:
In different regions in Yemen
Medical part:
The seeds and their shells (the husk)
Active ingredients:
Caffeine alkaloid 1-2%, Trigonelline 25%, fixed oil 10-13%, protein 10-12%, tannins 3-5%
Benefits and uses:
This plant is considered one of the best sources of production of the best types of natural coffee in the world, known for more than 400 years (Mocha).
Coffee has a stimulating effect on the nervous system, causing it to contain caffeine, and its percentage in the body should not exceed 200 milligrams (coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine in one cup).
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Christ's Thorn
Botanical name:
Zizyphus spina-christi Willd
The description:
A tree up to 4 meters high, many branches and thorns, bearing alternate oval leaves, and the leaf has veins from below. The flowers are in yellow terminal inflorescences tilted to whitish, and the fruits are honey-yellow to brown, sweet in taste.
Spread:
It is widespread in all regions of Yemen
Medical part:
Fruits, leaves, bark and honey
Active ingredients:
The fruits, leaves and bark contain substances Zizyphic and Tannic acids
The fruits also contain vitamin C, colloidal substances, protein and sugar.
Benefits and usage:
This tree is the main essential source of producing the best types of natural honey in the world.
Boiled bark is used as a mouthwash and to treat toothache. The decoction of the leaves has an astringent and soothing effect on the body.
Zizyphus spina-christi Willd
The description:
A tree up to 4 meters high, many branches and thorns, bearing alternate oval leaves, and the leaf has veins from below. The flowers are in yellow terminal inflorescences tilted to whitish, and the fruits are honey-yellow to brown, sweet in taste.
Spread:
It is widespread in all regions of Yemen
Medical part:
Fruits, leaves, bark and honey
Active ingredients:
The fruits, leaves and bark contain substances Zizyphic and Tannic acids
The fruits also contain vitamin C, colloidal substances, protein and sugar.
Benefits and usage:
This tree is the main essential source of producing the best types of natural honey in the world.
Boiled bark is used as a mouthwash and to treat toothache. The decoction of the leaves has an astringent and soothing effect on the body.
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