#zingiberales

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An Etlingera Flower blooms in Costa Rica

by Frank Vassen

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Ravenala madagascariensis, or traveller's palm

this plant is doing some art deco shit. it isn't really a palm, it's in the zingiberales along with ginger, arrowroot, cardamom and bananas. it is most closely related to bird-of-paradise.

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[terranlifeform]

A cluster of wild banana trees (Musa sp.) at Ha Giang in Vietnam

Chien C. Lee

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Ritual Recipes: Kitchen Table Cures

There is not denying we live in a time of immense tension. So many of us are living under enormous stress and strain. But, come to think of it, so were our grandparents and relatives who lived through World Wars. The Great Depression and really hard times. For that reason, some of the homemade healing potions, teas and cures our grandmothers cooked up from the kitchen cabinet are the best things to turn to in tough times. Here are some lovingly passed down from Auntie. Many remedies can be made from what you have in the kitchen, from spices as well as plants. These kitchen table cures will offer you and your family much relief from stress and strain.  Here are a few simple tried and tested recipes:

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Parrot's Beak Flower Heliconia psittacorum

El Yunque, Puerto Rico, United States, 2014 El Yunque National Forest

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