As the largest organ of the human body, our skin plays a crucial role in protecting our body against external forces from the outside world. As an interface to the environment, it is also responsible for our body’s temperature regulation, sensation, and the storage and synthesis of vitamin D. Unfortunately, many of the external factors that our skin protects us from have, in turn, an impact on the skin itself. Herbs and plants have the ability to support and facilitate our skin’s natural powers by activating skin cell regeneration and inhibiting allergic reactions. On top of that, they can be a gentle alternative to improve acne, heal warts and have a cooling effect after a sunburn.

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exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Hortus Dijkspark
1أيار / مايو 2018Rondom 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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Karela
Momordica charantia
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Lemon grass
Cymbopogon citratus
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New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonioides
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Goji berry
Lycium barbarum
Aphrodisiac properties “He who travels one thousand kilometres from home should not eat goji.” This ancient Chinese proverb, which warns those who have travelled far from their lovers to avoid the...
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Lemon verbena
Aloysia citrodora
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Wax begonia
Salvia rutilans
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Marrokaanse munt
Mentha spicata var. cripsa 'Moroccan'
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Vietnamese coriander (rau răm)
Persicaria odorata
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Patchouli
Pogostemon cablin
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Cayenne pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne'
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Salad burnet
Sanguisorba minor
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Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
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Woad
Isatis tinctoria
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Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
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Couch grass
Elymus repens
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Common walnut
Juglans regia
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Ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
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Oat
Avena sativa
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Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
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Japanese Knotweed
Fallopia japonica
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Common ivy
Hedera helix
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Cleavers
Galium aparine
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Mountain arnica
Arnica montana
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