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Sage

Sage is particularly known as an ingredient in throat candies. The essential oils are responsible for the fact that the plant with the elongated leaves covered with a white fluff has a calming...

Sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn is a small, spherical fruit of the sea buckthorn bush. The shrub is widespread in Europe and Asia. The maritime area, where sea buckthorn likes to grow, also extends along the North...

Sour cherry

The sour cherry is the fruit of the sour cherry tree or shrub that descends from the sweet cherries. However, sour cherries contain twice as much fruit acid as sweet cherries and are therefore...

Black tea

Black tea is made from the fermented, dried leaves of the tea bush. In contrast to unfermented green tea, which is made from the same leaves using a different technique (see "Green tea"), this...

Sunflower

Sunflowers for the production of oil are mainly grown in Eastern Europe. After rapeseed and soybean oil, sunflower oil is the most produced oil in Germany. The oil is refined by cold pressing or...

Spirulina

The micro-algae contain a lot of protein and all the essential amino acids that the body needs to produce protein. They also contain beta-carotene (good for skin, hair, eyes), B vitamins and...

Ribwort plantain

Ribwort plantain is a herb that has long been used as a remedy for a variety of purposes. It is also native to Germany and is a 10–30 cm high herb. Ribwort plantain contains vitamin C* and, as an...

Sultanas

The small berries, also called sultanas, are a noble category of raisins. They are obtained from the Sultana grape, are seedless, yellowish-brown and larger than their sisters, the currants....

Licorice root

The main active ingredient of the yellow, woody root is glycyrrhizin. This Latin name led to the German word "liquorice". Therefore the liquorice root is also called liquorice root. It is around...