WHAT IS MEAN BY HERB?

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Herb is a plant that people do not realize about it. A few years ago, herb can only be found in the forest and it will live wildly. However, in the recent years, many people start realizing about its benefits. Many people commercializes by making it as juices and medicines because of the nutrients in herb. Researchers start to analyse and investigate about the plants that grow in the world. They want to examine every part at the plant to know its characteristics and its benefits to people.

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Herb is a term that has been used in botanical. It can be defined as a plant that has characteristic like a non-woody or semi woody plant. Herb may be a plant that is annuals, biennials and perennials.​
 

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a) Annual - This herb is a plant that grows only once. They will grow and then, they

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               have flowered and fruited. After finishing the fruit season, the plant will die,  

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               but it still grows with the new seed.   

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b) Biennial and perennial – this is a unique plant when its stem will die at the end of the  

                                 

                                  season but, the others part still alive. They are survived to live  

                                 

                                  when they are depending on the living tissues to growth. ​

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Herb is specified as a green plant that has three parts which are leaves, seeds and flowers. Herb has many uses. It is used in cooking, flavouring, food medicine and perfumes. It is a plant that can be found in every culture. Herb is known starting thousand years ago. Many researches have been done to study about its benefits.​



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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In Malaysia, there are roughly 15,000 to 20,000 plant species that can be found in tropical rainforest. They come with different species and several types which have their own benefits and specialties. They are very helpful to human as they can cure the human’s illness.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
 

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