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The Safflower is a Mediterranean native. It is one of the oldest crops harvested by humans and was used as a dye by the ancient
Egyptians as far back as the 12th dynasty . It's petals may be used as a substitute for saffron, and the seeds are very popular
with birds and are often found in birdseed mixes. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil (safflower oil) that is
extracted from the seeds. Dried Safflower petals are used in a wide variety of herbal remedies. Safflower oil is also being
looked at by the bio-diesel, weight loss, and heart disease prevention experts.
The lychee (Litchi chinensis) is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical
and subtropical fruit tree native to the Guangdong and Fujian provinces of China, and now cultivated in many parts of the
world.[2] The fresh fruit has a "delicate, whitish pulp" with a floral smell and a fragrant, sweet flavor. Since
this perfume-like flavor is lost in the process of canning, the fruit is usually eaten fresh.[3]
An evergreen tree reaching 10–28 metres (33–92 ft) tall, the lychee bears fleshy fruits that are up
to 5 cm long and 4 cm wide (2.0 in × 1.6 in). The outside of the fruit is covered by a pink-red, roughly textured rind that
is inedible but easily removed to expose a layer of sweet, translucent white flesh. Lychees are eaten in many different dessert
dishes, and are especially popular in China, throughout Southeast Asia, along with South Asia and parts of Southern Africa.[3][4]
China is the main producer of lychees, followed by India, with production occurring among other countries in Southeast
Asia, the Indian subcontinent and South Africa.[2]
The lychee has a history and cultivation going back to 2000 BC according to records in China. Cultivation began in the
area of southern China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Wild trees still grow in parts of southern China and on Hainan Island. There
are many stories of the fruit's use as a delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It was first described and introduced to
the West in 1656 by Michael Boym, a Polish Jesuit missionary
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