The staggering benefits of the house plant, explained. <\/p>
Tired of taking two bottles into the shower? Simply snip off the club-shaped flower head of the shampoo ginger lily plant \u2013 you can\u2019t miss it; it\u2019s the one that looks like an embarrassed pinecone \u2013 and squeeze the spongy structure onto your scalp. The clear, fragrant liquid that is released, acts as both shampoo and conditioner, bringing a silky vibrancy to your hair that you never knew you were missing.<\/p>
\u2018So, where do I find this organic, plastic-free marvel?\u2019 I hear you ask. \u2018The tropical parts of Asia and Australasia,\u2019 I tell you. \u2018That\u2019s too far,\u2019 you say. \u2018Cool your jets,\u2019 I reply, \u2018you can also grow it as a houseplant.\u2019<\/p>
Shampoo ginger lily, also known as pinecone ginger, is an aromatic, clump-forming, perennial plant, that likes bright light and moist soil. Leaves fall and stems shrivel in the autumn, leaving behind creeping underground stems, known as rhizomes, which give rise to new shoots in the spring.<\/p>
The plant has other uses too.\u00a0For example, the aromatic leaves can be used to add flavour to meat dishes,\u00a0\u00e0 la\u00a0bay leaf, while\u00a0the rhizomes can be dried, pulverised, and used as a seasoning or as a perfume.<\/p>
It might just help you to feel good too. Scientists have shown that a bioactive compound, isolated from the rhizome, has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties<\/a>.<\/p> Read more:<\/strong><\/p> To submit your questions email us at questions@sciencefocus.com (don’t forget to include your name and location)<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The staggering benefits of the house plant, explained. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32750,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/08\/natures-weirdest-this-ugly-shampoo-ginger-lily-plant-can-make-your-hair-look-beautiful.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The staggering benefits of the house plant, explained.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/32749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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