🫒Mediterranean
Carob
Ceratonia siliqua
About Carob
Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a herb used in the Mediterranean tradition to help with Diarrhea, Digestive Issues, Cholesterol, and Gut Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Ceratonia siliqua, commonly known as the carob tree or carob bush, from Arabic خَرُّوبٌ (kharrūb) and Hebrew חרוב (haruv), St John's-bread, or locust bean (not to be confused with the African locust bean), or simply locust-tree, is a species of flowering evergreen shrub or tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens. The ripe, dried pod is often ground to carob powder, which...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal