Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, bulbar are all the names of topinambour. In Russia a topinambour was known from the XVII century and named him is an earthen apple, Canadian potato and Volga turnip. Such distribution, as a potato, he did not get, but the last years a topinambour became popular for the Russian truck farmers and summer residents due to the nourishing, widely studied healthful properties and simplicity of growing. In all parts of plant - tubers, roots, leaves and flowers are used medicine, cookery and cosmetic. A vegetable is able to reduce the level of sugar and cholesterol, he facilitates the symptoms of urolithiasis, gout, helps at anaemia and gastroenteric disorders. A topinambour is unique characteristics: bile-expelling, седативное, antioxidant, гепатопротекторное, antiinflammatory, antidiabetic, diuretic, anaesthetic. In cookery tubers are used in a raw, boiled, fried and stewed kind, and also prepare lettuces, fruit compotes, tea coffee and other drinks. In addition, a topinambour it is possible to can and dry. Apply a topinambour and in a cosmetology. But as it is correct to do it, read in a book.