According to classical botanical literature, the pellitory of the wall plant was given the Greek name helxine and the Latin name muralis herba (grass of the wall). It grows on …
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Spiny restharrow is one of the plants which has caused the most problems to peasants. Its powerful root system can stop an ox plow. Moreover, as Andres de Laguna said, …
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Unlike the bee balm plant, the wild balm plant (Melittis melissophyllum) does not have a pleasant aroma. Its flowers grow in pairs and are larger and more exuberant than balm. …
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The lovage plant is like large celery, with interesting medicinal and culinary applications. Its ground root is used as a seasoning in central Europe since its flavor resembles pepper. The …
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People have been using the thorns of this thistle for centuries, which is the origin of its name, wild teasel. However, though machines do wool carding at present, this plant …
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The Romans used the parsley plant, giving it to gladiators before their fights. Today, it is still more than just a seasoning plant. However, wild parsley must be taken care …
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The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides, who lived in the 1st century A.D., knew the medicinal properties of the juniper plant fruit. However, juniper fruits have …
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Eryngium campestre is a plant of the Umbelliferae family that looks like a thistle. It is sometimes called the “Watling Street” thistle because when the wind blows in the fall, …
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Wild celery is an essential ingredient in all broths and depurative recipes, along with onion, nettle, cabbage, and lemon. The oil obtained from celery seeds and roots is said to …
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When talking about the wild strawberry plant, we mean those blood-red tears that grow on bush slopes, giving an exquisite aroma, never those huge, “potato-sized” fruits with little flavor and …
