Some brooms are made with the fibrous roots of couch grass, which some peasants regard as a weed. However, couch grass performs the most efficient sweeping in the blood and …
Donald Rice
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The hedge garlic plant has a smell similar to garlic and shares many of its virtues. Experts recommend using the fresh plant since it loses some properties when dried. Some …
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The bearberry plant was a favorite food among bears living in the European mountains. The bears enjoyed the tiny berries that resembled small apples. Although the berries are edible, the …
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About 3000 cultivated species of Vitis vinifera (common grape vine) worldwide produce the fruit with the most medicinal properties known. All ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean knew of Vitis vinifera …
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The Chinese already used the tea plant 4000 years ago, though its introduction to Europe occurred in the 17th century. Tea Plant Scientific Facts Healing Properties and Uses The tea …
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The Spanish King Phillip II ordered Gonzalo Hernandez de Toledo to transport the tobacco plant to Europe. The first plants arrived in Europe in 1559, and soon, the first cultivations …
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Like their relatives, the high mallow and althea plants are sweet and soft. Even their leaves are delicately covered with velvet-like hairs. Dioscorides already recommended this plant in the 1st …
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The psychological effects of the opium poppy plant were already known by the Ancient Sumerians 5000 years ago. Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher, botanist, and physician who lived in the 3rd …
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The yerba mate plant comprises the ingredients of a trendy drink in South America, especially in regions where the diet is meat-based. Its aroma, chemical composition, and effects resemble those …
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Over the ages, the hemp plant has been grown to obtain textile fibers for ropes and fabrics. The drunkenness and mental disorders that the men working with hemp fibers suffered …
