Like all Rosaceae plants, the humble five finger grass plant has beautiful flowers and excellent medicinal properties. Livestock breeders have been using it to increase goat milk production and fight …
During the Renaissance, the great botanist Andrea Mattioli published a commentary edition of Dioscorides De Materia Medica in 1554. In it, he said, according to Font Quer’s quote, that the …
Ancient people likened psyllium plant seeds to fleas (Greek psylla). The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides recommended it in the 1st century A.D. as an emollient …
The all-popular fruit of the apple tree by itself is a true cornucopia of medicinal virtues and has been known for ages. Among these virtues, the digestive properties have been …
Guanabana benefits come primarily from this tree’s fruit, leaves, and flowers. The fruit can reach a weight of 2 kg and contains a whitish flesh with a pleasant flavor, similar …
The carob tree has been cultivated as forage for thousands of years in all Mediterranean countries; however, its medicinal properties were only discovered some decades ago. Healing Properties and Indications …
When the wind blows, the pods of the bladder senna plant move and clink, producing a metallic sound that is believed to frighten wolves. Great botanists of ancient times forgot …
The young buds on the wild hops plant can be consumed in the spring as if they were asparagus. However, be aware of its root and red fruit, which are …
Native Mexicans used the jalap plant as a laxative, and Spanish conquistadors introduced it to Spain, spreading it all over Europe. Healing Properties and Warning The jalap root contains several …
Johan Kunzle wrote about the hedge bindweed plant: “We have to give Thanks to God since He literally put at our feet such a precious remedy as this.” Healing Properties …