Donald Rice

The name of the field scabious plant comes from the Latin word scabies (which means, precisely, scabies). From the Middle Ages onwards, it has been used to treat diverse skin …

The Madonna lily is an ornamental plant cultivated since ancient times. A ceramic glass found on the island of Crete (17th century B.C.) on which a Madonna lily was painted …

Every year, a new stem grows from the rhizome of Solomon’s seal plant, and when it dries and disappears in winter, it leaves a mark as if it were a …

Ancient Mexican natives used prickly pear leaves as poultices to heal wounds and bruises. Spanish colonists brought it to Europe, spreading quickly throughout the Mediterranean basin. Prickly Pear Scientific Facts …

Pedanius Dioscorides, in the first century A.D., already mentioned the celandine plant and remarked that swallows restore the sense of sight to their chicks by touching their eyes with a …

The hounds tongue plant has been used from the 16th century onwards as part of some famous French pills (at that time) discovered by the renowned French surgeon Ambroise Pare …

Hippocrates used the birchwort plant for difficult labor two thousand five hundred years ago. Hence, its Greek etymology is aristos (excellent) and lokios (labor). Its internal use has decreased due …

The root of the bugloss plant contains a red coloring, the oldest coloring substance known. Its name Anchusa, derives from the Greek language, means “to paint” or “to dye.” Aelius …

Comfrey root contains allantoin, which gives this fantastic herb tremendous wound-healing powers. This plant has been scientifically proven to heal sores, ulcerations, burns, and diverse types of wounds, especially those …

The horsetail plant is an original plant from a botanical standpoint. It is cryptogamous and like ferns in that it reproduces itself with spores. These spores are only found in …