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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Hound’s tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) shows up in old European herbals as a wound plant: leaves mashed into poultices for burns, cracked hands, and sores that refused to close. If you …
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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 …
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The Bugloss plant is a blue-flowered Mediterranean herb with a long folk reputation for soothing skin, loosening coughs, and cleansing the system. Here is the short version, and it is …
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Comfrey root has a long history as a topical remedy for bruises, sprains, and aching joints — and it carries a safety catch that matters just as much as the …
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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 …