Herbs

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 …

800 years ago, the famous Greek botanist and physician Dioscorides wrote the following words about the fruit of the fig tree: When cooked, mashed, and applied as a poultice, they …

The Cotton plant is called hydrophilous (a word which means “friend of water,” from an etymological standpoint) because it can quickly absorb vast amounts of liquid; these properties make skin …

The St. John’s wort plant is one of the many herbs known to the ancient world, a fame that has not decreased with time. Dioscorides during the first century A.D. …

The burdock plant demands a lot of attention because of its large leaves. Ancient classical authors used burdock leaves as masks to cover up their faces. Hence, the plant was …

It is widely known that the aloe vera plant belongs to the xeroid group of plants that can close the stomas of their leaves after any cut or wound in …

Ancient soldiers and warriors widely used milfoil or achillea because of its healing properties. Over the last few decades, the properties attributed to this plant for more than 2000 years …