Herbs

One of the most visited monuments in Spain and perhaps Europe is the Granada Alhambra, and it has a beautiful yard dedicated to the myrtle plant. In this yard, the …

All parts of the beautiful English yew tree are poisonous except the fleshy bell-shaped red berry covering its seeds. The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides said …

The humble chickweed plant is highly appreciated by birds and poultry and by those who know nature and the gifts it offers human beings. Chickweed grows small leaves from its …

In ancient times, women used the soaproot plant to wash clothes, especially wool ones. Today, it is usually employed externally for skin and hair care. Soaproot Plant Scientific Facts Healing …

Sugar cane is native to Southeast Asia. The Arabs spread its cultivation throughout the Mediterranean, and then the Spanish and Portuguese carried it to America in the 16th century. Cane …

From the 16th century onwards, people believing the theory of signs saw the resemblance of an ill lung with tuberculosis in the Jerusalem sage plant. Many 19th and early 20th-century …

The bark of the wild black cherry is a traditional remedy used by North American natives. Current pharmacological research has proven the medicinal properties of this beautiful tree, and its …

The primrose plant is one of the first to bloom in spring. Its flowers are highly appreciated as ornamental and aromatic. The great physicians and botanists of ancient times did …

The ancient Greeks fed their cattle senega snakeroot to increase milk production, which is why they gave the European species of this plant the name polygala (poly = much; gala …

Unlike anise, burnet saxifrage does not have hair on its stem and fruits. Its French name, bocage or petit Persil (little parsley) de bouc (billy goat), derives from the typical …