Herbs

Ground cherry is a small plant that grows on roadsides in Mexico and most areas in America. Its fruits are a pleasant gift for walkers. Ground Cherry Scientific Facts Healing …

A dye similar to the lacquer color is obtained from the pokeweed plant. This plant possesses minimal medicinal properties since it presents toxic effects when taken in high doses. When …

The tiny flowers of the pansy plant, with their large peduncle and variegated colors, are genuinely exuberant. The combination of the internal and external uses of its internal and external …

The name of the sanicle plant comes from the Latin word sanare (to heal) and references the many properties attributed to this plant. Sanicle Plant Scientific Facts Healing Properties and …

The livelong plant belongs to the same family as the houseleek plant. Both plants have fleshy leaves and a hot-spicy flavor and were valued in the Middle Ages and the …

The allgood plant should not be confused with the shepherd’s purse, which belongs to the botanical family of Cruciferae. The leaves of allgood are valued by mountain peasants, who eat …

The name bittersweet nightshade is directly linked to the taste of its berries, first sweet, then bitter. The same happens to its properties, which possess a mixture of toxic and …

Pedanius Dioscorides, the Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author (1st century A.D.), already warned that the flowers and leaves of the oleander plant are “deadly” poisonous for dogs, donkeys, mules, …

The poisonberry plant belongs to the Solanaceae family, the same family as the potato, and both plants contain the same active component: solanine in their leaves and fruit. This plant …

The physicians of ancient Greece and Rome regarded the betony plant as a kind of panacea. It is believed that Roman Emperor Nero’s physician wrote a list of forty-seven diseases …