Remedies

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 …

The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides already used the hart’s tongue fern, who said that “it has the virtue of consuming the spleen.” Since then, it …

The common plantain comes from the botanical genus Plantago. It comprises about 200 species, among which the most outstanding regarding their phytotherapeutic applications are psyllium and three species of plantain …

Among the many pine tree species known, only two have remarkable medicinal properties: the maritime pine tree (Pinus pinaster Soland), also known as the cluster pine tree, and the wild …

The butterbur plant is also known as significant coltsfoot due to the similar appearance of this plant to that of true coltsfoot, which is sometimes also called butterbur. Both plants …

The poppy plant is one of the most attractive medicinal herbs. The ancient Greeks and Romans consumed poppies in salads, and this tradition has survived in some Mediterranean areas, such …

Latin writers of ancient times define the coltsfoot plant as filium ante patrem (son before the father) since its flowers grow in the early Spring, two or three months before …

The white stain in the wild clover leaves was why people defending the theory of signs said the plant was good for cataracts. The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and …

Dioscorides and Hippocrates already knew the pectoral properties of the great mullein plant in classical Greece. Since then, it has been effectively used in phytotherapy. Its leaves have been used …