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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 …

The avocado tree is also known as the “testicle tree,” which is the true meaning of avocado in the native language. The Aztecs and the Mayans have used it as …