Like their relatives, the high mallow and althea plants are sweet and soft. Even their leaves are delicately covered with…
The psychological effects of the opium poppy plant were already known by the Ancient Sumerians 5000 years ago. Theophrastus, a…
The yerba mate plant comprises the ingredients of a trendy drink in South America, especially in regions where the diet…
Over the ages, the hemp plant has been grown to obtain textile fibers for ropes and fabrics. The drunkenness and…
Poison hemlock is quite widespread, and it is worth knowing how to distinguish it from other plants belonging to the…
Prickly lettuce is unlike farmed lettuce, which is tender and milky, just as it is used in salads; however, it…
The red eyebright plant has been used since the Middle Ages and onwards to heal conjunctivitis, blepharitis (inflammation of the…
The great 11th-century Arabic physician Ibn Sina (Avicenna) said the bee balm plant "has the admirable property of giving comfort…
The wolfsbane plant has the highest concentration of poison of all plants growing in Europe. This concentration is only exceeded…
The Ebers papyrus records that the henbane plant was already used in Babylon (15th century B.C.) to heal toothaches. Dioscorides…