The name of the field scabious plant comes from the Latin word scabies (which means, precisely, scabies). From the Middle…
The Madonna lily is an ornamental plant cultivated since ancient times. A ceramic glass found on the island of Crete…
Every year, a new stem grows from the rhizome of Solomon's seal plant, and when it dries and disappears in…
Ancient Mexican natives used prickly pear leaves as poultices to heal wounds and bruises. Spanish colonists brought it to Europe,…
Pedanius Dioscorides, in the first century A.D., already mentioned the celandine plant and remarked that swallows restore the sense of…
The hounds tongue plant has been used from the 16th century onwards as part of some famous French pills (at…
Birchwort plant Hippocrates used the birchwort plant for difficult labor two thousand five hundred years ago. Hence, its Greek etymology…
The root of the bugloss plant contains a red coloring, the oldest coloring substance known. Its name Anchusa, derives from…
Comfrey root contains allantoin, which gives this fantastic herb tremendous wound-healing powers. This plant has been scientifically proven to heal…
Horsetail plant The horsetail plant is an original plant from a botanical standpoint. It is cryptogamous and like ferns in…