heliotrope common name

The leaves of the heliotrope plant follow the sun in the sky. Hence, some of its common names. The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides recommended it to eliminate warts in the 1st century A.D. Heliotrope Plant Scientific Facts Healing Properties and Indications The whole plant contains an alkaloid, heliotropin, which gives…