Prickly pear: use, properties, and tradition

Castore Durante writes about this fig variety, stating that its virtues are not well-known, only noting that “those who eat these figs produce urine as red as blood.” Additionally, he mentions that heated paddles, split in half and applied locally, “benefit chest bruises and restore bent ribs to their place, caused by falls or other […]

Footbath: foot care and body relief

Wanderers around the world…our feet touch countless lands, allowing us to explore the places we desire. They represent the physical foundation of our body, the roots that anchor us to the earth, and for this reason, we must take care of them. Just as strong roots lead to towering and magnificent trees, healthy feet can […]

Fumitory: history, properties and benefits

Fumaria officinalis L. belongs to the Papaveraceae family. The name Fumitory, from the Latin fumus, refers to the smell of smoke or soot that the rubbed herb emits. Pliny writes that the juice instilled in the eyes makes the vision clearer but causes tearing like that produced by smoke. Other common names are: Fumosterno, Dregs, […]

Sweet Clover: use, properties, and tradition

Sweet Clover, scientifically known as Melilotus officinalis or Trigonella officinalis, is a leguminous plant quite common in Italy, found in uncultivated areas and fields, ranging from sea level to 1400 meters altitude. It appears as a biennial herb with multiple stems, reaching up to 1 meter in height, and more or less branched. The compound […]

Lesser centaury: use, properties, and tradition

Known as the feverfew plant for its fever-reducing properties, it is also called the “fever chaser,” and in some traditions, due to its extremely bitter taste, it is referred to as “bile of the earth“. The name is derived from the Greek word ‘eritros,’ meaning red, for the color of its flowers, and ‘centaurium‘ from […]

Medicinal plants from around the world: Brazil

Nature stands as one of the primary sources of modern pharmaceuticals. Despite the contemporary reliance on chemically synthesized drugs, many active ingredients originate from nature, specifically extracted from plants. The Amazon rainforest, encompassing nearly 65% of Brazilian territory, boasts immense botanical diversity, making it a key player in our exploration of medicinal species worldwide. Tropical […]

Myth, History, and Tradition of Horsetail

Horsetail: a prehistoric plant and precious ally in numerous herbal preparations. Horsetail is the only descendant of giant plants similar to ferns and is an organism that, thanks to some findings of fossil remains, has been shown to have been widely spread in the Paleozoic era, nearly 345 million years ago. Its scientific name, “Equisetum […]

Meadowsweet: the natural aspirin

Regina dei prati, or “queen of the meadows,” is one of the many common names by which Meadowsweet is known, also recognized as Filipendula ulmaria. Its habitat is Europe and Asia; in Italy, it is found in the humid meadows of the Alps and the Apennines (0-1600 meters above sea level). The genus name comes […]

Poppy: use, properties, and tradition

The common Poppy, also known as Corn Poppy, has long been recognized in folk medicine as a mild sedative and antitussive. Originally from the eastern Mediterranean regions, it made its way to Europe with the introduction of cereals and other species sharing the same vegetative cycle as wheat. This occurred in ancient times, during the […]

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