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This plant will attract the attention of not every person. It will not decorate a flower bed like arrogant roses or colorful petunias, it will not be able to cover an old barn or decorate a trellis. Hyssop plays by different rules — it attracts with its discreet soft beauty […]
This plant has a loud fame: it is advertised almost as a panacea for any liver problems. Let’s figure out where the truth is about milk thistle, and where is the myth. Useful properties of milk thistle They are caused by silymarin contained in the fruits of the plant (this […]
Echinacea purpurea is a well—known perennial herbaceous ornamental plant. Various varieties of echinacea adorn flower beds, and although its medicinal properties are also widely known, few people grow and harvest this culture as a medicinal raw material. What is the reason? Perhaps it’s a lack of information? Let’s fix it. […]
Few people know about this plant — Myrrhis odorata. And yet it deserves the widest dissemination. This is a very unusual Apiaceae plant with a pleasant smell of anise. It is found in the wild in foothill areas throughout Central and Southern Europe, starting from the Pyrenees and even entering […]
In the middle of summer, dense thickets of Filipendula, which are formed in moist lowlands, on damp meadows and along the banks of rivers, are decorated with fluffy creamy-white “sultanas” of inflorescences, and their honey aroma floats all around. The time comes for the preparation of medicinal raw materials. Botanical […]
Many people are fond of herbal medicine, but not everyone knows how to properly prepare this or that remedy from the collected medicinal herbs. Meanwhile, the results of its use may depend on this: errors in the preparation of a decoction or infusion affect the effectiveness of treatment. A brief […]
In former times, Apothecary gardens were conductors of Botanical knowledge and gave rise to Botanical gardens, which appeared in the XVIII century. Many admired not only their healing power, but also the extraordinary beauty. In former times, the Apothecary garden was a fenced garden for growing medicinal plants, fragrant herbs […]
Summer has come to the middle, it’s time to harvest the herbs that grow in our gardens. And if you haven’t grown up yet, perhaps, having got acquainted with them better, you will take them a place in your beds. After all, most spicy-flavoring and spicy-aromatic plants are used not […]
Petroselinum crispum This culture in the performance and specific recommendations, probably does not need — there is hardly a garden, where in the garden would not grow parsley. For medicinal and cosmetic purposes, the herb, roots and seeds of the plant are used, which have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, analgesic, carminative, diuretic, […]
You’ve probably heard about Cynara scolymus, its use in dry bouquets, and there are many other Strawflower, which not only look great in compositions, but also can be used in medicinal teas of various actions. In addition, some plants for a long time retain their healing aroma, lifting our mood […]