Sylvia RoseAug 285 min readAsphodel: Ancient Dye & Medicine PlantsAmong the showy flowering plants, perennial Asphodelus is an elegant and adaptable beauty. A genus of the Asphodelaceae or aloe family,...
Sylvia RoseAug 65 min readCelandine: Plant Toxins & Medicine Celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a popular medicinal plant in the ancient world, also appearing in gold-making recipes of alchemists. Use...
Sylvia RoseDec 27, 20234 min readCress, Watercress: Natural Health of AncientsWatercress (Nasturtium officinale) grows in the fresh water of Asia and Europe. With hollow stems it floats and is easily gathered from...
Sylvia RoseDec 17, 20232 min readNigella Sativa: Black Seed of HealersNigella Sativa or kalonji is a blackseed plant with healing properties. Use in cooking and folk medicine is documented by the 2nd...
