The plants were also used as spices, dyes, perfumes, and cosmetics, in rope- and basket-making and clothing, and as raw materials for building. The rich diversity of Flora Palaestina ...

Chinese courtiers used cloves to sweeten their breath; labourers at the great pyramids ate garlic for stamina. How far back ...

Jatropha podagrica, commonly known as gout plant, Buddha’s belly bush or Coral plant. The succulent gets the name of gout plant from its bulbous base or caudex. It was used in liniment to relieve pain ...

Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants. Stone Age people once occupied a cave called Grotte des Pigeons near Taforalt in the ...

You can even pickle cherries, peach slices and watermelon rinds, a southern delicacy that recently made a surprisingly tasty ...

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