Medicine Trees

Tag: herbal-medicine

  • Taking a lead from Nature – Plants, medicines, and scientists with prepared minds

    When I write about medicinal plants, I often come across plants I have never seen before or would not have recognised. In such cases, I try to find a specimen to photograph and study, but this may not be possible as medicinal plants may only grow in remote habitats. Where possible I try to grow…

  • The Herbalist and her herbalistary in Cordoba

    There is something wholesome and attractive with a well laid-out herbalistary, and Cordoba’s Delicias del Califato situated by the must-see Mosque-Cathedral and the Alcazar of the Christian Kings is an example in the same league as those I visited recently in Toronto and Nice. A cheerful expert, fine aromas, and specialist pottery to brew the…