#Herb history

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Lemon Thyme: A Journey Through Fragrant History and Gardening Triumphs.

Welcome to the world of Lemon thyme, where fragrance dances on the breeze and culinary adventures await. Unearth the history, unravel the secrets of successful cultivation, and unlock the magic of Lemon thyme. From soil secrets to sunlight desires, wateri

Picture yourself in a vibrant garden, the air filled with the invigorating aroma of fresh herbs. Among them stands an unsung hero—a petite yet potent herb known as Lemon thyme. With its delicate leaves and captivating fragrance, Lemon thyme has woven its way into the hearts and gardens of herb enthusiasts around the world. In this blog post, we embark on a journey through the enchanting world of…

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"A long time ago, the NHL was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move."

Read the first installment of @sergeifyodorov's history of the #NHL here.

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I love that Marvel chose Canada’s superhero representative to be a short grumpy elderly alcoholic!

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George Michael photographed by Herb Ritts for Interview magazine’s October 1988 issue.

In 2008, Michael revealed to the Los Angeles Times that his maternal grandmother was Jewish, but she married a non-Jewish man and raised her children with no knowledge of their heritage due to her fear during World War II.

Photographer Herb Ritts was also of Jewish descent.

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Vincent van Gogh

Flowerpot with Chives

Paris, 1887

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“The ancient practice of herbalism started by our ancestors noting how animals would consume specific plants when sick, intuitively aware of their medicinal properties.” - Simon Jr. Jackson, The Lost Herbal Medicine Bible

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Healing with Poisons: Potent Medicines in Medieval China

Healing with Poisons: Potent Medicines in Medieval China is a groundbreaking work delving into the realm of du, meaning toxic or poison, within Chinese pharmacy. Taking readers to China during the 3rd to 10th centuries, a crucial period for the systematic development of knowledge surrounding du, Yan Liu examines how physicians, officials, and other historical figures conceptualized and utilized potent substances. This book contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion on pharmaceuticals and reveals the intriguing fluid materiality of medicines. It further challenges the notion that Chinese medicine is natural, mild, and predominately focuses on restoring the body's harmony.

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OFFER: i have a degree in specialised art history and art theory if anyone has any art history questions 🧡 if anyone would be willing to drop into my inbox and info dump about medicinal herbs that would be amazing

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This video was also fascinating to me because it shows some of the practices within Greek traditional (and thus, ancient, too - to a large degree) knowledge of nature and medicine. Religion plays a big part in the healing process, too, since many plants and various honey products are produced on our holy mountain, Athos.

Please, don't take this as medical advise. This is purely informative in nature only about cultural reasons. Always speak with a professional doctor about your health and possible treatments! That's not to say herbs and honey products don't have healing properties! But, just take care!

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breaking news: historians have theorized that this friendly neighborhood merchant and this mysterious stranger were Very Good Friends 

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The Urzhar Priestess 5th-3rd C. BCE.

"Powerful plants: Study of ancient plant remains and written sources has shown that the Saka had a sophisticated knowledge of the medicinal and stimulant properties of plants. They had access to a rich natural medicine cabinet, in addition to those plants they may have cultivated themselves. The ‘Urzhar priestess’ was buried with a wig made of grasses, and a variety of medicinal herbs. Ferns were known to have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and painrelieving properties. Cumin, thistle, and plantain were used for their bactericidal effect. Campion, used to treat poisoning and digestive issues, and cannabis for pain relief. In the wider Scythian world, finds of cannabis seeds with a burner from the Altai cemetery of Pazyryk show that it was used during funerary rituals. The Persians identified Saka ‘haoma-consumers’, an unknown plant with an intoxicating effect.

Reconstruction of the burial costume of the Urzhar priestess: Buried with a magnificent golden headdress and a mortar for grinding the medicinal herbs that were placed in her grave. Her high status is linked with her skills as a herbalist, and indicates that Saka respect for the natural world extended to plants as well as animals. Urzhar, modern reconstruction of Saka costume Linen, silk, bronze, wood, woollen cloth, metal alloy

Reconstruction by K. Altynbekov. КПо94-39116"

-taken from FitzMuseum

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old remedies

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