#Pharmacognosy

[aikoiya]

MH!Viktor x Fem!Poison Ivy Reader - Writing Prompt

MH!Viktor with a fem Pharmacognosist (Pharmacognosy is the study of medicinal plants & other natural substances as sources of medicine, so she's both a botanist & pharmacologist/doctor at once) & biochemist Reader who, in contrast with Viktor becoming the Machine Harold, herself becomes something like Poison Ivy or Zyra.

Has greenish skin, long, wavy, dark hair (black or brown, doesn't matter) that reaches just past her rump, bright emerald irises with mint sclera, & wears a long leaf dress with a sexy slit up the skirt to show off some leg.

I dunno, maybe in an effort to try & save Viktor, Reader thought to infuse human DNA with liquified Nature & Healing Magic by making a sort of mutagenic formula with them to try & give humans regenerative abilities & tested it on herself first? Maybe, it ended up putting her into a coma. *shrugs*

The mutagenic formula worked, if she ever loses a limb or something, it just grows back brand new like Piccolo from DBZ or Deadpool. Much like Cell, if there's even one cell left, she can come back, though in those situations, it can take a while & lots of water & sunlight to recover fully. It also gave her phytokinesis/phytomancy (the ability to control plant life).

However, it took a week for her body to adapt as she was turned into a plant person. By that point, Viktor was back in Zaun, modifying himself.

Now, she hybridizes speleo-phytoremedial (cave-dwelling plants that actively clean the air, water, & earth around them), speleo-agronomical (cave-dwelling plants that can be used for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation), & speleo-ethnobotanical (cave-dwelling, wild plants used for medicine, food, & tools) plants & goes around Zaun growing them to decontaminate the city, healing, & teaching Zaunites how to grow cave-dwelling crops that can survive underground. Because of her, the Lanes are slowly starting to look more like Waterfall from Undertale.

Has recently been using Pearl of the Moon from Shurima in an attempt to make an antidote to alleviate the mutation, & possibly even addiction, effects of Shimmer. Tests have been encouraging. Might even be able to one day create a Shimmer variation used purely for medicinal purposes with little to no adverse effects.

This is what I think it looks like:

She is regarded by some of the Undercitizens as Viktor's exact opposite, his antithesis, & has her own following. Regarding her as some sort of Goddess of Life or the Wild. I'm thinking that she'll be called the Verdant Saint or Veridian Matron or something. Some of Viktor's more zealous followers think of her as a sort of anti-harold & despise her, going out of their way to try & destroy the plants she grows.

She continues to work with her phytomedical mutagen to better control the effects. Those who don't wish to replace their limbs with metal often go to her. Turns out that it only had the effect on her that it did because she, herself, was a magicborn aligned specifically with Nature & Healing magic.

For non-magicborn humans, it instead gives temporary regeneration, allowing them to grow back missing limbs or even help with regenerating/healing organs. It only lasts for 24 hours & the effects are slow-acting, so it often requires daily dosage. It, fortunately, isn't addictive, but it causes the regrown parts to be tinted a green gradient (from their regular skin tone to greenish) with obvious green veins. Said appendages tend to be able to be extremely flexible & able to be manipulated to a much finer degree. However, they are also more easily hurt & tends to require more water, not to mention being more susceptible to temperature. So, it's something of a mixed bag.

Anyway, at one point, Viktor & Reader meet & Viktor's followers bid him end the infidel or whatever, only to be blindsided when they are completely ignored in favor of the 2 openly flirting with each other. Just full witty banter while making eyes at each other. Viktor taking her hand & kissing the knuckle with a smirk on his lips & bedroom eyes while Reader giggles & flutters her lashes at him like a virginal maiden.

I'm thinking that they're somewhat like Melora & Erathis from DnD. So they represent Nature & Civilization or Tradition & Progress or 2 different types of Innovation or Evolution or something to that effect.

She wears a rose behind her ear that she's able to turn into either a rapier, a whip (with or without thorns), a dagger, or shortsword. She also always has rose seeds on her just in case so she's never truly disarmed.

Basically the Thornpiercer from The Griffon's Saddlebag.

Here's a list of all the flora & fungi I could think of for her to grow in Zaun:

[1001caythuocc]

Momordica charantia L. Cây Mướp Đắng Chữa Bệnh Tiểu Đường Và Các Bệnh Lý Khác

Theo Đông y, mướp đắng có tác dụng trừ nhiệt, thanh tâm, chỉ khát, trừ độc khí đơn hỏa, được dùng để chữa trị viêm đường tiết niệu, sỏi đường tiết niệu, trị bệnh tiểu đường, đau mắt đỏ, sốt cao…

Theo y học hiện đại, quả mướp đắng được sử dụng để chế biến rất nhiều món ăn ngon như: mướp đắng xào trứng, canh mướp đắng, mướp đắng nhồi thịt… Quả mướp đắng giúp kích thích ăn uống, tiêu viêm, thoát nhiệt bởi thành phần Alkaloid giúp lợi tiểu lưu thông máu. Ngoài ra thì đây cũng chính là thành phần giúp quả mướp đắng có công dụng phòng chống bệnh ung thư nữa.

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[sentimentaliz]

I stumble across a lot of photos from last year's work on a pharmacognosy project in the phone gallery. It is a pity to delete it, because under the microscope a completely different picture opens up, which has its own aesthetics.

Hyperici herba;

Melissae officinalis herba;

Agrimoniae eupatoriae herba.

[kikimorart]

Okay okay so for the ask game: 1 and 3 for Amanita and Yagoda, 5 and 14 for Amanita and Pokora and 6 and 12 for Yagoda and the character in the pinned comic. I'm asking a lot so you don't have to answer all of it if you don't wanna.

hi thank you for the questions and sorry it took a while >,> For Amanita and Yagoda: 1. How did they meet? At around the time Yagoda has finished her journey to the court of the Mistress (as mentioned here), a particular rumor has started circulating around the towns and villages of Nav*. A ridiculous, tall tale about people rising from their graves. News spread around, and soon enough the druids also caught wind of it. Now, the druids are generally hermits who don’t shove their noses into others’ business, but a rumor like that would probably rile them up even if their way of life already turned them into a bunch of trees. And so, Amanita sets off. As it happens, the investigation also leads her to the same court as Yagoda. Amanita doesn’t deal in deception or half-truths, so she immediately spilled the beans to her on exactly why she’s there. *i realised i didn't think much about names of geographical locations. nav is a (possibly placeholder) name for the region most events take place. 3. What were their first impressions of each other? How does that compare to their impressions of each other now? Frankly I’d say their relationship has not started off smooth. There were just a few things about Amanita that didn’t really add up in Yaga’s mind. She wears the attire of a common girl, and yet she’s very familiar with scientific names of plants and mushrooms. Granted, the Book of Assorted Magic and Mysticism Practices might be an outdated resource, but if it was to be trusted - the druid circles comprise mainly village people of minimum or no education. If Amanita really was a druid, wouldn’t she call herself Muchomůrka or something? This is a trick, surely this is a conspiracy- Amanita’s first impression of Yagoda was… that she looks fifteen. When she snuck into the court records (“crimes aren’t crimes if they serve the greater good!”) and found out that a mage arrived there suspiciously close to when the rumors started, she was halfway expecting for the investigation to be over. But when she met Yaga, she was like “what is this kid doing here?” and dropped her suspicions. Currently, Yagoda thinks of Amanita as eccentric and even slightly cryptic, but ultimately harmless and, secretly, is happy to be friends with another girl (since most of her social circle is guys and Very Scary Women). Amanita also thinks positively about Yaga, although she still treats her like someone she needs to be a role-model for, rather than equals. amanita as a role model,,,, she's a good person I guess, but more in a chaotic good way. "is stealing actually wrong let's discuss" also yaga is not fifteen she's like nineteen

^ lil drawing i was supposed to finish today but eh. one day...

For Amanita and Pokora: 5. Do they get along? Why or why not?

They do. And it’s actually a bit unusual, I guess. Would you believe if I said that little ol’ pious Pokora is a pretty controversial figure amongst the circles of druids? In the eyes of the elders, they are too lenient and trample the tradition by letting city folk and travellers from other lands in on their secrets. In the eyes of their own underlings, they are still too passive - and frankly, they don’t have the best track record of picking their subordinates. Amanita thinks it’s unfair to treat Pokora like they have all the answers in the world. Asking yourself why you believe something is right, instead of just accepting it because it’s right, it’s just good for your soul, y’know? And she herself has also been getting some glares for having a scholarly background. Amanita is hands down Pokora’s favourite student. 14. Do they share the same goals in life? Hmm… in a way. It’s a common ideology among druids and other practitioners of plant-based magic that to live in peace with the outer world is to live in peace with your inner world. But while Pokora has little interest in everyday human squabbles and would be happier strolling on mountains and petting mountain goats, Amanita thinks of humans as an integral part of nature. That’s why she goes out and uses magic she learnt to ensure people’s safety and wellbeing. Pokora gives her the green light to do whatever she needs to do, but they can’t exercise the same empathy. Maybe it’s something to do with their kamzik nature. I'm gonna make an educated guess that the character in the comic meant the blue lizard guy so in that case: For Yagoda and Kirik: 6. Do they have any shared interests/hobbies? Do they ever do these hobbies together? The two of them met in a somewhat “professional” setting, so their friendship started due to convenience rather than any shared hobby. That being said, Kirik tries to relate to Yaga’s interest in magic by, let’s say, comparing potion making to cooking. Soup is witchcraft.

is this anything. does this fill my monthly comic quota. i had to paste it from google docs pls lawd dont let this be crusty

12. Do they have any affection for each other? How do they show it? It’s pretty easy to see if Yaga likes someone or not, because if she didn’t, she wouldn’t pay any mind to them beyond one word answers to questions. She would like to reward him for his hospitality by teaching him a spell or two. Sadly, he’s just not that magically inclined. But he’s welcome to look through her book anytime. It’s much harder to tell if Kirik likes someone or is just being nice. In fact, an outsider might not be able to tell that at all. But one thing that Yaga noticed is that the more Kirik likes someone, the more his way of talking changes from “what would you like to do?” to “here’s what I’m doing, you can join if you’d like”.

[wherenightmaresroost]

the frustration of needing a word for a very specific set of concepts but neither the google-fu skills to find it nor the etymological skills to make it myself

[raininyourblackeyes]

If these exams go well and exactly as I plan them to go, I will post that BSD fic. I promised it to my friends because the goal is unrealistic, but here is the written proof that I did.

[curarems]

Good news: I am finally getting Making Money this week! Bad news: the worst part of my exams officialy falls on 25th of May. My first 25th of May in Discworld fandom and I'll spend it as the last and worst day of my exams. Is this what being cursed feels like.

[1001caythuocc]

Psoralea corylifolia L. Cây Phá Cố Chỉ

Phá cố chỉ và bài thuốc trị đau lưng, mỏi gối.

Theo Đông y, Phá cố chỉ có vị cay, đắng, tính ấm, giúp bổ thận, tráng dương, trị đau lưng, mỏi gối do thận yếu…

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https://1001caythuoc.com/pha-co-chi

[mindblowingscience]

Researchers have discovered that Daphne pseudomezereum (commonly known as Onishibari) contains a substance inhibiting replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The plants were cultivated at the Medicinal Plant Garden of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University. This finding is expected to lead to the discovery of drug seeds for novel drugs with superior anti-HIV activity. A paper reporting this study was published in the journal Phytochemistry. The research group was led by Professor Wei Li from the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, in collaboration with the Duke University Medical Center in the United States. The Thymelaeaceae family consists of over 53 genera and 800 species distributed worldwide, except in polar and desert regions. These plants contain diterpenoids, which exhibit significant biological activities, including anticancer, anti-HIV, and analgesic effects.

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[larstudy]

🌼 07.04.2024 // It's the beginning of my two-weeks revision period before my exams and I started with 3 hours of pharmacognosy (even tho I hate that subject). It went slowly but surely and I reviewed the basics.

I made pancakes to motivate me to study on a (rainy) sunday (and it worked, they were delicious!!) and took some pictures of the flowers in my garden :))

[witchofthesouls]

I read that as tarn with zoomies and got confused for a second.

I love his bitties though, they could be chewing on him and he'd be so chill about it.

I had to correct it as I meant Zoom meetings 😅

Tarn may be a wet cat in the berth, but he really does enjoy the "new" spousal duties and fatherhood. To him, it's a natural extension of being a top-tier Decepticon as he doesn't realize it soothes the social connections his broken Seekerkin-coding has been howling for and receives the emotional fulfillment he's been craving since he onlined.

If the kids aren't with the wife, then he's hoarding them to himself. He really does adore having them all sprawl across his frame as they're still super young with simple harmonics in their EM fields, bursting with happiness and love in his presence.

He has taken up reading to bitties. Of course, Towards Peace is his default, but he also takes breaks with a series of Underground poetry and books about anatomy, declassified files, accounts about the Decepticon uprising, and your handwritten tales of Camien folklore, toxicology, and pharmacognosy.

[thejewitches]

Learn about the herbal traditions in Judaism..

[paskuda-lynx]

Health Buffs And Debuffs For Different Elements In ATLA

(i remembered that i did this chart a while ago and decided to publish it)

Water: resistanse to low temperatures Adaptation for almost entirely carnivorous protein- and fat-heavy diets Insensibility to stale and rotting meat poisonings Immunity to certain parasites in fish and mammals Remarkable night vision With bending: protection from diseases transmitted by water Healing specialises in open injuries, edemas, general acceleration of regeneration processes

Earth: very diverse immunity for saprotrophic anaerobic bacteria and diseases which have bacterial spores stored in soil, actinomyces, some species of clostridia, including tetanus, and others Sturdy constitution with skeleton unprone to fractures and showing easy bone regeneration if such occure High mineral requirement Arguably slow metabolism Adaptations for high atmospheric pressure Medicine has heavy emphasis on burn treatments. Many studies also specialise in pharmacognosy and farmacology

Fire: adaptation to high temperatures Immunity to certain tropical diseases

With bending: resistanse to diseases sensitive to heat and fevers (will not work, for example, for pseudomonas aeriginosa) Poor night vision High vitamin D and melatonin sensivity Arguably quick metabolism Medicine has much experiense in blunt trauma and shrapnel injury treatments. Also studies heat sterilisaton, the rules of aseptic and antiseptic surgery, uses of coagulation

Air: adaptations for low atmospheric pressure with sparse oxygen Light skeleton constitution Strong vestibular system Vulnerability to polluted stagnant air with high CO2 levels Poor meat digestion Little to no cases of lactose intolerance With bending: protection from airborne diseases and sharp temperature changes Healing studies have emphasis on psychology and physiotherapy

[aikoiya]

Arcane AU: The Princess of Zaun

I kinda want an Arcane-style Prince of Egypt story.

Just a Zaunite mother somehow manages to get her daughter to Piltover where she's taken in by a wealthy family. A Councilor, maybe? I'm thinking that the mother's sister might've been the Councilor's wife. Though, either said Councilor wouldn't have known his wife's heritage or he believed that she was an exception to the rule. And, I think I'll make the wife have died a few years before the start of the story. Maybe the daughter hit her head & doesn't remember her life prior to Piltover?

I'm thinking of naming her Sabina.

Anyway, she grows up unknowing of the hardships endured by the Fissurefolk.

Maybe she studied pharmacognosy & phytoremediation at the Academy? So, both botany & medicine.

Anyway, then when HexTech kicks off she eventually meets Viktor & thinks that he's familiar.

Turns out that he'd been her friend as a child.

Something happens, she learns of all the shit the elite of Piltover, the Council, & the Enforcers has put her people through, asks her father, the Councilman, who is apathetic of the death toll of Fissurefolk, begins to remember her early life, specifically her mother's name & her friendship with Viktor, & runs away from both Piltover & Zaun. Maybe to Shurima.

Years pass & Sabina gets a message from Janna herself to free Zaun from Piltover & help it prosper.

She returns & slowly makes a name for herself doing good for the people of the Undercity before going up top to meet the Council & bargain with them for Zaun's freedom.

Make her a force for good in Zaun with the drive needed to get shit done.

I also want a full Plagues montage.

One of the plagues will definitely be all the water in the River Pilt lowering & receding until the Pilt is dry.

Another causes all HexTech in Piltover to be entirely depleted of magic. So, the Hex Gates are done.

Another causes all the water remaining in Piltover to become as toxic as what is in Zaun.

Another will be the air becoming as toxic as Zaun's as the sky is blotted out by smog & acid rain falls every day from then on.

I also have a scene in my head for a different scene for the Plague of the First Born. In it, Sabina tells her supporters living in Piltover to keep a Janna rose or a blue bird feather (not a bluebird feather, a blue bird feather; a bird feather that happens to be blue; but it has to be naturally blue, not a feather that has been dyed blue) on their person. Or for those who were forgetful, to hang one or the other from their door. Doing so will protect them from the disaster to come. A feather or rose held would protect the individual, but a rose or feather upon a door will protect an entire household.

On the day that it happens, Sabina stands on the Zaun end of the bridge & lifts her staff into the air. The wind begins to blow... Then, there's a sound like a train approaching & on the horizon rises what looks to be a blue wall. Hearts sink as it rises steadily only for all to realize that it isn't getting taller, but closer. It's a tidal wave. And it's approaching speedily... As it closes in, the wind gets stronger. Yet when it is finally upon the cities, a great vortex of wind covers Zaun & keeps even a single drop from falling upon the undercity. However, Piltover is submerged. Hours pass as the water slowly lowers until it's returned to a normal level.

Piltover is devastated. Despite this, only the first borns of every family that didn't have a Janna Rose or a blue bird feather upon their door or hadn't kept one or the other on their person, had died. All others had suffered & experienced a prolonged feeling of drowning, yet were kept alive.

Those who did carry a rose or a feather were blanketed by a protective wind that sustained them. Meanwhile the houses with one or the other upon their door were equally shielded.

Piltover is left broken & weeping.

Though, I definitely see Jayce as being the type to try & convince both Viktor, Mel, & his mother (who'd already have one on her at all times) to hold onto a feather (and failing that, would personally pin one to their doors the literal day of), as well as encouraging everyone in Piltover to pin one to their doors as well. Unfortunately, not many of the upper class would do so, the most who would, would be Piltover's middle & lower classes. This, in turn, would end up saving a lot of lives & creating a lot of believers.

This results in him being seen as a hero.

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Now that I think about it, I kinda wanna make her the result of a one-night stand with Silco from before he was betrayed by Vander. Either he's entirely clueless to her existence or he'd gotten scared when her mother told him & he rejected her.

Now, I can't stop thinking about her with Silco's eyes & hair color.

But, anyway, she wasn't just told to free Zaun, she was also told to clean it up. Meaning, get rid of Shimmer, get rid of the pollution, & instate a constitutional republic rather than the industrial oligarchy that it has now wherein the Chem-Barons (who, besides Silco & even then it's a bit dubious, don't honestly care one whit about Zaun's overall health & well-being so long as it keeps them in power) are the ones in-charge. (By comparison, Piltover is an aristocratic oligarchy where only a handfull of the rich are in-charge & make all the decisions.) Which means going up against the Chem-Barons & specifically Silco. And possibly even learning that he is her father.

I have a theory that since the Pearl of the Moon is used to ward off Voidkin, that it must have an effect on them. So, it could possibly be used to make a medicine that helps to alleviate some of the negative effects of Shimmer.

I also feel like, upon taking in & becoming attached to Jinx, Silco would sometimes wonder about the child he'd sired but had rejected & can't help but feel that he'd betrayed them.

Which, in turn, would cause some mixed feelings from him at learning the child he rejected was the one to save Zaun. And even more mixed feelings at her dismantling all he'd built.

I'm also thinking that Sabina eventually ends up with Viktor.

Arcane Masterlist

[xtruss]

Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years

— By Giovanni Prete | January 3, 2024

Ancient Greek Plant Silphium. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Eckard Wolff-Postler cc By 3.0

The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered in Turkey by a professor, who thinks he’s found a botanical survivor.

The plant, which the Ancient Greeks called silphion (Silphium), was a golden-flowered plant. It was once the most sought-after product in the Mediterranean even before the rise of Athens and the Roman Empire.

It is believed that the plant with yellow flowers attached to a thick stalk was crushed, roasted, sauteed, and boiled for medicinal purposes, food, and even contraception. During the reign of Julius Caesar, more than a thousand pounds of the plant were stockpiled alongside gold in Rome’s imperial treasures, and silphion saplings were valued at the same price as silver.

However, just seven centuries after the adored plant was first documented growing along the coast of Cyrenaica in what is now modern day Libya, silphion disappeared from the ancient Mediterranean world.

Roman chronicler Pliny the Elder in his Natural History claims that “just one stalk has been found” of the plant in the first century A.D., “and it has been given to Emperor Nero.” This was the last documented account of the silphion.

Inspired by ancient accounts, botanical explorers throughout the Middle Ages perpetually sought the plant across three continents although in vain. Consequently, historians believed the disappearance of silphion to be the first recorded extinction of any species, plant, or animal.

Despite the plant having been perceived to be extinct for centuries and having completely disappeared from the history books, a researcher at Istanbul University, Mahmut Miski, suspects he has re-discovered the ancient plant. He believes the Ferula Drudeana that grows on Mount Hasan is the elusive ancient plant—nearly a thousand miles from where it once grew.

According to a report by National Geographic, the researcher found it has similarities with the silphion plant which line up with old botanical texts and images of the plant on Ancient Greek coins.

Ancient Silver Coin From Cyrene Depicting Silphium. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The researcher has noticed that both plants have the same thick branching root and yellow flowers. In addition, both have powerful medicinal purposes. Ferula Drudeana has anticancer compounds and anti-inflammatory properties much like those known to be found in silphium.

Even though Ferula Drudeana is found hundreds of miles from where it originated, according to Miski, it has been found in two locations in Turkey, which were once home to Ancient Greeks thousands of years ago. One of these locations is Cappadocia.

Analysis Shows Similar Medicinal Compounds As The Ancient Plant

Miski, who specializes in pharmacognosy, the study of medicines derived from natural sources, first encountered the modern plant he now believes to be silphion while conducting postdoctoral research. He had received a grant to collect specimens of Ferula, which is in the same family as carrots, fennel, and parsley, and has the reputation for yielding many novel disease-fighting compounds.

While Miski was studying the plants on Mount Hassan, he determined it had thirty secondary metabolites that have medical purposes. Among the compounds are many have cancer-fighting, contraceptive, and anti-inflammatory properties. Miski believes that future analyses of the plant will reveal the existence of dozens of yet-to-be-identified compounds of medical interest.

On Mount Hassan, Miski also encountered caretakers of the plants who informed him sheep and goats are fond of the leaves, as is mentioned in Pliny’s record of the ancient silphion.

According to Pliny’s records, sheep and goats would graze in pastures where silphion grew. The sheep would fall asleep after consuming it, and it caused goats to sneeze. His text reads: “The juice of this plant is called ‘laser’ and it is greatly in vogue for medicinal as well as other purposes, being sold at the same rate as silver. For these many years past, however, it has not been found in Cyrenaica.”

According to a 2021 study published in the journal Plants by Miski and his team, Ferula drudeana had similarities with the silphion as described in ancient text and depicted on Cyrenaican coins: from thick branching roots to celery-like leaves.

A Coin of Magas of Cyrene c. 300–282/75 BC. The Reverse Side Depicts Silphium. Credit: Wikimedia CommonE

However, similarity in appearance wasn’t the only compelling link. It is said that the first silphion appeared after a “heavy spring downpour,” which, in those days, was called “black rain.”

According to Miski and his team, “We find it stated by the most trustworthy among the Greek writers…that this plant made its appearance near the gardens of the Hesperides and the Greater Syrtis immediately after the earth had been soaked on…by a shower as black as pitch.” This event took place seven years prior to the foundation of the city of Cyrenae.

Miski observed that when rains came to Cappadocia in April, Ferula Drudeana would spring from the ground, growing up to six feet in just a month.

Moreover, as ancient silphion resisted cultivation, it had to be harvested in the wild. It is said that Cyrenaic nobles entrusted its cultivation to desert nomads. Two attempts reported by Hippocrates to transplant it to mainland Greece failed. Similarly, Miski found that Ferula Drudeana is difficult to transplant. He found that the only way it could be done was by using cold stratification, a process of subjecting seeds to both cold and moist conditions. By utilizing this technique, Miski and his team were able to grow Ferula in a greenhouse.

One of the main reasons Ferula had not immediately been identified as silphion is mainly because of its location. However, as Miski had discovered, the region in Turkey where Mount Hasan sits was home to ancient Greeks thousands of years ago, and these people could have easily transported the plant.

Erica Rowan, an associate professor in archaeobotany at Royal Holloway University of London, finds Miski’s speculations plausible. “The ancients were very good at transporting things,” Rowan points out. “There’s no reason why people from Cyrenaica couldn’t have brought the seeds to Cappadocia and planted them. They’re similar enough with a Mediterranean climate. And this Ferula species does look like what’s shown on the coins.”

[bichitosdecolores]

my final pharmacognosy project is to do a herbal and my team decided to make it pokemon teamed. so i’m trying to design some fake pokémon based on our plants. first one is Agastache mexicana mexicana