| Fennel |
used to cure these problems snakebites, toothaches, earaches,
and colic. |
| Dill |
it could be made into tea to get rid of hiccups |
| Parsley |
help ahteritis, kidney pains, and improves health |
| Tarragon |
used to heal toothaches and snake bites |
| Eyebright |
it was used to make eye wash |
| Hyssop |
used for coughs, bronchitis, and other chest infections |
| Mullein |
also used for coughs, and is still used today |
| Motherwort |
was used to ease the pain in heart disease and child |
| Smooth sow thistle |
was used to relieve stomach pains and scorpion bites |
More information below.
Caduceus
The caduceus(ca-doo-seeus)is
a cross with two serpents wrapped around it. The caduceus represented
Hermes. It was originally was the staff of the kerux. The reason it represented
Hermes was because he was the kerux. The kerux's job was to bring everyone
to meetings. Hermes was the messenger god he brought messages to &
fro between enemies. The Caduceus also was the wand of Mercury. She carried
it around as the staff of peace. they believed that snakes found the secret
of eternal life. Today the caduceus represents medical profession such
as doctors,pharmasist ect.
Fennel
In ancient Greece,
the word for fennel was marathon. This name was based on the Greek
victory over the Persians 470 B.C. at at a Marathon that was fought on
a field that had fennel seeds planted on it. In Greek mythology, knowledge
came to man as a gift from the gods , it was a fiery coal in a fennel
stalk. The ancient Romans chewed fennel stalks because they thought
that it would control obesity. In Medieval times, fennel was thought to
be a sacred herb used to treat diseases. Fennel was hung from the rafters
to bring good luck, and put in keyholes to ward off evil spirits and ghosts.
In American history, the Puritans thought fennel was a meeting seed. Meeting
seeds were seeds that parishioners chewed during church meetings to stay
awake. Fennel was used to be an appetite suppressant by the Puritans, and
they would chew fennel during periods of religious fasting to keep themselves
from getting hungry. Fennel was thought to cure many different medical problems
such as snakebites, toothaches, earaches, and colic. Sprigs of fennel were
put into a horse's harness to keep flies away.
We get the word dill from the Norse word "dilla" which means "to sooth." The ancient Greeks thought that dill was a sign of wealth. Hippocrates made a recipe for cleaning the mouth with dill seed boiled in white wine During the Middle Ages, dill was thought to possess magical powers tobe used against witchcraft. If someone thought a witch had cast a spell on them then they would make a special drink with dill leavesto protect themselves or wear a charm made of dill leaves. They also burned dill leaves to make thunderstorms go away. It can also cure hiccups.
Dill
We get the word dill from the Norse word "dilla" which means "to sooth." The ancient Greeks thought that dill was a sign of wealth. Hippocrates made a recipe for cleaning the mouth with dill seed boiled in white wine During the Middle Ages, dill was thought to possess magical powers tobe used against witchcraft. If someone thought a witch had cast a spell on them then they would make a special drink with dill leavesto protect themselves or wear a charm made of dill leaves. They also burned dill leaves to make thunderstorms go away. It can also cure hiccups.
Parsley
In Greek mythology, parsley was said to have come
from the Greek hero, Crchemorous. Winners at the ancient olympics were crowned
with parsley. Parsley was used as a flavoring and decoration. It is used
at the Hebrew celebration of Passover as a symbol of spring and rebirth. Parsley
was used as far back as the hippocrates as a medicine to help rheumatism,
relieve kidney pains, and improve health.
Tarragon
Tarrogon was used by the ancient Greeks to relieve
toothaches. During the Middle Ages, tarragon was believed to cure snake
bites because of the snake like shape of it's roots.
This is a picture of a caduceus