„Asaro: la planta del bosque que provoca vómitos y que antes se usaba como remedio”
Acacia flower — a sweet flower for heartburn and nerves?
Henryk Różański notes that black locust flowers are used as food, to make infusions, and to make cosmetics.
Read the answer →Hedge woundwort — a forest weed that calms and heals?
Flowering hedge woundwort is used for digestive and respiratory complaints and fever.
Read the answer →Sanicle — a wound-healing herb that almost no one knows today?
Sanicle is used for respiratory complaints, including cough, hoarseness, and bronchitis.
Read the answer →Groundcherry — a lantern-like fruit for the kidneys and joints?
Henryk Różański attributes diuretic, detoxifying, and anti-inflammatory effects to groundcherry.
Read the answer →Peat mud — bog mud that treats joints and infertility?
Peat mud is used mainly in baths, compresses and wraps, and its extracts are also used in cosmetics and medicinal products.
Read the answer →Safflower—the false saffron that lowers cholesterol?
Oral uses include scanty or irregular menstruation, rheumatism, atherosclerosis, and circulatory disorders.
Read the answer →Gentian root—the worst-tasting herb for the weakest stomach?
It stimulates the secretion of saliva, digestive juices and bile, and increases bowel movements.
Read the answer →Orange blossom — a scent that calms the nerves and heart?
The oil is used to improve the flavor and scent of medicines, perfumes, drinks, and food; the blossom is also added to tea blends.
Read the answer →Avens — a clove-scented root for diarrhea and gums?
Henryk Różański notes that avens rhizome helps with diarrhea and inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
Read the answer →Lyme disease — can nature offer hope where antibiotics fail?
It mentions cat’s claw, prepared as an infusion by boiling 5–6 g of the herb in water.
Read the answer →Evening primrose oil — golden oil for the skin, hormones and PMS?
Henryk Różański identifies evening primrose oil as support for circulation problems such as varicose veins, high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.
Read the answer →Horseradish — the pungent root that clears your sinuses better than drops?
Henryk Różański notes that horseradish is used for infections of the urinary, respiratory and digestive systems, and of the skin.
Read the answer →Tarragon — a kitchen herb for appetite and sluggish digestion?
Henryk Różański also attributes expectorant, antifungal, antiparasitic, and menstrual pain-relieving effects to it.
Read the answer →Corn poppy — a red flower for coughs and restless sleep?
Henryk Różański describes corn poppy petals as calming and cough-relieving.
Read the answer →Lungwort—a spring flower for coughs and diseased lungs?
Its preparations are said to have expectorant and soothing effects and to be used for catarrh and respiratory infections.
Read the answer →Lemongrass — a fragrant blade for fever and digestion?
Henryk Różański writes that lemongrass preparations may help with low mood and support association, memory, and perception.
Read the answer →Lady’s mantle — a women’s herb for heavy periods?
It is also used for inflammation and bleeding, including menstrual bleeding, and for hemorrhoids.
Read the answer →Lovage — the soup herb that helps the kidneys?
Traditionally, it is also used to help prevent urinary stones and support the treatment of infections and inflammation of the urinary tract.
Read the answer →Myrrh — a biblical resin for gums, throat, and wounds?
Henryk Różański describes myrrh and myrrh oil as being used for ailments of the mouth, throat, respiratory tract, and skin.
Read the answer →Eggs as medicine — what did doctors of the past know about the yolk and the shell?
In the past, egg white and yolk were used both by mouth and on the skin.
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