Polygonum L. – Genere Order: Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl (APG IV), Polygonales (Cronquist) Family: Polygonaceae Juss. Tribe: Polygoneae Polygonum aviculare L. Primary functionality: Saturn [Culpeper, Junius] Secondary functionality: Nature: Cold in the 2.nd degree (or beginning of the 3.rd) and rather dry [Mattioli]Cold in the 1.st degree and dry in the 2.nd [Salmon] Taste: …
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The signatures of the field elm (Ulmus minor Mill.)
When we ingest a plant, as food or as a medicine, we not only intake substances and active principles, but we also ingest archetypes and symbols. Our interaction with plants never occurs only on the physical plane, but also (and above all) on the energetic-functional level. And this is all the more true the more the plant-based preparations we ingest …
Paeonia L. – Monograph
Ordine: Saxifragales Bercht. & J.Presl Famiglia: Paeoniaceae Raf. Tribù: Paeonieae The genus Paeonia, previously belonging to the Ranunculaceae family but now assigned to the Paeoniaceae family (of which it is the only genus), currently includes over thirty species (accepted names) (according to [WFO]). They are generally herbaceous plants provided with rhizomes and/or fleshy or swollen roots [WFO], even if …
Parietaria L. – Monograph
Order: Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl Family: Urticaceae Juss. Tribe: Parietarieae According to [WFO], 15 accepted species are currently recognized within the Parietaria genus. They are all herbs, annual or perennial, sparsely to densely pubescent with hairs on all parts of the plant. Though belonging to the Urticaceae family, they are not endowed with stinging trichomes. [WFO]
Ocimum basilicum L. – Monograph
Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae The genus Ocimum belongs to the family Lamiaceae, which includes most popular herbs/shrubs known for their medicinal properties and aroma profile. Due to the important morphological as well as chemical variability within the genus, its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships are still debated. Moreover, the existence of chemotypes within single species increases the complexity to …
Bellis L. – Monography
Order: Asterales Link Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl (o Asteraceae Martinov; syn. Compositae (nom. cons.) Giseke) Subfamily: Asteroideae (Cass.) Lindl. Tribe: Astereae Cass. Subtribe: Bellidinae Willk. Daisies (Bellis perennis L., Bellis sylvestris Cirillo and Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.) have been used as medicinal plants since ancient times. In the European traditions they have been used in a more or …
Ilex L. – Monography
Order: Aquifoliales SenftFamily: Aquifoliaceae Bercht. & J.Presl Ilex is a genus comprising over 560 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and it is the only living genus in that family. The Ilex species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide. The type species is Ilex aquifolium, the common European holly. …
PROGRESSION OF DISEASES AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES
[Andrianne, BioMed, Dewit-Leunis, Heel, Henry, Piterà, Piterà2] Diseases are not static disorders that do not change over time, but rather they have their own evolution. We can always describe the cause of onset of a disease in terms of an interaction of the body (with its specific constitution, its resilience and its predispositions to disease) with one or …
Eryngium L. – Monography
Order: Apiales (APG IV, Cronquist)Family: Apiaceae Lindl. With approximately 250 species distributed in Eurasia, North Africa, North and South America, and Australia (with the center of diversity in South America), Eryngium L. is the largest and arguably the most taxonomically complex genus of the family Apiaceae. Like many other members of the celery or carrot family, Eryngium has been …
The Planet Venus and the related Deities
The Planet Venus The planet Venus is the second planet nearest to the Sun. Also due to its reflecting ability, it reflects the Sun’s light so intensely that it appears the brightest natural object in Earth’s night sky after the Moon. Fig. 1: The phases of Venus and evolution of its apparent diameter [Kalyvas] Moving around the Sun and …