by Admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Photo Essays
The Sierra Popoluca live on the slopes of a volcanic mountain range in southern Veracruz (Mexico). In their mythology, a cocoa tree marks the entrance to the after world. “The Popoluca is a solemn man. His pleasure comes from hard work, from the knowledge that his...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Photo Essays
Goji has been used as medicine and healthy food for more than 2000 years. According to folklore, the divine fruit was bestowed by Xi Wangmu, who is a kind supernatural being in the traditional Chinese legends. Xi Wangmu is looking for a proper inheritor. Xi Wangmu...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Photo Essays
De Materia Medica is a five volume work authored by the Greek physician Pedanios Dioscorides of Anazarbos (Asia Minor; 1st cent. CE). Photo: Statue of Dioscorides at Villa Giulia; Palermo, Italy. De Materia Medica stands out for being one of the most comprehensive...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Photo Essays
Most traditional healers in Cambodia live in remote areas where the wine palm (Borassus flabelifer L., Arecaceae) is commonly found. Traditionally, healers in Cambodia are farmers and practice traditional medicine at home and treat patient occasionally upon demand....
by Franz Huber | Sep 28, 2020 | Photo Essays
Ritual Plants, Mandalas and Sacred Places Tulsi, or the Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is for the Hindus an embodiment of the goddess Lakshmi (goddess of wealth). This plant can be found in many Indian gardens and courtyards. She is worshiped daily with flowers,...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Photo Essays
Helichrysum; a ritual plant and its therapeutic potential – A Photo EssayHelichrysum; a ritual plant and its therapeutic potential – A Photo Essay by Tenille Esmear, Lilitha Denga, Carel B. Oosthuizen and Namrita Lall Medicinal Plant Sciences, Department of Plant and...
