Salve!
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Greetings all!
I would like to use the blog feature to co-ordinate additional information on herbal medicines with the plant illustrations in my album. I am awaiting the "Pompeiian Herbal" to read and review, I hope I can make a small contribution towards the modern understanding of the use of plant medicines by the Greeks and Romans.
I am aware that Yarrow "The soldier's herb" has not made an appearence yet , but im biding my time till I can take a worthy photo.(note: this herb followed the legions everywhere and followed the redcoats into north america, not only is it a useful direct wound dressing but it is a true heamostatic with a huge range of chemical constituents )Yarrow was in antiquity called Herba Militaris but is now known as Achillea millefolium (as it is said Achilles bound his men's wound's with it).Its common name's are Knight's Milefoil and Nosebleed.
As I travel I will post photos of Roman and Medieval remains.Im not a big diary keeper so I wont be posting too many entries, save perhaps to let Pantagathus know if ive found a particularly interesting European Beer.
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