Dates, properties and benefits

Dates are the fruits of the date palm, scientific name Phoenix dactylifera, one of the oldest plants cultivated by man and a source of nutrition for more than 6000 years. Nowadays, dates can be found ...

Silver fir, the essential oil that purifies the air and protects the lungs

A warm and fascinating balsamic aroma spreads throughout the room, it is the scent of the essential oil of silver fir, scientific name Abies alba. This essential oil is obtained by steam distillation ...

Apple peel

It was an apple that caused the war between Greeks and Trojans, it was an apple the fruit of immortality that Hercules managed to steal from the garden of the Hesperides and it was always an apple tha...

Turmeric, ginger and pepper, here is the best combination

It has been said a lot about turmeric. Although there is a solid basis in the literature that testifies to the health properties of this spice, obtained from the rhizome of the Curcuma Longa plant, th...

Natural cosmetics, like kings and queens Part 41, fragments of ancient beauty and the verses of Ovid

I saw a woman crushing and spreading poppies macerated in cold water on her soft cheeks ... As frankincense appeases the wrath of the Gods, it will also soothe a reddened skin ... Small, wonderful fra...

Anti-pollution plants, the fern

Nephrolepis exaltata, also known as Boston fern, is an evergreen fern with beautiful light green fronds that, when the plant grows indoors, are small, around 20-40 centimeters in length. The fronds fa...