31 January
Photo: Lila la Loop A traditional bitter herb in monastic medicine. Southernwood, also known as "cola herb" or "staff herb," was an important bitter and tonic herb in Benedictine abbeys, such as Abbey Werden at present-day Baldeneysee. Even in antiquity, it was described as a plant that "strengthens the stomach and clarifies the mind." The monks adopted this knowledge and used the [...] Read More