Thyme in Popular Culture

Malta: Beekeeping and honey culture Thyme is one of the main nectar sources for Maltese bees in midsummer, producing the prized għasel tassagħtar (wild thyme honey). This light, perfumed honey has been celebrated since antiquity and is used in sweets like qagħaq...

St John’s Wort – Perennial

Botanically, St. John’s Wort is a shrubby perennial that can grow up to about one metre in height. Its bright golden-yellow, five-petaled flowers appear in branched clusters, each with prominent yellow stamens at the centre. When bruised, the plant yields a...

Calendula – Traditional uses in folk medicine

Traditional uses in folk medicine: – In Romania, calendula ointment (“unguent de gălbenele”) is extremely popular for wounds, burns, diaper rash, and skin irritations. – Used internally as tea for gastritis and gastric ulcers. – Often cultivated in...