Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
It is interesting that the Maltese name for Calendula (Suffejra) gets its name from the colour of the skin and eyes caused by jaundice. Calendula was seen as a cure for jaundice on the Maltese islands The botanical genus name Calendula was already used for marigold in...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Sage is an aromatic Mediterranean herb with a long history as both a medicine and a culinary plant. Revered as an erba santa (the holy or miraculous plant -ħaxixa qaddisa/ pjanta mirakuluza- in Maltese) for centuries, it received its Latin name by the Ancient...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
GARDEN-RUE “Garden-rue is so well known by this name, and the name Herb of Grace, that I shall not need to write any farther description of it, but shall shew you the virtue of it, as follows. [Government and virtues]It is an herb of the Sun, and under Leo. It...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
In Malta, the plant was associated with the devil because of its smell (of hell) and sometimes avoided. However, the herb was also praised for its healing properties, though only used externally as this saying goes; Il- Fejġel jaqdik sewwa, Biss minn barra, mhux minn...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Ruta graveolens, commonly known as rue, is native to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean, stretching from southern Europe to the Middle East. It likely originated in the Balkan Peninsula and, over time, spread widely throughout the ancient world. Valued for both...
