Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
As an infusion Drunk three times a day, traditionally it was believed that to be effective this tea had to be drunk very hot. In fact there is a saying ‘Lill-bebuna ixrobha sħuna biex taħjik u ttik l-għajnuna (drink Chamomile hot to tire you and help you). Doctors...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
It was believed to ward off witches when hung as wreaths In Shakespeare, Calendula appears in relation to death and grief: The purple violets, and marigolds, Shall as a carpet hang upon thy grave… (Pericles) and: Oxlips, in their cradles growing, Marigolds, on...
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
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...
