From the book “Taurus Mountains and their Precious Flowers” What does Endemic Mean? The word “Endemic” is derived from the Latin word “Endemos”. This word, whose Latin meaning is “Native”, is used in the meaning of “belong to a certain country, region, city or mountain; local and very rare. A plant may disappear with …
Arapsaçı (Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare):This “anise” scented herb looks like dill at first glance, but its flavor and aroma are completely different. Its seeds, leaves, stems and roots are used. In the same family as carrots and parsley, fennel grows in northern Anatolia as well as the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Its tender shoots, buds and leaves …
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From the book “Taurus Mountains and their Precious Flowers“ We think that the first medicine of the history of humanity is water. Someone who got wounded should have cleaned his wound with water… It is not difficult to guess that the human being of the old ages tried to regain consciousness drinking water when …
Medicines Made of The Plants Growing in The Taurus Mountains Read More »
From the book “Taurus Mountains and their Precious Flowers” An endemic plant is a plant which grows only in a limited region in the World and which is specific to that region. This region can be an area as large as a country or a small area like the surface of a piece of rock. …
