Κατηγορία: Τα Θεραπευτικά Βότανα των Κυθήρων

Ιαν 27
Wild lavender

It is a plant aromatic – pharmaceutical and apart from its use as a drink it is also…

Ιαν 27
Wild celery (Alexanders)

It is a sleek, biannual plant, with thick bud and deep green leaves. It is usually…

Ιαν 27
Κόμη της Αφροδίτης

It is a hygrophilous plant, and this is the reason it always grows on rocks close to…

Ιαν 27
Θυμάρι

Thyme and savory are two different plants. While their differences are hard to spot,…

Ιαν 27
Κουμαριά

Strawberry trees exist in interspersed places of the island. A great number of them…

Ιαν 27
Κρίταμο

From July to October, it is found almost at all the Kythera beaches. Its leaves are…

Ιαν 27
Ανάλατος

It belongs to the Valerian family. It is an ornamental plant and this is why it is…

Ιαν 27
Ροδιά

It is one of the plants that was dedicated to Aphrodite during antiquity. It is a…

Ιαν 27
Πεύκο

Pine does not belong to the old flora plants of Kythera, even though Gerard de Nerval…

Ιαν 27
Ελιά

Systematic olive cultivation started in Kythera during the English domination. Until…

Ιαν 27
Τσουκνίδα

Nettle is a valuable plant. It enhances the soil where it grows. It contains enzymes,…

Ιαν 27
Μηδική

Medick is generally the common trefoil. It is supposed to have been imported to Greece…

Ιαν 27
Μαρτολούλουδο

It is called March flower because it blossoms on March. It is found everywhere in…

Ιαν 27
Μαντηλίδα

It is one of the most common spring flowers which is spread all over Kythera. Its…

Ιαν 25
Μανδραγόρας

It is a plant known since ancient times for its pharmaceutical substances. It was used…

Ιαν 24
Μολόχα

A very common plant in Greece and Kythera. Plinios called it “food of the poor”. It is…

Ιαν 24
Λοσμαρί

Apart from its pharmaceutical properties and usages in cooking, rosemary is said to…

Ιαν 24
Κατσούλα

I may be the ancestor of cultivated carrot. In Kythera it is particularly dispersed.…

Ιαν 24
Καυκαλίθρα

Dioskourides mentioned that during ancient times it was called Tordylium. It was…

Ιαν 23
Δεντρομολόχα

Usually it is found cultivated as ornamental plant (since very long ago). It has…

Ιαν 23
Γοργογιάννης

It is considered to be a weed even though this turfy plant has many pharmaceutical…

Ιαν 23
Συκιά

Fig tree is one of the most common trees of the country as it is developing fast and…

Ιαν 23
Ευκάλυπτος

It is indigenous Australian tree. It was planted on the island at individual houses,…

Ιαν 22
Κυπαρίσσι

Even though it is found as uncultivated, in many cases it appears as ornamental plant…

Ιαν 22
Κρόκος

Homer mentions croci for its usage as a condiment and as a coloring plant. They prefer…

Ιαν 22
Ραδίκι

It grows along roads in wild and stony fields. It is one of the most common herbs we…

Ιαν 22
Χαμομήλι

Chamomile was named after its scent (land apple) and the first one to mention its…

Ιαν 22
Κάπαρη

Its bud and leaves are turned to pickles and they have been used as seasoning since…

Ιαν 22
Μποράντζα

It is an one-year plant rich in potassium and nitrites which give to it numerous…

Ιαν 22
Δάφνη

It is a bush that under certain conditions may become a tree and in some cases it may…

Ιαν 20
Βάλσαμο

This plant is tinctorial. Yellow pigment that exists in its flowers is water-soluble,…

Ιαν 20
Άγρια Αγκινάρα η μαβή

It is an fine snack for many people despite its difficulty in peeling. In Kythera,…

Ιαν 20
Armyrithra

One of the 25 indigenous medick species of Greece. It is a typical ammophilous species…

Ιαν 20
Apple sage

It is very characteristic aromatic and bee keeping plant of Kythera. Its leaves which…

Ιαν 20
Απήγανος

Its scent is very intense. It was known to ancient people. Athinaios mentions that it…

Ιαν 20
Αμυγδαλιά

It is very well acclimatized in Kythera and in many cases it grows alone. Even though…

Ιαν 20
Αγριαγκινάρα

This wild artichoke with its characteristic white flower and its thorny leaves widely…