Catégorie : Les herbes médicinales de Cythère

Jan 27
Wild lavender

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

Jan 27
Wild celery (Alexanders)

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

Jan 27
Adiante

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

Jan 27
Thym

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

Jan 27
Arbousier

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

Jan 27
Criste-marine

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

Jan 27
Valériane rouge

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

Jan 27
Grenade

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

Jan 27
Pin

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

Jan 27
Olive

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

Jan 27
Ortie

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

Jan 27
Luzerne arborescente

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

Jan 27
Fleur de mars

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

Jan 27
Mantilida

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

Jan 25
Mandragore

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

Jan 24
Mauve

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

Jan 24
Rosmari

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

Jan 24
Katsoula

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

Jan 24
Kafkalithra

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

Jan 23
Rose trémière

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

Jan 23
Gorgoyiannis

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

Jan 23
Figue

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

Jan 23
Eucalyptus

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

Jan 22
Cyprès commun

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

Jan 22
Crocus

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

Jan 22
Chicorée sauvage

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

Jan 22
Chamomile

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

Jan 22
Câpre

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

Jan 22
Boranga

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

Jan 22
Baie de laurier

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

Jan 20
Mélisse officinale

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

Jan 20
Artichaut

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

Jan 20
Armyrithra

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

Jan 20
Apple sage

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

Jan 20
Apiganos

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

Jan 20
Amandier

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

Jan 20
Agriagginara

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