PLANTS IN THE DINAMI TERRITORY . HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS. HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS. Smelly hellebore. Helleborus foetidus, common in rocky places and bushy, branching from the stem high more than 50 cm. The bell-shaped flowers, pendants, are greenish to brownish-red ; the plant gives off a nauseating smell. ACHILLEA: The name was given by Linnaeus and derives from the belief that Achilles had used these plants during the siege of Troy (so Pliny tells us) to heal the wounds of his soldiers having learned from Chiron the medicinal properties of the same. The plants of the genre Achillea are type herbaceous perennial. Among the compounds of these plants is present achilleine a glycoside already used in pharmaceutical, now only in liquoreria. In ancient times (even to the time of Linnaeus) Achillea species were highly regarded for their medicinal properties: astringent and relaxing the stomachache. The infusions are also indicated for the
Short presentation of trees and bushes from the region of Dinami- South Italy
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