Angelica is an evergreen shrub with small green leaves and white flowers, which smell like orange.
To prepare the drink: In a cup of hot water put a teaspoon of root and leave it for 10 minutes, strain and drink (one to two cups a day).
Externally, it can be used in the form of an ointment.
The ointment is made with the bolied herb or powder of the herb as a raw material, which we mix with beeswax or shea butter or cocoa butter and with flour, and we keep them in a jar.
Grams: 100gr.
The horsetail is a perennial, herbaceous hairy plant, aromatic and gray in color.
Its leaves are 3-8mm long with folded edges.
It is used as a seasoning in cooking, like oregano or thyme.
It also has healing properties, especially its above-ground part.
But be careful! The herb should be avoided during pregnancy.
Viscum album, is a plant that grows on the branches of some deciduous or coniferous trees, has yellowish-green flowers and white or yellow fruits.
The entire plant is useful except for the white fruits, which are toxic.
To prepare it as an infusion, pour 30gr of dry herb into a cup of boiling water and leave it for 10-15 minutes.
Dictamnus or erontas is an endemic phrygana of Crete, with a very strong smell and taste.
Its leaves are small and plump, covered with fluff.
Its flowers have a violet color and it is very tasty!
It is considered the Greek Edelweiss because it grows on steep slopes.
Tradition says that young people offered a bunch to their beloved as a sign of their love, that's why the name erontas for the plant.
Willow herb is a small flowering plant with thin green lance-shaped leaves and a small pink or white four-petaled flower.
It is known for its healing properties, which it owes to its flowers and leaves.
To prepare it as an infusion, pour a teaspoon of dried herb into a cup of boiling water. Leave it for 10 minutes and strain.
It is consumed up to twice a day.
In the morning it is recommended to drink it on an empty stomach, while in the evening it is good to consume it before sleeping.
