by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Aug 21, 2020 | Biblical herbs
Date palm history is fascinating. The plant is associated with Egyptian gods Ammon Ra and Hathor, the goddess of love, fertility, music, and joy: “In a clean place shall I sit on the ground. Beneath the foliage of a date palm of the goddess Hathor …” (The...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Aug 17, 2020 | Biblical herbs
Every region has its set of sacred plants. Ancient societies lived in harmony with nature. Plants were a source of food, medicine, and shelter. Religious and other texts contain references to ecology, trees, and animals, as the worship of gods was associated with...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 28, 2020 | Biblical herbs
The answer, to this question, to my mind comes from a scientific analysis of the Bible. Let me quote some verses from there. The Bible, Quran, Talmud, and other religious texts reference plants and trees extensively as sources of food, incense, flavor, medicine, and...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 22, 2020 | Biblical herbs
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height of 2 to four feet. Let me give you a science-based perspective preview on wormwood. In Biblical times, wormwood was a symbol of calamity and sorrow: there are seven references to...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 21, 2020 | Biblical herbs
Myrrh and frankincense are two of the most well-known aromatic gums or resins mentioned in the Bible. Myrrh gum exudes from the stems and branches of more than 150 species in the Commiphora genus of the Burseraceae family (e.g., Commiphora myrrha, Commiphora molmol,...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Jul 8, 2020 | Biblical herbs
The medicinal properties of wormwood are mentioned in traditional medicine. These properties have not yet been validated in human trials. Wormwood botanical name is Artemisia absinthium. This herbaceous perennial plant can grow to two to four feet. It has...
