The botanical source of hyssop, as with other Biblical plants, is shrouded in debate. The Bible mentions hyssop many times (Leviticus 14:1–7). A brush made of hyssop branches was used to mark houses of the Jews with lamb’s blood to protect them from the impending...
Phoenix dactylifera, the date palm, or Tamar, is a monocot plant from the Arecaceae family. It is a high-energy crop, and one of the most nutritious fruits in the tropics and subtropics. It is rich in sugars, palmitic and organic acids, linoleic, lauric, myristic, and...
Ancient societies lived in harmony with nature, the 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 nature and trees. Traditions and folklore developed around...
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...
Let me give you a science-based perspective preview on wormwood. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height from 2 to four feet. In Biblical times, wormwood was a symbol of calamity and sorrow: there are seven references to...
Commiphora mukul syn Commiphora wightii Photo: Sudhir Ahluwalia Myrrh is the aromatic gum or resin that exudes from the stems and branches of more than 150 species in the Commiphora genus of the Burseraceae family (e.g., Commiphora myrrha, Commiphora...
