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In the medieval and early post-medieval centuries, various glasswort plants were collected at tidal marshes and other saline places in the Mediterranean region. The collected plants were burned. The resulting ashes were mixed with water. Sodium carbonate is soluble in water. Non-soluble components of the ashes sank to the bottom of the water ...
The reindeer lichen is edible, but crunchy. It can be soaked with wood ashes to remove its bitterness, then added to milk or other dishes. [18] It is a source of vitamin D. [19] This lichen can be used in the making of aquavit, [20] and is sometimes used as decoration in glass windows.
yellow: Friendship, joy, gladness; [4] apology, intense emotion, undying love; extreme betrayal, a broken heart, infidelity, jealousy; [5] [7] Aromanticism [30] white: I am worthy of you; [5] secrecy [8] dried white rose: Sorrow; death is preferable to loss of virtue; [4] transient impressions [5] red and white together: Unity [5] [4] red and ...
Wood ash is the powdery residue remaining after the combustion of wood, such as burning wood in a fireplace, bonfire, or an industrial power plant. It is largely composed of calcium compounds, along with other non-combustible trace elements present in the wood, and has been used for many purposes throughout history.
Lungwort - A plant of the genus Mertensia, the lungworts. Also, a boraginaceous plant of the genus Pulmonaria. Lustwort - Any plant of the genus Drosera; the sundew. Madderwort - Any plant of the madder family, Rubiaceae. Madwort - Alyssum saxitile. Gold-dust. Maidenhair spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes Mallowwort - Any plant of the mallow ...
Evergreen plants were used to symbolize light during the darkest time of the year — winter. In the early 19th century, Ernst Anschütz’s German Christmas carol "O Tannenbaum" celebrated the ...
The plant has pinnately compound leaves with 5–11 membranous leaflets. It has axillary flower and fruit clusters. [3] The buds are hairy. The dark green leaves are bitter-aromatic, with crenate margins. [3] [6] The stalked follicles are green and then turn red [6] through deep blue through black. [3] [7] Flowers are dioecious, with yellow ...
The wood of Tecoma stans is used in rustic architecture like bahareque, for the construction of furniture and canoes, or as firewood or charcoal. It is a medicinal plant used against diabetes and against diseases of the digestive system, among other uses. The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock.