The scientific name of a camomile – a matrikariya hamomillya, comes from the word "mater" — mother. It is explained by the fact that a camomile since ancient times treated small children.
But the camomile extends the care not only to children. It helps to keep health and beauty to women.
The specific name of a camomile comes from two Greek words - the words "hama" — low, and "меллон" — apple which speak about the low growth of a plant and aroma, reminding a smell of apples... To read further"

Monks in old times greased with juice a dream grass all body to resist to temptations of dirty.
Lumbago or dream grass – a perennial plant from family of a crowfoot family. In total in a sort of a lumbago about 40 types settled in moderate and even subtropical and cold regions of the world.
In the territory of a midland of Russia the lumbago opened – Pulsatilla parens most often meets. This perennial plant with a long direct or slanting rhizome... To read further"

Nettle – a perennial plant from the Nettle family family. Usually grows in zones of a temperate climate. Russia is most widespread a nettle burning and a nettle dvudomny.
The green nettle "burns" not for harm – burning hairs of a plant serve it in the protective purposes from herbivores. Actually, such burns are rather harmless though, for example, in New Zealand there is one tropical species of a nettle to which touch not only is very painful, but also is fraught with death... To read further"

Ancient Greeks considered rosemary sacred, and Romans considered it the plant belonging to the goddess of love. Also were absolutely right as rosemary – aphrodisiac, that is the plant causing and toning love inclination.
Rosemary ordinary – Rosmarinus officinalis - an evergreen semi-bush from family yasnotkovy. The bush of rosemary grows in height from 20 to 80-100 cm. Lignified stalk. Branches are covered narrow long, from below with grayish and felt leaves... To read further"

The guelder-rose designates an Old Slavic word bright red as if the heated color of its berries. And, perhaps, in the ancient time the guelder-rose meant "become red-hot". And the patrimonial name of a plant "viburnum" came from the Latin word meaning "to twist, spin". Also one of types of a maple was called, and the guelder-rose got this name because of similarity of a form of leaves.
Guelder-rose ordinary - Viburnum opulus — a small tree or a branchy bush from family of a honeysuckle family up to 4 m high... To read further"

British have a tradition, celebrating Christmas, to kiss under mistletoe branches that in New year there was happiness. Everything began with druids, priests of ancient Celts who idolized a mistletoe white, growing on an oak, and believed that it cures of any diseases and all evil. In the ancient time there was a belief that seeds of a mistletoe fall from heaven on arrows of lightnings. And still there was a custom - in days of a winter solstice for addition of wealth in the house, it was necessary to dig out a mistletoe and to kiss it a root... To read further"

The grandmother about it said that lovers of horse-radish have always a good complexion and, looking at her, it was possible not to doubt it.
Horse-radish or wild radish - Armoracia rusticana L. – an aromatic perennial grassy plant from family of a cruciferae family from a half a meter up to one and a half meters high. A stalk at a straight line plant, branchy. Leaves green or dark green, radical large and oblong and oval on long scapes, average stem plumose and separate, top linear... To read further"

Ammi big – quite interesting plant known still to ancient Egyptians who treated them "white spots", accepting inside the pounded amma seeds, and then held up a body to the sun.
Ammi big - Ammi ma jus L – an annual grassy plant from family celery. In culture it is grown up as an annual plant. The scientific name of a plant comes from the Greek word "ammi" and Latin "visnaga"... To read further"

They say that once, very long time ago, on light there lived a weak and frail boy, but he grew up and became the famous healer who disinterestedly helped people curative drinks from herbs. The angry sorcerer with whom he involuntarily competed heard about this kind person, and decided to exhaust it. She invited the doctor to herself on a visit and hocused him the poisoned wine... To read further"

On legends of ancient Slavs, the oak is a tree of the Thunderer god Perun. Without the permission of magicians nobody had the right to cut down an oak, to wound and spoil it, to break branches. Once our ancestors under an oak discussed all important issues and made fatal decisions.
Centuries-old oaks are nature sanctuaries presently, and are under protection. It both Pushkin oaks, and Kochubeev' oaks in Dykanka …
Oak chereshchaty, or an oak ordinary – Quercus robur L... To read further"