In Ancient China pear was a longevity symbol. On the Chinese beliefs, the World mountain Kun-Lun was the homeland of pear. At the same time, Chinese considered that friends and lovers should not cut and divide pear to avoid separation.
Medieval artists connected pear with the foremother Eve. And in Christianity the pear tree was devoted to the Mother of God. According to the legend when the maiden Maria goes down on the earth, has a rest under a pear tree. In this regard pear often land near the chapels devoted to it... To read further"

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"

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"

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 fact that he is capable to stand against catarrhal, viral and infectious diseases, knew in antique times. Such famous doctors of antiquity as Hippocrates, Dioskorid, Teofrast spoke about a root of a licorice smooth … Ancient travelers took it with themselves in the road, and chewed that the organism as soon as possible got used to change of climate.
Licorice smooth, a licorice ordinary – Glycyrrhiza glabra L. – a perennial grassy plant from family of bean... 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"

At those who often eat a girasol, beautiful teeth and they shine with the Hollywood smile without the assistance of stomatologists, they have strong nails, a voluminous hair, strong nerves and a dream quiet, as at the righteous person.
The homeland of a girasol is the country, "where there are a lot of wild monkeys" and Pedro's tones – Brazil. The girasol received the name by the name of the local Indian tribe "топинабурус".
In Europe this vegetable appeared only in the 17th century... To read further"

In antique times ancient Greeks decorated with garlands from a celery the houses during holidays. And put on the wreaths weaved out of its carved fragrant leaves the heads. In Ancient Rome the celery was also an ornamental plant. The celery was not eaten in the ancient time, admired it. On a legend, magic drink of love that was drunk by Tristan and Izolda, included celery juice.
Germans began to eat the 15-16th centuries a celery the first... To read further"

Juniper – the relic plant known since bible times. But if at first it was used in the ritual purposes – for exile of evil spirits, then then found to a juniper and more prosaic applications.
Still ancient Greeks and Romans paid attention to antibacterial and antiseptic properties of this plant – fumigated with smoke from combustion of branches dwellings at the time of epidemics of plague and cholera, the bandages impregnated with juice imposed on wounds... To read further"