Herbs Plant Stories, Myths and Legends

Herbs plants have been a vital part of our lives for thousands of years and they have a rich history of stories about them.

Herbs plants in olden days often provided the only medicines available to mankind and animals. The incredible story here is that planet Earth not only provided us with food but created plants that could actually cure whatever ails us. Although many drugs today are man-made, often the essential knowledge comes from understanding essential properties of plants.

Can you imagine for a moment that you are living perhaps 500 or a thousand or even three thousand years ago? You get sick and there are no doctors, no hospitals, no pharmacies down the road. What would YOU do?

Well you would send someone out into the countryside to pick a certain medicinal herbs plant. And then you probably brew an infusion tea and drink it.  And you started to get well again.

Over time people discovered which plants worked and over hundreds of years the wisdom of herb healing grew until it became  a truly remarkable fund of knowledge.  Eventually  a few hundred years ago people began to develop their own home herb gardens.  Herbs on tap so to speak.

Herbs served mankind in other ways to.  Living hundreds of years ago could be scary. I mean all those dragons and devils and serpents and scorpions and other things that go bump in the night. So the right herbs plant did a second duty by protecting you from these evils.

Herbs plants have been part of the history of the human race for many centuries. The stories that have come down through history, some fact and many legend, are part of our understanding of ourselves and of our past.  Herbs plants were the first global pharmacy and for 80% of the world’s population they might still be the only pharmacy they can afford.

Herbs stories reflect the thinking of ancient times, people’s beliefs and superstitions, and how they linked with their history.   Herbs were used for different reasons and over time many of them became reliable ways to treat illness or promote health.   The  subject that one does not read much about is the nutritional value of herbs.  That is something that we have been able to analyze and understand in recent times.  Many herbs are full of vitamins and minerals we require daily.

Herbs have made an invaluable contribution to the welfare of the human race in other ways  as well.  Lemon grass and burdock have fascinating stories attached to them.

This section relates some of the stories of these magnificent plants.  Their stories have everything.  Some are amazing, some scary, some inspirational and some funny.

I hope you enjoy them!