The Roman poet of the Metamorphoses, the great collection of myths of transformation, in which many plants have their origin stories: the laurel, the narcissus, the hyacinth, and the myrrh.
6 Entries in the Materia Medica
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- AconiteAconitum napellus and its relatives, of the buttercup family.
- Coral, redPrecious red coral, Corallium rubrum, of the western Mediterranean, prepared as powder.
- CypressCupressus sempervirens: cones, leaves, and wood.
- LaurelBay laurel, Laurus nobilis: oil, leaves, and berries.
- Mint, oil ofOil of garden or spear mint.
- RocketEruca vesicaria, salad rocket.
