Every Medicinal Flower Explained (and the one found in Neanderthal teeth)

Every medicinal flower, explained: the stories behind 16 flowers, from the yarrow found in the teeth of a Neanderthal and the butterfly pea that turns a blue tea purple in seconds, to the mouldy sweet clover hay that led to warfarin and the opium poppy that gave the world its first pure painkiller. https://www.mossandthyme.com In this video: lavender, calendula, rose, elderflower, linden, hibiscus, butterfly pea, jasmine, passionflower, hops, yarrow, borage, arnica, feverfew, sweet clover and opium poppy. Which flower would you grow in your garden first? Tell me in the comments. Chapters 0:00 Every garden is a medicine cabinet 0:45 Lavender 1:29 Calendula 2:08 Rose 2:53 Elderflower 3:38 Linden 4:19 Hibiscus 4:58 Butterfly pea 5:31 Jasmine 6:10 Passionflower 6:47 Hops 7:23 Yarrow 8:03 Borage 8:46 Arnica 9:20 Feverfew 9:59 Sweet clover 10:51 Opium poppy 11:34 Every flower carries a story Sources Robert Tisserand, Gattefossé's burn: https://roberttisserand.com/2011/04/g... Kasper et al. 2014, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (Silexan, 539 patients): https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article... Calendula officinalis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendu... Pommier et al. 2004, Journal of Clinical Oncology: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15084... Rose water (history): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_water Bulgarian National Radio, The rose scent of money: https://bnr.bg/en/post/100974517/the-... Rose hip (Second World War rose hip syrup): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip Sambucus nigra (folklore): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucu... CDC MMWR 1984, Poisoning from elderberry juice - California: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwr... Marcel Proust, Swann's Way (In Search of Lost Time, vol. 1): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7178 Roselle (plant), culinary uses by region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle...) Clitoria ternatea (butterfly pea tea and pH colour change): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitori... Jasmine tea (production): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine... National Tropical Botanical Garden, Passifloraceae: https://ntbg.org/database/plants/deta... NCCIH, Passionflower: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/pass... Hops (history and botany): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hops Achillea millefolium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille... Hardy et al. 2012, Naturwissenschaften, as reported by NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/cosmi... Sci.News summary: https://www.sci.news/othersciences/an... Borage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borage Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Arnica: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/int... Arnica montana (toxicity when ingested): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica_... Tanacetum parthenium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanacet... Wider, Pittler & Ernst 2015, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews CD002286: https://www.cochrane.org/CD002286/fev... American Chemical Society, National Historic Chemical Landmark: the invention of warfarin: https://www.acs.org/education/whatisc... NPR (2017), How moldy hay and sick cows led to a life-saving drug: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-s... Association of Anaesthetists, Fatal attraction: a brief history of morphine: https://anaesthetists.org/Home/Resour... UF Health (2023), Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results?: https://ufhealth.org/news/2023/can-ea... Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Calendula: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/int... Jasminum sambac: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminu... Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Feverfew: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/int... Papaver somniferum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver... This video is for education and curiosity, not medical advice. #herbalism #medicinalplants #flowers