Silphium - Wikipedia
网页Silphium (also known as laserwort or laser; Ancient Greek: σίλφιον, sílphion) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. [1][2]
Silphium, The Ancient 'Miracle Plant' Rediscovered In Turkey
网页2022年8月27日 — Silphium was used by the Romans as a form of herbal birth control. They used it so often, in fact, that the plant went extinct before the fall of the Roman Empire — or so we thought. As of 2022, a scientist in Turkey claims to have rediscovered the ancient miracle plant.
Silphium - World History Encyclopedia
网页2023年7月10日 — Silphium (also known as laser) was an uncultivated plant that grew in Cyrene, North Africa (modern Shahhat, Libya) and became the cash crop of the region of Cyrenaica between c. 631 BCE and the 1st century CE when, according to Pliny the Elder, it had become extinct. Its disappearance is considered the …
Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years
网页2024年7月31日 — The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered in Turkey by a professor, who thinks he’s found a botanical survivor.
The mystery of the lost Roman herb - BBC
网页2017年9月7日 — Silphium was a veritable wonder herb, a panacea for all manner of ailments, including growths of the anus (the Roman author Pliny the Elder recommends repeated fumigations...
Silphium (genus) - Wikipedia
网页Silphium is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. [1][2] Members of the genus, commonly known as rosinweeds, are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.2 m (8 in) to more than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall, with yellow (rarely white) flowerheads that resemble sunflowers.
On the hunt for the mystery herb | Kew
网页2022年2月2日 — Nearly 2000 years ago, the city of Cyrene in Northern Africa (modern day Libya) had one plant to thank for its status as one of the richest cities in the land. It was known as silphium, and had almost countless uses. The stems were roasted, the roots eaten with vinegar.
Silphium, The Ancient Contraceptive Herb Driven To Extinction
网页2024年5月6日 — Silphium's intriguing tale of an ancient contraceptive plant with profound historical and cultural implications. Could it have inspired the heart symbol?
This miracle plant was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago—or …
网页2022年9月23日 — From before the rise of Athens to the height of the Roman Empire, one of the most sought-after products in the Mediterranean world was a golden-flowered plant called silphion. For ancient Greek ...
Silphium | Medicinal, Edible, Ornamental | Britannica
网页Silphium, genus of tall perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 23 yellow-flowered species commonly called rosinweed, native to North America. Many species have rough leaves that may be opposite each other, …