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Balsamita major (Alecost or Costmary)
Herbal medicine. Balsamita major (Alecost or Costmary). Also known as Tanacetum balsamita. Straggly plant with ovate leaves and yellow 'button' flowers. Popular in the 16th century. Has aromatic, spicy leaves, once used to flavour home-brewed beer and in salads. Also used to calm upset stomachs and as a dried component of pot pourri. Also called Bibleleaf by early American colonists who used the p…
Creator
- Rowan McOnegal
Subject
- Alecost
- Herbal remedies
Creator
- Rowan McOnegal
Subject
- Alecost
- Herbal remedies
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- Credit: Rowan McOnegal
Source
- N0020109
Identifier
- N0020109
- NMSB Frame No NOVIDEO
- vqxr5cun
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:22:58.361Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:22:58.361Z