Łódź, Botanical Garden

Native to British Isles and spread over Europe. Edible plant - the pungent, bitter flavoured herb has been used as a flavouring in beers and wines; it is also used as an adulterant of sage; the leaves are used as an ingredient in minestrella soup, a complex blend of wild vegetables eaten in northwest Tuscany, Italy. Herbal plant - the seeds were used in the past to remove particles from eyes and to reduce inflammation or redness; also used as a gargle for sore throats, and to clean teeth; bactericidal against any kind the breathing diseases: sore throat, influenza, etc.