Silphium - Wikipedia
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 - World History Encyclopedia
2023年7月10日 · Silphium (known to the Romans as "laser") was a medicinal, aromatic plant that grew in the region of Cyrene, North Africa. It was a popular seasoning, medicine, and contraceptive which was extinct by the time of Pliny the Elder (23-79 CE) due to overgrazing and overharvesting. Why was silphium so popular in the ancient Mediterranean?
This miracle plant was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago—or …
September 23, 2022. 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 ...
Silphium, The Ancient 'Miracle Plant' Rediscovered In Turkey
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.
The mystery of the lost Roman herb - BBC
2017年9月7日 · Long ago, in the ancient city of Cyrene, there was a herb called silphium. It didn’t look like much – with stout roots, stumpy leaves and bunches of small yellow flowers – but it oozed with ...
Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years
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.
Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder on Silphium
2023年7月12日 · The silphium plant of Cyrene, valued as a seasoning, aromatic, and for its medicinal properties, is referenced by several notable ancient writers, but two of the best-known descriptions come from Theophrastus (l. c. 371 to c. 287 BCE) and Pliny the Elder (l. 23-79 CE).
Silphium L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/.
Silphium, The Ancient Contraceptive Herb Driven To Extinction
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? As an institution of spiritual authority, the Catholic Church wields much influence over the attitudes and beliefs of millions of people around the globe.
Silphium in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
Involucres campanulate to hemispheric, 10–30 mm diam. Phyllaries persistent, 11–45 in 2–4 series (outer broader, foliaceous, inner smaller, thinner, each subtending a ray floret). Receptacles flat to slightly convex, paleate (paleae oblong, lanceolate, or linear).