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Introduced by the Romans, Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) was once grown as a garden herb and culinary vegetable throughout Britain. After 200 years relegated to the hedgerows, this 'wild celery' is starting to gain favour once again. Alexanders was once the most commonly-grown pot herb.
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Alexanders has a fascinating past, used as food and medicine since Roman times. Once called “parsley of Alexandria,” people grew this herb in gardens for years. But then celery became more popular. Even so, Alexanders still grows near the sea today. What makes Alexanders special is its ability to create aromatic oils. These oils have a strong, swee...
This tall plant can grow up to 1.5 meters in height and produces greenish-yellow flowers arranged in umbrella-shaped clusters. The flowers emit a strong, myrrh-like scent. The leaves are bright green and have toothed edges, arranged in groups of three at the end of the leaf stalk. The fruit is round and has ridges, and when fully ripened, it turns ...
You can find this Mediterranean plant in many places. It grows near the coast, on sea cliffs, and along roadsides. It also does well in old ruins, hedges, banks, and quarries. The plant comes from Asia Minor, Syria, and the Canary Islands. People have brought it to the British Isles, where it now grows naturally. 1. Alexanders distribution map
Alexanders, once called “black potherb,” has black, spicy seeds. It often grows in old monastery ruins where monks grew it as a garden herb. Cook the leaves and stalks for soups, broths, and stews. Use the flowers as spice and decoration in salads. Eat the buds pickled or fried. Add the root to casseroles and stews like parsnip. This plant is a val...
Alexanders was a traditional plant for cleansing the blood and a digestive herb for strengthening the stomach. Seafarers used it to treat scurvy and herbalists used it to relieve stomach and urinary problems. Alexanders was also a remedy for headaches, toothaches, swellings of the body, cuts and bruises, asthma and consumption, or tuberculosis.
There is not much data on this plant’s toxicity. Talk to a health advisor before using it as medicine.
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Smyrnium olusatrum, common name alexanders (or alisander) is an edible flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), which grows on waste ground and in hedges around the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It was formerly widely grown as a pot herb, but is now appreciated mostly by foragers.
Apr 18, 2020 · Smyrnium olusatrum, common name Alexanders, is an edible cultivated flowering plant of the family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae). It is also known as alisanders, horse parsley (horses love it as fodder), and smyrnium. It was known to the Greeks, and also the Romans, who introduced it to the UK.
Jun 24, 2020 · Alexanders was a traditional plant for cleansing the blood and a digestive herb for strengthening the stomach. Alexanders was carried on ships as a remedy against scurvy, and herbalists used it to relieve stomach and urinary problems.
Feb 12, 2024 · By medieval times it was again being cultivated in monastic herb gardens, referred to by the Latin name Petroselinum Alexandrium, or ‘the rock parsley of Alexandria’. Used as a healing herb, it was said no infirmary garden was complete without it. Indeed, the plant was claimed to cure all manner of ailments, from asthma to open wounds.
Olusatrum is derived from Latin and means "black garden herb". This is a reference to the black colour of its seeds. Habitat. Alexanders tolerate salt, so prefer coastal areas, but can also be found on roadsides, in gardens and in woodland.
