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Hildegard von Bingen was a nun in medieval times that used nature to heal. We are still studying and rework her book on natural plants and how to heal with them. It seems like some plants dont exist anymore
Edit: she also was the first abbess leading the first female only monestary that took in especially girls from poor peasents who would otherwise only ended up with a force marriage or rape
Crikey I wouldn't have thoughts plants would have gone extinct so easy! interesting fact
Have you heard about the plant Siphilim? Apparently it was fairly prevalent and very highly valued in ancient times, but was lost by the middle ages.
Never heard of it, that's one for googling thanks
Silphium