Herbalists

A local herbalist speaks to us about the island’s herbs, explaining their amazing age-old uses and healing properties

As part of the Athens Concert Hall's Bridges series, Composer Constantine Skourlis and stage director Themelis Glynatsis present a musical performance in collaboration with vocal ensemble Canto Soave titled "Splendidissima Gemma: Recomposing Hildegard." The piece is inspired by Hildegard von Bingen, a prominent female figure in the Middle Ages who was a poet, composer, polymath, philosopher and

Turkey and Japan opened a festival on March 26 to honor the founding father of pharmaceutical sciences, Galen.

No, this not a phrase made up just for the sake of a catchy title! This must have been the perception of the plant Borago officinalis in 16th and 17th century England. In his colossal work Herball-Generall Historie of Plantes, first published in 1597, English botanist and herbalist John Gerard wrote: