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Miracle Plant Used By Ancient Greeks Rediscovered In Turkey After Scientists Believed It Was Eaten Into Extinction 2,000 Years Ago

Miracle Plant Used By Ancient Greeks Rediscovered In Turkey After Scientists Believed It Was Eaten Into Extinction 2,000 Years Ago
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Miracle plant thought to be extinct claimed to have been rediscovered in Turkey

Turkish prof. says ferula drudeana, found growing on Mt. Hasan in Anatolia, is ancient silphion a seasoning, aphrodisiac, medicine, and contraceptive not seen for 2,000 years

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Miracle plant used by ancient Greeks is rediscovered after it was thought to have gone extinct

Ancient text says the last stalk of silphion, the miracle plant, was given to Emperor Nero in the first century AD, but a researcher believes it has been growing in Turkey for thousands of years.

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Ancient Aphrodisiacal and Cure-All Plant Rediscovered!

A Turkish professor has announced that he has identified silphion, an ancient aphrodisiac and ‘cure-all’ plant thought to have gone extinct almost 2000 years ago.

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This miracle plant was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago—or was it?

Silphion cured diseases and made food tasty, but Emperor Nero allegedly consumed the last stalk. Now, a Turkish researcher thinks he’s found a botanical survivor.

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