How Well Do You Know your Herbs?

Before the blessings of modern medicine, healing often involved wild claims, superstition and a whole lot of quackery – but among the many weird cures of the past, herbal remedies stand out as having some genuine merit. And although those practicing herbalism were prosecuted as witches in the olden days, their knowledge survived to this day. How versed in herbal lore are you? Could you pass as a modern herbalist? Take our quiz and find out!

Sadly, some herbs are lost forever. "Laser", the resin of the silphium plant, was one of the most popular cooking ingredients in ancient Rome. The plant does not exist anymore. Some historians believe that it must have been so delicious that it was eventually harvested to extinction.