Medicinal and Culinary Plants
To find detailed information on Medicinal and Culinary plants you will need to consult specialist sources. However, it is worth knowing a few basic plants - crushing the leaves for the aroma, or drying for later use, can add to the enjoyment of a walk, make a simple meal special, or provide scents to lift your spirits and evoke memories. Here are a few of the herbal plants that grow on or close to the Trigono Lamda sites. Lavender, Rosemary and lemon essential oils evoke memories of Greece and have a calming effect. Essential oils can be bought at chemists and healthstores in the UK.
Smaller herbs such as thyme, basil, organo and mint can be grown easily in tubs or on windowsills.
Lavender
Uplifting and refreshing, used for insomnia, poor digestion and irritability. Lavender prefers stony, well drained soil and grows wild on the hills in the area.
Lemon Balm
Used for Digestive disorders, nausea and nervous anxiety, lemon balm grows on lower slopes.
Giant Fennel
Is it Giant fennel or Dill? It grows at the triangle and, even more vigorously, at the lemon grove close to the house. reaching 5 ft, with yellow-green umbelliforaea flowers, and feathery leaves, it thrives where it can find water - rain water from the roof of the lemon grove building and at the foot of the roadside banks at Trigono. Its use is Culinary - Used especially with fish dishes but very tasty chopped with salads or mixed with grated carrot to give a fresh, aromatic flavour.
Rosemary
Rosemary, a bushy shrub, grows wild on the higher sunny slopes of hills around the lemon grove. It has pale /purple-blue flowers and thin lance-like leaves in order to withstand summer drought. Like lemon, it is said to aid clear thinking and help to reduce poor circulation and mental fatigue.
Rock Rose
A componant of Rescue remedy, Rock Rose is used as a flower remedy for fear or panic. Bach Flower remedies are interesting and could be made at Trigono Lamda using the sun method, though I've not tried this.