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Description: | Betony grows throughout Europe and much of the northern temperate zone. It prefers damp soils and will grow in a range of different environments including woodland clearings, meadows and waste ground. In the past, Betony was widely used as a herbal medicine. The Romans believed it could cure a large number of different medical problems. It was also believed to protect people against evil. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | North East plants natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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