Cyprès - Plantain

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Plantain is a very resistant plant, even to trampling, which grows easily on all types of soil. Its crushed leaves are traditionally used to soothe a skin wound or insect bite. Its medicinal properties, particularly in cases of respiratory fragility, have been known since ancient times in both the West and the East. A typical tree of the Mediterranean region, the cypress is a medicinal plant. Since Greek Antiquity, the cypress has been associated with eternal life due to its evergreen foliage, which bears fruit in all seasons, its unrotten wood and its incense scent. In the time of the Babylonians, cypress was already used for venous insufficiency disorders such as heavy legs, varicose veins, haemorrhoids...