It is a beautiful wild perennial flower that grows in the Mediterranean basin from December to March of every year in red soil between rocks and crevices and on the slopes of mountains and valleys.
(Cyclamen persicum) is the Latin scientific name
And the Arabic scientific name (Bakhoor Maryam) where the plant's "tubers" were dispersed and lit in eastern churches and monasteries as a kind of incense because it gives a pleasant aroma.
Common names in the Arab Mashreq include “Zaamoutout”; “Rajaf”; “Ear Cat”; “Ghaleb El Shayeb”; “Soap of Shepherd”; “Qarn Al Ghazal”; “Dweik Al Jabal”; “Taj Suleiman”.
Description: "zamotout" or "cyclamen", a wild plant that grows in the winter and spring seasons, lasts more than 20 years;
Leaves: - Its leaves resemble varicose veins, but they are ground and have a slightly softer texture; their leaves are oval and have a heart-like base with serrated ends. Length from (3-12) cm. Width from (2-7) cm. They are dark green in color with a long neck. Flowers: - Beautiful multicolored flowers, including white, dark and light pink, red pink, lilac, fuchsia and smell very fragrant.
Reproduction: - and it multiplies by tubers (like potatoes). The tubers have special protection that God Almighty has given them. They contain toxins "glycoside cyclamen". Sometimes there are tubers close to the surface of the earth and most of them at varying depths of (5- 30) cm in diameter ranging between (4 - 15) cm, their color is brown and irregular in shape and in which food is stored for long periods and the best places have its presence in the shade, preferably low temperature 12 -17) ° C
Uses: - The leaves of the leading plant, which are eaten as is the case with grape leaves, I mean, can be stuffed with rice and minced meat rough with finely chopped onions, of course, after washing the paper and boiling it with boiling water like grape leaves,)
It will be used to treat infections and fungi of the skin, where the tuber is knocked and boiled with water,
Boiling water is poured into the bathtub and allowed to cool slightly, then bathed
The affected person for a quarter of an hour.
The tubers, after dry leaves, are also used as a homey fragrant scent that is aromatic, fragrant and repellent to insects
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