Herbs from Crete

Biocretanlife's herbs come from organic crops or are collected from the Cretan countryside.

In ancient times, all medicinal plants were called herbs; when chewed, they presented a bitter, sweet or even aromatic taste.

The father of Hippocrates Medicine in his writings, attributed to his experience, mentions 400 samples of medicinal substances from plants.

Dioskouridis is considered the founder of pharmacology. His knowledge of the therapeutic action of plants was not surpassed for centuries.

The other great physician of antiquity, Galen, prepared the natural therapeutic regimens called Galenic preparations, which were valid until the 18th century.