All that plants give us

Enunciat

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Humans have used plants since ancient times for their medicinal and nutritional properties. Hildegard of Bingen, one of the most relevant medieval figures, mystic, poet, philosopher, naturalist and composer of the 12th century, knew the power of plants to alleviate and cure diseases, as well as to maintain what today we would call a balanced diet and she wrote about it in her books. 
In the following table, there are images of parts of plants that have different uses: food, medicinal ....... Look at each image and fill in the gaps in the table with the required information:

Name of the plant	Image	What structures are seen (leaves, flowers...) Do they receive any specific name?	Which one(s) do we use?	What are they used for? What properties do they have?
Lavender (Lavándula sp)
Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
Saffron (Crocus sativus)
Walnut (Juglans regia)
Lemon tree (Citrus lemon)
Onion (Allium cepa)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Carrots (Daucus carota)
Pine (Pinus sp.)

Observacions i context

Hildegard of Bingen embodies a tradition of women throughout history with extraordinary knowledge about the healing power of plants and their medicinal uses. Some of them, such as Marya Sybilla Meriam in the 17th century or Jane Colden in the 18th century, made exquisite illustrations of plants; in the case of Colden, with details of the different parts of the plant and its medicinal uses. 

Hildegard was born and lived in the Holy Roman Empire (Germany).

She was strongly influenced by her teacher, the anchorite Jutta of Sponheim, and in turn passed on a similar model of mentorship and leadership to her disciples, among them the noblewoman Ricardis of Stade.

Hildegard von Bingen can also be considered a precedent for future great mystics such as St. Catherine of Siena or St. Teresa of Avila. 

For its part, the twelfth century was singularly brilliant in female creation and among its contemporaries are the philosopher and abbess Eloise of Paraclete; Herrada of Landsberg; the great writer of the Lais, Mary of France; the Andalusian poets Hafsa al Rakuniyya or Nazhum ibn Al Qalai, among others; the troubadours like the Countess of Dia or Azalais of Porcairagues, among others; Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and author of La Alexiada; Trótula of Salerno, the great medieval scientist; Elisava, the embroiderer, Romanesque artist; Leonor of Aquitaine, the great queen; Claricia, illustrator or Guda of Weissfauen, illuminator of manuscripts and miniaturist, who are some of the outstanding figures of this century. We also highlight Hildegard's influence on the Benedictine nuns of Gerona, who wove the Tapestry of Creation, one of the jewels of Romanesque art, inspired by her theological ideas.

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Research activity. Objectives: To know the uses of plants by human beings, to identify the parts of plants that are used and what they are used for, to learn how to handle sources of information.  

The activity can be done as a whole or select some of the images that appear and fill in only the ones you are interested in working on.

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