Wales is the first country in the world to have coded the DNA of
all its
indigenous flowering herbs
like
Horehound and Agrimony. You can support the work by sponsoring a barcode at
the
National Botanic Garden of Wales. They are using the DNA
Flower Database to determine which species of flower have been harvested by bees
to produce their
honey.
This is part of their research in to the use of honey to fight hospital super
bugs. Wales has a long history of herbal medicine. You can read about it in the
BBC's article,
The physicians of Myddfai. |
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