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What is hornwart?

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∙ 13y ago

Updated: 9/22/2023

Hornworts (and liverworts) are old names that date to a thesis called "Doctrine of Signatures". In which it was supposed that certain herbs that resembled human organs could be used for treating problems of that organ.

Not a concept with wide support in modern times.

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