September 21, 2022 - Legend also had it that vervain was used to stop the bleeding from the wounds of Jesus after his crucifixion, hence its nickname “herb of the cross.” It is also said that Christians would cross themselves and say the following prayer while ...

Thus, in the popular oral religious traditions of Spain, Paliurus aculeatus was known as Espina de Cristo, "Christ's Thorn" (by which name it is generally known today) and Espina Santa, "Holy Thorn"; Pichomon acarna (?) as Azota-Christos, "Christ's Lash"; Gentiana cruciata, Cross Gentian, and ...