Foods That Look Like the Body Part They Benefit

Ever wondered why a kidney bean looks like a human kidney? Read on to learn about the clues nature leaves for us about how to nourish our bodies.

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For thousands of years, people looked to nature for remedies to relieve suffering from various ailments. Perhaps it was more of a well-planned biological design that ancient healers could rely on the plant’s appearance for clues to its medicinal properties, as some plant foods resemble the body parts they benefit.

Dioscorides, who practiced medicine in ancient Rome, was believed to have said in A.D. 65: “The Herb Scorpius resembles the tail of the Scorpion and is good against his biting.”