(upbeat music) - Hi, I'm Boaz Frankel.

And this is my teachable moment.

I'm planting some herbs, which might not seem that exciting but here's a secret, herbs are crazy.

Because these plants and humans have a long and strange relationship that goes back thousands of years.

And it probably all started because some ancient person was wandering around a Mediterranean hillside and there tunic brushed against a plant, just like this.

And they thought, huh, that smells pretty good.

Later in the middle ages, they believe that thyme could help you pass gas.

And that oregano could treat something called a watery stomach.

I guess that's sort of like medieval tummy ache.

And they might've been right about some of that stuff.

'Cause we now know that many herbs do have antibacterial properties.

The ancient Greeks had herb gardens.

And they believe that rosemary was good for your memory.

So a Greek student might take a sprig of rosemary and tuck it behind their ear to help them remember the Pythagorean theorem.

These three herbs are great to grow together because they all originated in the same Mediterranean climate.

So next time you have a watery stomach, maybe nibble on some oregano.

- [Narrator] iQSmartparent Teachable Moments are funded in part, by The Grable Foundation.