I identified
- Indian Pipe
- Red Baneberry
- Pokeweed
- Queen Anne’s Lace
- Wild Mint
- Catnip
- German Chamomile
- Trout-Lily
- Goldenrod
- Black-eyed Susan
- Colt’s Foot
- Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root
- Cardinal Flower
- Purple Loosestrife
- Common Smartweed
- Lady’s Thumb, Heart’s Ease
- Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
- Blue Lobelia
- Skunk Cabbage
- Castor Oil Plant
- Stinging Nettle
- Sheep Laurel, Lambkill
- Mountain Laurel
- Great Rhododendron
- Hawthorn
- Eastern Hemlock
- Tamarack, Black Larch
- White Pine
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Tulip Tree
- White Oak
- Sycamore
- Black Cherry
- Quaking Aspen
Excerpts from Between Heaven and Earth
They then become quick to blame the doctor for their problems, jumping into malpractice litigation. Suing for malpractice becomes an act of revenge, an attempt on the part of the patient to gain power over the doctor, not a reclamation of true self-power. The doctor is either a hero or villain - heralded for recovery or blamed for poor outcomes.
OTHER PARADOXES
Power, no matter who has it, does not confer wisdom. Doctors sometimes equate their authority with sagacity. Some interventions produce disastrous long-term effects on health. Iatrogenesis, or doctor-induced illness, can result from drugs, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Iatrogenesis is one of the leading causes of fatal disease. Approximately one out of every five people admitted to a research hospital aquires an iatrogenic illness.
Nobel-prize winning microbiologist Rene Dubos describes the new threats to health arising out of technological innovation. He says it is a painful and richly documented paradox that every drug of proven worth can itself become a cause of disease.
Some of the toxic effects are extremely indirect and delayed. They result from disturbances in the
physiological and ecological equilibrium of the organism. Their mechanism does not reside in
chemical or physiological reactions involving direct cause-effect relationship, but rather in
complex interrelated responses made by the whole integrated organism, including its indigenous
microbiota.
Another consequence of focusing more attention on the disease than the patient is that the doctor can eradicate the tumor but has no means of promoting the health of the patient. This enables one to say, "The treatment was a success, but the patient died." For example, chemotherapy claims success at treating the disease and yet cannot necessarily improve the longevity of the patient. John Cairns of the Harvard School of Public Health states:
Each year about 3,000 patients under age 30 are being cured by chemotherapy who would
otherwise have died. Only two percent of the patients who die of cancer are under 30, however.
For the vast majority of cancers, which arise in older patients, the results of chemotherapy are
much more controversial...Apart from the success with Hodgkin's disease, childhood leukemia and a
few other cancers, it is not possible to detect any sudden change in death rates for any of the major
cancers that would be credited to chemotherapy.
...Stagnant Qi can also obstruct the Spleen, affecting its ability to generate and distribute Moisture and Nutritive Essence in the body. This impairment of Spleen function results in teh accumulation of Dampness and the attrition of vitality. The fluid excess itself then may become a secondary source of stagnation since it impedes the flow of Qi. The body often generates Heat to counteract this fluid excess by drying it. This Heat then accumulates and intermingles with the Dampness. Damp Heat can settle in the pelvis, where it damages and obstructs the Blood. Over time this will lead to coagulation and deficiency of Blood. Damp Heat in the Liver also sets the stage for problems such as jaundice and hepatitis. In men the manifestations of stagnated Liver Qi with Damp Heat are prostatitis, epididymitis, urethritis, and painful ejaculation.
...One the one hand, they just want their troubles to dissapear, they want to be "fixed" so that they can go on with their lives unimpeded. On the other, they are curious about the origin and meaning of their difficulties and discomforts, suspecting that greater insight will enable them to avoid future problems. People want to know: "How come I have the trouble that I do? Where does it come from? How can I understand it? What can I do about it? How can I prevent it from recurring?
Acupuncturists, more than anybody, can comprehensively answer these questions.
...Warm, dry condiments (ginger, pepper, parsley, and cardomom) help her eliminate gs and moisture.
...These include detoxifying, antiinflammatory, antiphlogistic herbs (scrophularia, scutellaria, forsythia) and those that stimulate discharge of unrine (grifola), sweat (ephedra), phlegm (pinellia), uningested food (radish), and feces (senna). Such herbs are employed in situations where chronic accretions persist.
ASTRAGALUS
Astragalus tonifies Qi. When Qi is depleted, a person feels weak, tired, apathetic, breathless, and clammy and is vulnerable to infection. Grown in the wilds of Outer Mongolia, this fibrous yellow root strengthens metabolism, respiration, and immunity. It warms the limbs and muscles, dispels Cold and Dampness from the internal organs, and fortifies the Spleen, Lung, and Kidney. Modern research studies speak about astragalus as a "biological response modifier" that increases the adaptive function of the adrenal cortex and the production of white blood cells (particularly macrophages and T-cells) red blood cells, hormones such as interferon, and protective proteins called immunoglobins. Because it inhibits the depression of bone marrow and extends the reproductive life of healthy cells by 50 percent, astragalus is used to support immune-compromised patients such as those undergoing radiation and chemotherapy and those with ARC and AIDS. It protects the liver from fatty degeneration caused by poisons like carbon tetrachloride, promotes diuresis, lowers blood pressure, and increases overall stamina and endurance.
Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien
"The Free and Easy Wanderer Pill" - or Rambling Powder
I stumbled upon Beebalm adjacent to Big Brown Hatchery in Effort.
Thus far this 2012 I've gathered some medicinal herbs, so far this is the list:
1. Downy Rattlesnake-Plantain
2. Wintergreen
3. Watercress
4. White Clover
5. Common Milkweed
6. Red Clover
8. Common Burdock
9. Canada Thistle
10. Wild Bergamot
11. Red Raspberry
12. Domestic Grape
13. Virginia Creeper
14. Wild Bergamot
15. Staghorn Sumac
16. Burdock
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I had an idea, a vision of a professional uniform, something pleasing to the eye, with the keystone piece being a tag with credentials, photo, passport info, driver's license, etc., etc.:
Instead of the difficult task of constantly choosing "Posts," "edit posts" etc. I'm simply going to start a new post, this one on miscellaneous nutrition facts I took from both Daniel Reid & others. Proceed with caution & skepticism. Tread lightly:
On the subject of Basil:
"Scientifically prepared basil oil is more concentrated than even the strongest home infusion or tincture...it probably won't hurt to try a strong fragrant infusion or tincture of basil. Apply with a cotton ball to freshly washed skin...use 2 to 3 teaspoons of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. Steep 10 to 20 minutes. Drunk up to 3 cups a day and enjoy basil's rich, warm aroma and minty, mildly peppery taste...In a tincture, use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon up to three times daily.
Longevity Legend Revived
Gotu kola wasn't used much during the early 20th century, but after World War II it was included in an herb tea blend called Fo-Ti-Tieng...boost longevity, reviving the ancient Sinhalese claim....Li Ching Yun...lived 256 years, surviving 23 wives...gotu kola re-emerged from obscurity as an herbal tonic.
gotu kola cream for welts of psoriasis
Herbal Newsletters
1. The business of Herbs, PO BOX 559 Madison, VA 22727 - provides news on herb marketing, small grower, classifieds, market prices for herbs
2. Herbs News Herbalgram, PO Box 12602 Austin TX 78711 - herbal industry news, government rulings, briefs.
3. Update on Herbs, Association for the Promotion of Herbal Healing, 1009 Third St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 - product reviews, herbal healing, research, education
Gardening Centers, Schools, Societies
1. The Alan Chadwick Society, Green Gulch Farm, Star Rt. 1 Sausalito, CA 94965 - biodynamic
2. Biodynamic Farming and Garden Association Wyoming, RI 02898 - publishes Bio-Dynamics
3. The Herb Society of America, 191 Sudbury Rd., Concord, MA 01742 - pamphlets on herb growing and use. Slides and lectures for rent. Please send stamped, self0addressed envelope with inquiries.
4. The Maritime Permaculture Institute 641 Chandler Rd., Chehalis, WA 98532 - workshops, design consultation.
5. The National Herb Garden
6. Northwest Bio-dynamic Agriculture Society, PO Box 97, Chilliwack, BC, Canada V2P 6H7
7. Oak Valley Herb Farm, Star Rt., Camptonville, CA 95922 - classes in herb gardening, workshops, wild herb walks
8. Tilth, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210 - books, pamphlets, newsletters
9. Trout Lake Farm, Rt. 1, Box 355, Trout Lake, WA 98650 - organic herb farm, growing high-quality peppermint, spearmint, clover, alfalfa, other herbs
Herb Health Centers, Schools, & Societies
1. American Herb Association, PO BOX 353, Rescue, CA 95672
2. Arura Institute of Buddhist Medicine, 2135 S. 76th Ave, Portland, OR 97215 - instruction, information, products
3. Association for the Promotion of Herbal Healing, 1009 Third St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
4. John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine, N.E. 54th St., Seattle, WA 98104
5. The Beneficial Plant Research Assoc., Mission Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901
6. California School of Herbal Studies PO BOX Guerneville, CA 95466
Herb Seed & Nursery Companies
1. Abundant Life Seed Company, PO Box 772, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Herb, flower, vegetable, forage crop seeds, catalog available.
2. Gardens of the Blue Ridge, PO BOX 10, Pineola, NC 28662. Goldenseal roots, other herbs.
3. Meadowbrook Herbs & Things, Inc., Whispering Pines Road, Wyoming, RI 02898. Biodynamically grown herbs, seeds, catalog available
4. The Naturalists, PO BOX 435, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. catalog of herb seeds
5. Nichol's Garden Nursery, 1190 N. Pacific Hwy., Albany, OR 97321. Herb plants, seeds, products, books, catalog
6. Sanctuary Seeds, 1913 Yew St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6K 3G3. Herb and other seeds catalog
7. Taylor's Herb Garden, 1535 Lone Oak Rd., Vista, CA 92083. Herb plants and seeds, large herb garden, catalog
8. Well-Sweep Herb Farm, 317 Mt. Bethel Rd., Port Murray, NJ 07865.
9. Companion Plants, 7247 North Coolville Ridge Road, Athens, OH 45701 - 300 varieties of plants and 100 varieties of seeds
10. The Rosemary House, 120 S. Market Street, Mechanisburg, PA 17055 - 100 varieties of plants, 200 varieties of seeds
11. Taylor's Herb Gardens, Inc., 1535 Lone Oak Rd, Vista, CA 92084 - 100 varieties of plants
12. Abundant Life Seed Foundation, PO BOX 772, Port Townsend, WA 09368. 150 varieties of seeds.
13. The Herb Gardener's Mail-Order Source Book by Elayne Moos
14. North Wind Farms Directory, Oliver, Paula
********15. Trade journal - Business of Herbs *********
16. The International Herb Growers and Marketers Association (IHGMA) Silver Spring, PA 17575 - membership directory, 600 listings, subscribe to newsletter.
17. Black Elk Speaks, Neihardt, The Sacred Pipe, Joseph Epes Brownwww.humanresonance.org/black_elk.pdf
Dr. Hin-wing Yeung, a professor of herbal medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, wandered unnannounced into the AIDS research facility at San Francisco General Hospital...Yeung treated HIV-infected-cells with trichosanthin, a protein in Chinese cucumber root...Yeung gave him a vial containing some of the herb extract, and when McGrath added it to the test tube of HIV infected cells, he couldn't believe his eyes. The trichosanthin seemed to kill only the cells infected with the AIDS virus...preliminary results suggest the herbal extract has benefit.
Vitamin C Sources:
Broc
Brussel Sprts.
Cantaloupe
Collards
cranberry juice cocktail
grapefruit juice
kale
orange juice
papaya chunks
pineapple juice
fresh strawberries
Pearled Barley
low-fat diet - low fat and sodium content, pearled Barley, respectable levels of fiber and protein
******To make 1 cup of cooked barley, combine 1/4 cup of the raw grain and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Boil for 5 minuts, then cover the pan and let it stand for about an hr.
1. Use as a substitute for rice in pilafs and salads
2. Use it to stuff poultry and vegetables
3. Add it to soups and stews
Fish oil FACTS Bi-otch
Food (3 1/2 oz raw unless otherwise indicated) Omega 3 Fatty Acids (g)
Finfish
Mackerel, Atlantic 2.5
Anchovies, canned 2.1
Salmon, Atlantic 1.7
Salmon, pink, canned 1.7
Herring, Atlantic 1.7
Sablefish 1.5
Whitefish 1.4
Tuna, bluefin, fresh 1.2
Shark 0.9
Bass, striped 0.8
Bluefish 0.8
Swordfish 0.8
Eliminators: Butternut, Ginger, Mustard, Peppermint, Sage, Thyme
Burdock (Beggar's buttons, Clotbur, Japanese name of gobo)
To perform some arduous task "I need gobo." It grows alongside roads, in ditches, hedgerows, and waste places throughout most of the United States and Canada. It has long, dull green stalks and large oval shaped leaves with many veins, resembling rhubarb...grow burdock, set seeds 1/4 inch deep in rows about 2 ft. apart...seedlings are established, thin them to a distance of about 6 inches apart...thrive in a deep bed of well-rotted compost, manure, sawdust, leaf mold, woodchips, and other light, loose materials. Sawdust is especially good addition to the bed because it increases porosity and makes it easier to pull up the roots...harvesting its roots...end of the growing season in the plant's first year of growth...fresh root is skinned and sliced into thin rounds and added to soups, vegetables, stir-fries, and meat dishes. Rich tasting miso broth, fortified with sea and land vegetables, including burdock, is a classic Japanese soup...saute peeled, sliced burdock root in a little vegetable oil for about 5 minutes...Add sliced onions, carrots, bok choy, 1 cup rehydrated hiziki or wakame seaweed to the vegetables, stir in 1 1/2 cups of water for ever serving of soup. Simmer, uncovered, until all the vegetables are tender. Combine 2 table-spoons of the soup liquid plus 1 heaping tablespoon miso for each serving in a bowl and stir until the miso dissolves. Stir in the disolved MISO. Serve hot...CONTAIN 10 to 20% MORE MINERALS THAN LAND PLANTS.
Chamomile
Roman or common chamomile, low growing plant, tiny, daisy-like flowers. Roman has single flowers, plant has a downy grayish green appearance, a mound-like shape...double-flowered form is preferred for healing uses.
Dandelion
Sow the seeds about 12 inches apart in shallow drills...harvest dandelion flowers from cultivated beds before they go to see to avoid an unwanted proliferation of the plant...the root of the plant contains levulose, a sugar easily assimilated by diabetics...autumn, this sugar has changed to inulin, a starch also easily assimilated by diabetics...spring or fall, fresh dandelion roots can be peeled, parboiled, and sauteed to be served as a tasty vegetable...dandelion root - chop the roots into small pieces and dry them in a warm, airy place, or in a slow dryer at a temperature not over 100 degrees F, people with a generally sensitive stomach may benefit from the roasted fresh root. Chop and roast it in the oven until it turns a rich brown color and feels very brittle. Roasted dandelion root is sometimes used as a coffee substitute or as an addition to coffee.
Ginseng
The growing range of wild ginseng runs from Pennsylvania north into Canada and south to Georgia along the Appalachian Mountains then west to Minnesota..grows wild only in very remote regions of China, Japan, and Korea...American ginseng cohabits with other shade-and-moisture-loving plants such as wild ginger, may apples, goldenseal, rattlesnake fern, and jack-in-the-pulpit...under ash, basswood, oak, elm, hickory, maple, and other deciduous trees...under pines, cedars, firs...first year the plant sends up but one leaf. The second year it produces two leaves, each divided in turn into five leaflets. In its third year, it produces a third leaf and some greenish yellow flowers, followed by clusters of red berries. The mature ginseng plant is from 10 to 20 inches high...good stand of hardwood trees or mixed hardwoods and conifers on a north slope...shade canopy of 70% or more, ytou have the right kind of wild environment for the cultivation of ginseng...To stimulate this natural process, gardeners can soak the seeds in a mixture of 1 part liquid household bleach and 9 parts water for 5 minutes. Then rinse the seeds thoroughly. Sow ginseng seeds in the fall by pressing them into soil to a depth of 1/2 inch. They take anywhere from 8 months to two years to germinate.
(That is of course after you feed ginseng berries to birds that make them softened enough)
AS THE SEEDS PASS THROUGH THE BIRD'S DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN THE BIRD'S STOMACH PREPARES THEM FOR GERMINATION
Five feet between each Ginseng plant is a minimum...ginseng must grow for six or seven years before it's root is ready to harvest. Nine years of growth produces a far superior root...valuable specimens have been found with growth rings indicating their age to be 400 years....ginsenosides, which have been found to possess adaptogenic (anti-stress) properties than does the dried root...they clean the fresh roots and put them in a basket, which is in turn placed in a closed earthenware steamer. The steamer is set on top of an iron pot of boiling water. This water often contains the Chinese herbal bark known as sa woo, and its medicinal essence penetrates penetrates the root as they steam...Then the roots (which must never be smoked
http://www.amazon.com/Honeyrose-Ginseng-Tobacco-Nicotine-Cigarettes/dp/B004GIXKK4) are carefully dried over a slow-burning wood fire or in a drying house. After a week to ten days the dried roots are dark red or maroon, and translucent, hard, and brittle - Red Ginseng in the herb trade. You can also dry ginseng roots in the sun after washing them thoroughly. When dry store them in a glass jar...special guild of ginseng hunters called va-pang-suis searched for the plant at night with bows and arrows. The plant, it was said, emitted a light of its own, and moved around at night. It was only with tiny arrows with string attached to them that the hunters were able to catch the roots. James Duke, a researcher at the USDA Economic Botany Laboratory, challenged the Chinese belief that ginseng moved around at night. Doubting such a claim, he planted 100 ginseng plants in an experimental garden. When he found that the next morning nearly half of the roots had moved (or been moved) out of the hole, but were uneaten, he replanted them. Again half the plants were disturbed during the night. Dr. Duke now professes some credence in "Chinese sayings that are difficult to believe."
In modern times, Russia, China, and Korea have engaged in a good deal of scientific research in an attempt to document the medicinal claims for ginseng. The noted Russian scientist I.I. Brekhman has conducted the extensive research on ginseng's ability to increase the body's resistance to illness...Apparently, ginseng positively affects the adrenal cortex, relieving its need to produce stress-combating hormones in large amounts.
Mugwort
It can always be identified by its strong, slightly heady aroma. It can be found growing wild along roadsides, hedgerows, stream banks, and waysides throughout Europe, Asia, and North America...Plants are also available from some herb nurseries...used it to regulate and bring on menses...mugwort tea.
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Magic Waters Beauty Bath
dried rosemary flowers, chopped comfrey roots, and thyme. This actually equals 2 cups of herbs in the original recipe, but you can reduce the mixture 1 3/4 or 1 1/2 cups, and make an infusion in 1 qt. of water...add some rose petals to this bath, both for their fragrance and their hydrating powers...MAKE SURE TO STRAIN THE INFUSION THROUGH CHEESECLOTH BEFORE YOU ADD IT TO THE BATHWATER.
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE*********************European Herbal Healers (and Assassins)
The Ebers Papyrus, 1,000 years of an ancient Egyptian medicine and listed 876 herbal formulas made from more than 500 plants
De Materia Medica (On Medicines) first truly medical botanist, Pedanius Dioscorides
David Hoffmann's Holistic Herbal: "Hawthorn is one of the best tonic remedies for the heart...herbalist also suggest it for kidney stones and as a sedative for chronic insomnia
Herbal treatment for acne:
chaste tree, calendula, wild yam, motherwort, false unicorn root
external treatment: plantain, calendula, elderflower, chamomile, or distilled witch hazel
residual scarring: comfrey, chickweed, calendula, aloe vera gel, lavender, or vitamin E oil regularly to heal the skin.
Rx for Barberry
For a decoction, use 1/2 teaspoon of powdered root bark, boiled in a cup water for 15 to 30 minutes...lower strength preparation and increase strength if necessary...this herb's edible berries are used to make jams and jellies. The berry juice may substitute for lemon juice.
Feverfew
For migraine control, chew two fresh (or frozen) leaves a day, or take a pill or capsule containing 85 milligrams of leaf material
Sit and drink pennyroyal tea
Folk healers also recommended aromatic pennyroyal garlands for headache and dizziness
Yerbe Mate
a noncaffeine coffee substitute
Horse's tail (Horsetail)
It contains nicotine, and some herbalists suggest it as a nicotine substitute for smokers attempting to quit. However, compared to the amount in cigarettes, horsetail's nicotine content is minute, only about 00004 percent, and is unlikely to satisfy a smoker's craving. Prescription nicotine gum would be a better alternative.
Food for thought:
