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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:29 pm
I love aloe. It's great for sunburns, as well as acne.
As a teen I had HORRIBLE acne, and found that rubbing my face with some aloe gel, or the plant, as I tended to do, helped tremendously!
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:34 am
Awesome job on presentation! I love aloe. When I had my pnemonia/hives thing I used aloe gel sometimes along an oil free, fragrance free, alcohol free, hypoallergenic lotion. They were the two things that didn't make my skin hurt more. If only I'd had some of the plants though... They do seem to be better. My mom used to have plants and she used aloe for our sunburns when we were little.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:18 am
If someone else wants to do the herb for next week just let me know, otherwise I'll probably get started on another one on Saturday or Sunday. Thanks.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:30 pm
Nemone If someone else wants to do the herb for next week just let me know, otherwise I'll probably get started on another one on Saturday or Sunday. Thanks.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:15 pm
If no one else volunteers that's fine with me. I should probably do the one for the week after that though, otherwise I'll feel lazy.
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:13 pm
Nemone If no one else volunteers that's fine with me. I should probably do the one for the week after that though, otherwise I'll feel lazy. Hehe. Ok, let me see what I can dig up. heart
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:00 am
Inspired by the headache that is POUNDING away in my skull, this week's herb is:
FEVERFEW.
Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew
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Parts Used: Leaves
Main Uses: Medical- Headaches and migranes, arthritis
Feverfew is one of a handful of medicinal plants to be thoroughly scientifically investigatedIn 1978 several British newspapers carried the story of a woman who had cured her severe migrane headaches with feverfew leaves. In a subsequent clinical study, seven out of ten patients taking feverfew claimed that their migraine attacks were less frequent or less painful, or both. IN about one in three patients, there were no further attacks. Further clinical studies have revealed that the plant can have other medicinal benefits, apparently allaying nausea and vomiting, relieving the inflammation and pain of arthritis, promoting restful sleep, improving digestion, and relieving asthma attacks. Researchers believe that sesquiterpene lactones in the plant may inhibit protaglandins and histamine released during the inflammatory process, so prefenting spasms of blood vessels in the head that trigger migraine attacks. [Kii's Note: I think that means that it stops certain chemicals from triggering attacks.] Over half the feverfew users involved in clinical studies reported pleasant side effects. Some said that feverfew heldped their depression. This is in line wiht traditional use. Culpeper wrote that feverfew in wine might help those "troubled with melancholy and heaviness or sadness of spirits."CAUTION: one side effect associated with feverfew is mouth ulcers. If this occurs, stop taking the herb.21: Image taken from: noahwebsterhouse.org
2: Text taken from The New Age Herbalist copyright Gaia Books Ltd, London
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:27 pm
Good job Kyoki. Good choice of herb too, since we've been talking about it a lot lately. Maybe next week I'll do like white willow bark or something.
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:29 pm
Nemone Good job Kyoki. Good choice of herb too, since we've been talking about it a lot lately. Maybe next week I'll do like white willow bark or something. Ooh, that'd be good. I have some, but I rarely use it unless I need to bring down a fever or something.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:27 am
I don't have any, maybe after I'm pregnant though I'll get some. I'd like to try it.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:04 pm
Nemone I don't have any, maybe after I'm pregnant though I'll get some. I'd like to try it. I have some, but *shrugs* Its so bitter and it takes a while to work. Honestly I prefer popping an aspirin, its faster. ^^;
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:20 pm
August 29, 2005 Stevia I'm afraid my herb of the week this week will be not as organized as the last- but it's still key! Stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana) is an herb known for it's naturally sweet taste- commonly used to take the "gerk" out of teas. A member of the crysanthemum family, it grows as a wild shrub in parts of Paraguay and Brazil. Mixing in a half teaspoon of stevia gives it the same sweeter taste that mixing in sugar would, without the issues like decay, hyperactivity, or problems for diabetics. Unfortunately, stevia is also the center of a huge controversy as to its safety. Test in Japan have shown it safe for many years, and they use it frequently to flavor diet sodas instead of using artificial sweeteners. However, those against mass producing stevia to replace sugar state that there is dispute about it's effect on the body in large doses. While in small doses (such as used by responsible people in teas) seem to do no harm, large doses may cause problems with the male reproductive organs in the production of sperm, it may interfere with carb absorbtion, and it also contains a substance that has been converted (in labs) into a cancer causing agent. But before you decide, keep in mind a few things: First, stevia used in small doses (such as once or twice a day in a cup of tea) is harmless. Second, we being who we are, the whole dried herb is our most common choice for use, and therefore it is much less concentrated. Stevia can be purchased from most herbal stores, such as Rose Mountain Herbs. Dried stevia leaf is up to thirty times sweeter than conventional sugar, and refined stevia powder can be 200-300 times sweeter than sugar. (You can use less in baking!) It's greatest economic potential is as a replacement for artificial sugars like NutraSweet or Sweet and Low. That's all I have for you today, but do feel free to check out these websites below for more information on this herb. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/4_00/stevia.htmlhttp://www.healthy.net/hwlibrarybooks/stevia/questions.asphttp://www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/newslett/ncn11161.htm
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:03 pm
Thanks again Kyoki, I've been sort of flaky lately. I've never read about stevia before. Hehe, may interfere with sperm production huh? I know a lot of guys who wouldn't mind that so much.
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:39 pm
Nemone Thanks again Kyoki, I've been sort of flaky lately. I've never read about stevia before. Hehe, may interfere with sperm production huh? I know a lot of guys who wouldn't mind that so much. XD Yeah... but it's great for how I use it. I mean, some of my tea is just so.... so... *shudders* Ron White comes to mind: Things that make ya go "Ugghghhbrrugh."
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:06 am
I think I might have found a form of releif for my Grandma's authritis in my Dictionary of Morden Herbalism. I think it's supposed to be Ginseng,Asiatic. It's supposed to stimulate the ciculatory system to increase motabolism,and it's supposed to help authritis, so I'll give it a try next time I see her, seeing that she refuses to take authritis medication, maybe she'll do the ginseng. That would be a wonderful thing to be as herb of the week ( I think... )I think there is also Ginseng,Siberian, and Ginseng,American.
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