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The Herbal Health #Warning #Chair Thread

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This page provides links to safety alerts, consumer advisories, and other safety information about the following FDA-regulated products: Food and beverages Dietary supplements Infant formula https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ A::   # Aristolochic  Acid: FDA Warns Consumers to Discontinue Use of Botanical Products that Contain Aristolochic Acid. https://www.fda.gov/.../SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm096388.htm https://www.fda.gov/.../SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm096388.htm Our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ADruidHerbal/ As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Codes Druid Herbal 2, DruidHerbal:

The #Zingiber #officinale #Ginger #Chair Thread

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Ginger  ( Zingiber officinale ) is a  flowering plant whose  rhizome ,  ginger root  or simply  ginger , is widely used as a  spice  or a  folk medicine . [2] It is a  herbaceous   perennial  which grows annual stems about a meter tall bearing narrow green leaves and yellow flowers. Ginger is in the  family Zingiberaceae , to which also belong  turmeric ( Curcuma longa ),  cardamom  ( Elettaria cardamomum ), and  galangal . Ginger originated in the  tropical rainforest  in Southern Asia. Although ginger no longer grows wild, it is thought to have originated on the  Indian subcontinent  because the ginger plants grown in India show the largest amount of genetic variation. Ginger was exported to  Europe  via India in the first century AD as a result of the lucrative  spice trade  and was used extensively by the  Romans . The distantly related  dicots  in the genus  Asarum are commonly called  wild ginger  because of their similar taste. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger

The #Glycerol #Glycerin #Chair Thread

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C 3 H 8 O 3 >> Botanical extracts [ edit ] When utilized in "tincture" method extractions, specifically as a 10% solution, glycerol prevents tannins from precipitating in ethanol extracts of plants ( tinctures ). It is also used as an "alcohol-free" alternative to ethanol as a solvent in preparing herbal extractions. It is less extractive when utilized in a standard tincture methodology. Alcohol-based tinctures can also have the alcohol removed and replaced with glycerol for its preserving properties. Such products are not "alcohol-free" in a scientific sense, as glycerol contains three hydroxyl groups.  Fluid extract  manufacturers often extract herbs in hot water before adding glycerol to make  glycerites . [16] [17] When used as a primary "true" alcohol-free botanical extraction solvent in non-tincture based methodologies, glycerol has been shown to possess a high degree of extractive versatility for botanicals including rem

The #Brazilian or #Pitanga or #Surinam #Cherry - #Eugenia #uniflora #Chair Thread

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Uses, Benefits, Cures, Side Effects, Nutrients in Eugenia Uniflora. List of various diseases cured by Eugenia Uniflora. : Making and Essential OiL: Eugenia uniflora L. Essential Oil as a Potential Anti-Leishmania Agent: Effects on Leishmania amazonensis and Possible Mechanisms of Action Using the Leaves: a-glucosidase Inhibitors From Paraguayan Natural Medicine, Ñangapiry, The Leaves Of Eugenia Uniflora. Essential oil of the leaves of  Eugenia uniflora  L.: Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties Using our Amazon associate links may help feed the Cats, thanks.

The Syzygium cumini #Jambul or #Jambolan or #Jamblang or #Jamun #Chair Thread

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Syzygium cumini, known as jambul, jambolan, jamblang or jamun, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, adjoining regions of Southeast Asia, China and Queensland. The name of the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry, which is a different fruit in an unrelated family. Syzygium cumini has been spread overseas from India by Indian emigrants and at present is common in former tropical British colonies. The tree was introduced to Florida in 1911 by the USDA, and is also now commonly grown in Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. In Brazil, where it was introduced from India during Portuguese colonization, it has dispersed spontaneously in the wild in some places, as its fruits are eagerly sought by various native birds such as thrushes, tanagers and the great kiskadee. This species is considered an invasive in Hawaii. Health effects: The seed of the fruit is used in various alternative healing sys

The #Schinus #terebinthifolia” #Brazilian #peppertree - Florida Holly #Chair Thread

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Herbal Medicines, they are all around us. I have two very large “Schinus terebinthifolia” (Brazilian Peppertree - Florida holly) trees in our back yard I have been trying to cut down. As a young child in I, Florida often played in abandoned Slash Pine Forest, where they used to bleed trees for their resin and many still had the tin metal guides on them. So while getting the very thick clear sticky resin from the Pepper tree cuts on me, I wondered if I could use it in wood finishes etc. Much to my surprise, as I had never looked it up the invasive weed in Flordia is a Herbal Medical Goldmine. The physician's vade-mecum : containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases : accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms by Hooper, Robert, 1773-1835; Practitioner of the state of New York Publication date 1809 The #Schinus #terebinthifolia” #Brazilian #peppertree - Florida Holly #Chair Thread Herbal Medicines, they

B: The physician's vade-mecum

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Containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases, accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms by Hooper, Robert, 1773-1835; Practitioner of the state of New York Publication date 1809 vade-mecum >  a handbook or guide that is kept constantly at hand for consultation. Choose language Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bangla Basque Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Burmese Catalan Cebuano Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Corsican Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hmong Hungarian Icelandic Igbo Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish Kyrgyz Lao Latin Latvian Lithuanian Luxembourgish Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Mongolian Nepali Norwegian Nyanja Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian R

The #Thyroid #Hypothyroidism (Underactive) #Chair Thread

Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism means that the thyroid gland can’t make enough thyroid hormone to keep the body running normally. People are hypothyroid if they have too little thyroid hormone in the blood. Individuals with  hypothyroidism  should avoid the regular or long-term use of herbs  that suppress  thyroid  function. They include: Lycopus (bugleweed, gypsywort), Melissa (lemon balm), and Verbena (blue vervain). Links:: Herbal Therapeutic Treatments for Hypothyroidism 14 Best Herbs for Thyroid Problems and Support for Healthy Thyroids 8 Natural Hypothyroidism Treatments That Work Home Thyroid Testing -THS Test http://www.thyroid.org/thyroid-events-education-media/about-hypothyroidism/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Hypothyroidism h Using our Amazon associate links may help feed the Cats, thanks.

The #Menopause #HRT #Horomone Replacement Treatment #Chair Thread

Menopause: the ceasing of menstruation. The period in a woman's life (typically between 45 and 50 years of age) when this occurs. Hormone Replacement Therapy Also called: ERT, Estrogen replacement therapy, HRT, Menopausal hormone therapy. Some women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopausal hormone therapy, to relieve these symptoms. ... It can increase your risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is any form of hormone therapy wherein the patient, in the course of medical treatment, receives hormones, either to supplement a lack of naturally occurring hormones or to substitute other hormones for naturally occurring hormones. Common forms of hormone replacement therapy include: Hormone replacement therapy for menopause is based on the idea that the treatment may prevent discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones, or in the case of the surgically or prematurely menopausa

The #Moringa #oleifera #Miracle Tree #Chair Thread

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This is a backup and share of the FBg. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ADruidHerbal/ The Miracle Tree I can not say enough good things about the Miracle Tree. We have three of them growing in our garden. The oldest has flowered last year but did not bear seed pods. But I have friends that have them and  getting great food and medicinal tea harvest from them. I take a tea of it when ever a limb gets broken by the Dragons (iguanas) in our yard, yes the are that big, one is now over 4 feet long.  I hope to get to a real harvest stage next year. Perfect for your Permaculture Garden! Moringa oleifera is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. English common names include: moringa,[2] drumstick tree[2] (from the appearance of the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[2] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), ben oil tree, or benzoil tree[2] (from the oil which is derived

The #Permaculture #Garden #Chair Thread

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Permaculture  is a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems. The term  permaculture  was developed and coined by David Holmgren, then a graduate student, and his professor, Bill Mollison, in 1978. A Starter Kit: The potato bean's tubers take two years to get large enough to harvest. So commercial farming as rejected it for the most part. Yet you can harvest editable young shoots and beans every year. It likes to grow its tubers between the roots of other plants like The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Also edible tubers. The two of these make for a perfect plant and forget (No care needed) perennial food garden or plant wild for future Food Foraging if needed. >>Apios americana, sometimes called the potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato, hodoimo, America-hodoimo, American groundnut,or groundnut (but not to be confused wit

The #Homoeopathy; Its Principle, Theory, and Practice #Chair Thread

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Let us start at the Beginning, with the words and works of  its founder,  SAMUEL HAHNEMANN., later Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843 Homoeopathy; Its Principle, Theory, and Practice by M. B. SAMPSON (1846) Using our Amazon associate links may help feed the Cats, thanks.

Homoeopathy; Its Principle, Theory, and Practice (1846)

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By  Marmaduke Blake Sampson How it all began, a most interesting story of   SAMUEL HAHNEMANN., later Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). https://books.google.com/books?id=1tUrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT3&dq=Phillips+and+Pharmacopoeia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiniLGTxtHVAhVF6SYKHde2A7E4FBDoAQhSMAg#v=onepage&q=Phillips%20and%20Pharmacopoeia&f=false Using our Amazon associate links may help feed the Cats, thanks.

B: The Herbalist and Pharmacists Text Book I use (1886)

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THE  PRACTICE OF PHARMACY: A TREATISE ON THE MODES OF MAKING AND DISPENSING OFFICINAL, UNOFFICINAL, AND EXTEMPORANEOUS PREPARATIONS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR PROPERTIES, USES, AND DOSES. INTENDED AS A HAND-BOOK FOR PHARMACISTS AND PHYSICIANS AND A TEXT-BOOK FOR STUDENTS BY JOSEPH P. REMINGTON, Ph.G., (1886) PDF, 52.9mb, Over 1,000 pages with OCR Download from books.google.com

Herbal Infusion

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Define: >> Infusions are liquid preparations made by treating vegetable sub stances with either hot or cold water. The drug is not subjected to the boiling process, although it is common to pour boiling water over it ; the whole is allowed to stand in a close vessel until cold. Whilst the use of hot water has the advantage of saving time in some cases, it is often objectionable because the inert principles in the drug are dissolved by the hot water, and as the infusion cools, they are precipitated out in such a very finely divided condition that they cannot be readily separated by eolation or filtration. Cold water should be selected as the menstruum when the drug contains a valuable volatile principle, when the active agent is injured by heat, or when the desirable principles are readily soluble in water of ordinary temperature. The time required to make the infusion must be considered, for in warm weather it is quite possible for an infusion to ferment o

The #Atherosclerosis #Chair Thread

This is a backup and share of the FBg. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ADruidHerbal/ Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria, meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries Atherogenesis: The process of forming atheromas, plaques in the inner lining (the intima) of arteries. Antiatherogenic. : preventing or inhibiting atherogenesis antiatherogenic effects  . Links:: What is atherosclerosis? Flaxseed: Flaxseed is rich in  omega-3  fatty acids, which have been found to lower blood pressure significantly. Flaxseed may protect against  atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease  by reducing  serum cholesterol , improving  glucose  tolerance, and acting as an  antioxidant . You can buy many products that contain flaxseed, but a better bet is to buy ground flaxseed or grind

The High #Blood #Pressure or #Hypertension #Chair

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Updated 04/26/2019 A place for questions, answers, links, and personal knowledge sharing with a focus on Herbal Treatments. This is a backup and share of the FBg. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ADruidHerbal/ Links:: Herbs to Lower Blood Pressure   Cinnamon Study Turmeric Supplements to help manage total cholesterol, LDL and HDL Psyllium COMMON NAME: Blond psyllium, ispaghula husk SCIENTIFIC NAME: Plantago ovata Edit or delete this Like  ·  Reply  ·  1m Using our Amazon associate links may help feed the Cats, thanks.