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 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:32 am
haha yes, all three of you are welcome.
ill get those lessons together
this springs garden includes:
thyme
lavender
rosemary
chamomile
sage
chives
peppermint
spearmint
marigolds
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:37 pm
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:56 am
Hello! I would love to join your class! My E-mail:
Hiddeninthemoon@aim.com
Please instant message me, for I do not check my mail that often.
Oh! and just to be sure, I can drink all of the infusions like I would with tea correct? If not, please tell me.
p.s I found that ginkgo leaves can help cure memory problems.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:36 am
haha alright. im sorry i havent been putting up lessons; but my main computer is dead atm... and I cant type that kind of stuff up at school (not enough time) or on the main comp at home; as that might arise questions that im not to fond of answering. as they might get me in trouble. As soon as my comp is fixed, I will be back on it.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 8:07 am
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:34 am
Great news! My art computer is fixed, the lessons will be up soon. So I have to start working on the lessons for Apple, Slippery Elm, and White Willow. I apologize so very much for such a delay.
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:10 am
This next lesson is over the apple. No homework.
Family: Rosaceae; other members are rose, almond, strawberry
Genus and species: Malus Sylvestris or Pyrus Malus
AKA: no other common names
Parts Used: Fruit
Here’s an image of an apple
History: Ancient India’s traditional Aurvedic physicians were the first ones to start prescribing apples to relieve diarrhea, a practice still about today. Chinese physicians used the tree bark to treat diabetes, which is supported by modern science.
Hildegard of Bingen had raw apples eaten as a tonic for healthy people, and cooked ones as the first method to try to treat any illness.
About this time the saying “To eat an apple before going to bed Will make the doctor beg his bread.” came about. It is where our “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” came from.
Although America did not have native apples, the colonists brought apple seeds with them to plant and very soon, apples became a well known symbol of the American way of life.
Medicinal: Apple pulp is full of pectin, a natural, soluble form of fiber.
Diarrhea: Pectin can sooth intestinal irritation and sooth both diarrhea and constipation.
Heart disease and stroke: Pectin can help reduce high blood cholesterol, because it prevents cholesterol from entering the blood stream.
Cancer: A high-fiber diet can cant help rush certain cancer causing compounds out of the body’s systems.
Diabetes: High fiber diets are also good controllers of diabetes.
Lead poisoning: pectin can help eliminate heavy metals from your body.
Wound infection: Apple leaves contain an antibiotic (phloretin) crush leaves and press on wound untill you can wash it.
Making the Meds: Just eat a raw apple. Be sure to wash it off first, though.
Safety: U.S. Department of Agriculture herb authority James A. Duke, Ph.D., sums up apple safety this way:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Or at least that’s what some people say
But one man, we read,
Ate a cupful of seed,
And this man died,
Overdosed. Cyanide.
Weirdly true, apple seeds are high in cyanide, it takes an estimated ½ cup of seeds to kill the average adult but considerably less to kill children and the elderly.
Do not attempt to treat diabetes, high cholesterol, or colon disease with herbs alone. Use as a drug compliment.
Cooking: eat raw, eat cooked. Make pie, make tea. Apples are very good desserts.
Correspondences: healing and love magic, luck. Venus, feminine, water.
Growing: Special varieties of apples have been made for almost any location. Plant in a sunny location, water regularly.
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NOTE: PLEASE SEEK A DOCTORS ADVICE BEFORE ADMISTERING YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. SOME PLANTS CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
End Note: If you like, you can leave your email address in my pm and then classes can also commence in a chat, although summaries of what was talked about and gone over will be posted here. If you have any questions or would like to study other aspects, please feel free to say so. Thank you! *this concludes lesson eight*
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:35 pm
This lesson is about Slippery Elm. no homework.
Family: Ulmaceae; other members include nettles
Genus and Species: Ulmus Rubra, U. Fulva
AKA: Red Elm, Indian Elm
Parts Used: Inner Bark
History: Irreplaceable in the 18th- and 19th- century America, Slippery Elm was highly used. The bark was used for nearly all sorts of common ailments, including as bandages, pill-like coverings, for sore throat, coughs, colds, gastrointestinal ailments and also as a food for infants and elderly.
Dioscorides, a first century Greek physician, called for a bathing in a European Elm bath to help heal broken bones. Nicholas Culpeper seconded this.
Upon arrival to the New World, Colonists found Native Americans using slippery elm bark as food, and treatment for many things.
The following notation is in no way at all, ever, to be used.
Native American women used slippery elm sticks to induce abortion, and the colonist women picked up on the practice. However, it caused many deaths from uterine infection and hemorrhage. State legislatures then began passing laws that slippery elm bark was not to be sold in pieces longer than 1 ½ inches.
In Civil War times, it was used to treat syphilis, gonorrhea, and hemorrhoids. America’s physicians labeled it “very valuable.”
Healing:
Wounds: The bark has special cells for absorbing water, making it an effective spongy bandage.
Cough, Sore Throat: Helps soothe throat and digestive tract.
Broken Bones: it has never been shown to speed the healing of broken bones.
Making the meds: For a poultice to bandage wounds, stir water into powdered bark to make a paste. Put directly on the affected area.
For a soothing decoction, use 1-3 teaspoons of powdered bark per cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
Safety: Allergic reactions are possible. Don’t use more than necessary, although it is typically safe.
Growing: Check nurseries to see if this tree is available for growth in your area. Makes an excellent shade tree.
NOTE: PLEASE SEEK A DOCTORS ADVICE BEFORE ADMISTERING YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. SOME PLANTS CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
End Note: If you like, you can leave your email address in my pm and then classes can also commence in a chat, although summaries of what was talked about and gone over will be posted here. If you have any questions or would like to study other aspects, please feel free to say so. Thank you! *this concludes lesson nine*
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:55 pm
Excuse me but do know of anything that will help with Crohn's Disease?
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:28 am
>< i thought i already gve you information over this. anyways, here are a few sites to look at. some of them are a little long, but they cover a wide range of stuff. Also, if you look back through all the lessons given so far, there are a lot of them that sooth or aid in the digestive tract, even apples. so while the herbs in previous lessons may not exactly totally heal it, they can at least sooth it. Herbal Remedies InformationShafranyou can find more by typing in, in the google search, stuff like "crohns disease herbal remedies" Hope this helps.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:38 pm
Ru Aear >< i thought i already gve you information over this. anyways, here are a few sites to look at. some of them are a little long, but they cover a wide range of stuff. Also, if you look back through all the lessons given so far, there are a lot of them that sooth or aid in the digestive tract, even apples. so while the herbs in previous lessons may not exactly totally heal it, they can at least sooth it. Herbal Remedies InformationShafranyou can find more by typing in, in the google search, stuff like "crohns disease herbal remedies" Hope this helps. I'm sorry to repeat myself, but I'm in the hospital and desperate for help and info.
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:29 am
can we learn about black or blue cohosh next?
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:04 pm
brents_sarah can we learn about black or blue cohosh next? well, i have one more lesson to finish up the second row, but we can start the next set with it.
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:41 am
hey, I'm not going to be getting on gaia very much anymore, so could you email me the lessons when you put them up? my email is katrina_shipes2003@yahoo.com . thank you very much.
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:05 pm
hi i have read through everything, do you think it would be possible if i could join the class?
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my email is pixie_snapdragon@yahoo.com, just incase biggrin
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