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12 Amazing Vinegar Uses In The Garden
Cultivating Medicinal Herbs
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enjoy violet leaves and flowers in salads, pesto, and sandwiches and
wraps. Violet leaves can be sautéed or steamed. I also like to stir them
into soups as a nutrient-dense thickener. You can dry the leaves and
add them to other spring edibles, such as chickweed (Stellaria media),
dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale), and nettles (Urtica dioica), to prepare a high-mineral herbal vinegar. The flowers make a lovely garnish—try sprinkling them on salads or adorning cakes and pancakes. Violet flowers are also beautiful when candied or frozen into ice cubes. The roots of most violet species can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea and should not be eaten.
Violet leaves contain a good bit of mucilage, or soluble fiber, and thus are helpful for lowering cholesterol levels (similar to oatmeal). Soluble fiber is also helpful in restoring healthy populations of intestinal flora, because beneficial bacteria feed off of this type of fiber. The leaves are high in Vitamin C, beta-carotene, and rutin, which is a glycoside of the flavonoid quercetin. Rutin has been shown in animal and in vitro studies to be antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, venotonic (increases tone in veins), and blood thinning. Many foods that are high in rutin, such as buckwheat (Fagopyrum
(Taraxacum officinale), and nettles (Urtica dioica), to prepare a high-mineral herbal vinegar. The flowers make a lovely garnish—try sprinkling them on salads or adorning cakes and pancakes. Violet flowers are also beautiful when candied or frozen into ice cubes. The roots of most violet species can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea and should not be eaten.
Violet leaves contain a good bit of mucilage, or soluble fiber, and thus are helpful for lowering cholesterol levels (similar to oatmeal). Soluble fiber is also helpful in restoring healthy populations of intestinal flora, because beneficial bacteria feed off of this type of fiber. The leaves are high in Vitamin C, beta-carotene, and rutin, which is a glycoside of the flavonoid quercetin. Rutin has been shown in animal and in vitro studies to be antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, venotonic (increases tone in veins), and blood thinning. Many foods that are high in rutin, such as buckwheat (Fagopyrum
Herbs for Healthy Lungs
These plants have been used for centuries, from Traditional Chinese
Medicine to Native American Remedies, to clear the respiratory system
and have it working properly. These herbs not only boost your health but
have the ability to heal infections and repair damage to your lungs.
Honey Wraps
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Coughs and colds may not be the worst ailment that you will ever deal
with, but you sure have to do something to relieve the symptoms.
Coughing is always irritating, and sleepless nights are never fun.
A cough syrup is the most common remedy people use, but it sure is not the best option. This pharmaceutical solution is packed with codeine and dextromethorphan. These two cause headaches, rapid heartbeat and drowsiness.
A cough syrup is the most common remedy people use, but it sure is not the best option. This pharmaceutical solution is packed with codeine and dextromethorphan. These two cause headaches, rapid heartbeat and drowsiness.
Benifits of Poppy Seeds
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Poppy seeds nutrition facts
Nutty and pleasant in taste, poppy seeds are nutritious oilseeds used as a condiment in cooking. Although the seeds obtained from the dry fruits (pods) of the poppy plant (opium poppy), they are entirely free from any harmful side effects of other poppy plant products such as opium poppy.Poppy plant is a biennial herb of East Mediterranean and Asia Minor origin belonging to the Papaveraceae family, in the genus: Papaver. Scientific name: Papaver somniferum.
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Grow Arnica for a Homemade Sore Muscle Salve
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Arnica’s Healing Properties
Arnica is used topically to help ease the pain of sore muscles and heal bruises. According to the German Commission E’s arnica monograph, it’s an approved anti-inflammatory with analgesic (pain-relieving) and antiseptic properties. In a 2007 study, arnica gel was found to be as effective as Ibuprofen gel for relieving pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.
Gels and ointments containing arnica are available as over-the-counter applications in most pharmacies, however they contain petroleum, preservatives, and other ingredients that can easily be avoided by making your own simple arnica salve with homegrown or store-bought arnica flowers.
Arnica is not safe to consume internally and should only be used topically.
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How to Grow Arnica
The most commonly used medicinal arnica species is Arnica montana, which is an herbaceous, clump-forming perennial that’s hardy in zones 4 to 9 and is native to the mountains of central Europe. It grows best at high elevations, with 6,000 feet above sea level being its sweet spot. The folks at Strictly Medicinal Seeds have successfully grown arnica at 2,000 feet above sea level (Williams, OR), and they’ve also heard reports of it being grown successfully up to 8,000 feet above sea level. Those of us who live at lower elevations should try growing meadow arnica (Arnica chamissonis), which is less dependent on elevation and is hardy in Zones 4 to 10. The German Commission E has determined that meadow arnica is interchangeable with A. montana in terms of its anti-inflammatory affects.Both arnica species should be started from seed indoors and then transplanted outdoors after danger of spring frost has passed. Germination can take up to 14 days, and soil should be kept moist in the meantime; arnica is a light-dependent germinator. Established plants prefer slightly acidic, moist soil in a sunny location. Seeds for both arnica species can be purchased from Strictly Medicinal Seeds.
Harvest yellow arnica flowers in mid- to late-summer and spread them on a screen or paper towel to dry.
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Homemade Arnica Salve
Rub this salve on sore muscles and bruises or massage into hands when osteoarthritis pains flare.- To first step is to make arnica infused oil. To do this, first fill a pint jar 1/3 of the way with dried arnica flowers.
- Fill the jar with the carrier oil of your choice (olive, almond, sesame, etc.)
- Cover and let sit in a warm, sunny location for 4 to 6 weeks.
- Strain the plant material from the infused oil. Compost the spent flowers and set the oil aside.
- To make the salve, measure the infused arnica oil and then find ¼ as much beeswax. For example, if you have 1 cup of oil, then find ¼ cup beeswax.
- Add the oil and beeswax to a double boiler and heat until the beeswax is thoroughly melted.
- Pour finished mixture into tin cans or small jars and let cool completely before using.
Fudge santé aux bananes
Ingrédients :
- 2 bananes très mûres
- 1 tasse (250 ml) de beurre d’arachides
- 1/4 de tasse (65 ml) d’huile de noix de coco
- Cannelle (optionnel)
- Tapissez votre moule à muffins de petits papiers à muffins.
- Dans un grand bol, ajouter vos bananes et pilez-les.
- Dans un bol allant au micro-ondes, faites fondre votre huile de noix de coco avec le beurre d’arachides.
- Verser avec les bananes et bien mélanger jusqu’à ce que ça soit parfaitement incorporé.
- Diviser dans les moules à muffins.
- Mettre au congélateur pendant au moins 10 minutes.
- Manger!
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