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Apr 3, 2017

Cultivating Medicinal Herbs

Cultivating Medicinal Herbs
https://chestnutherbs.com/violets-edible-and-medicinal-uses/


"I 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

Mar 15, 2017

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.

Backyard dry creek Idea

Would love to add this to my Backyard !!! 


Honey Wraps

http://www.naturalcuresandhomeremedies.com/honey-wrap-treats-bad-cough-and-removes-mucus-from-the-lungs-in-just-one-night-especially-good-for-kids-recipes-for-every-occasion/



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.

Benifits of Poppy Seeds

http://www.nutrition-and-you
.com/poppy-seeds.html

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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