Overview of Lobelia Lobelia is an herb that opens you up. For the person without air, without a voice, who feels deflated or suspects a deflation deep within themselves — Lobelia inflata is a powerful and helpful herb. Its name, inflata, is derived from the way in which the flowers inflate into puffy pods upon constructing their seeds. Just […]
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Introduction – Natural Dish Soap This post is all about some of the best natural dish soap for your health and the environment’s. You already know the conventional dish soaps are bad. You know it, I know it, I know you know that I know it. So let’s dump the synthetic chemical dish soaps once
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Family: LamiaceaeParts used: leaves, flowers(+steam-distilled Essential Oil – Leaves, flowers, twigs) Rosemary Phytochemistry Volatile oils c1%((1% of the plant is composed of volatile oils) (containing 2-5% esters, mainly borneol acetate and 10-18% free alcohols including borneol and linalol)), alpha & beta pinene, camphor, camphene, 1,8 cineole, and verbenoneFlavonoids (diosmin, apigenin, diosmetin, genkwanin, 6-methoxygenkwanin, hispidulin, sinensetin, luteolin and
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Family: LamiaceaeParts used: Leaves & Flowering tops Catnip Phytochemistry Volatile oils (inc. carvacrol, nepetol, thymol, nepetalactone, citronellol, geraniol and citral)TanninsBitter principle Energetics: Cooling, dryingOrgans/Glands affinity: ANS (autonomic nervous system), Stomach, Intestines, Cardiovascular, Skin (+sweat glands) Description “The root is perennial and sends up square, erect and branched stems, 2-3 feet high, which are very leafy
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Natural Remedies for Heartburn: Introduction ‘Heartburn’ is a symptom of acid reflux. So the main question to consider when trying to remedy your heartburn is: what is acid reflux, and how do I alleviate it? This post will explain: The three types of acid reflux To what degree there is a heart connection in heartburn
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Family: FabaceaeParts used: Seeds Fenugreek Phytochemistry Volatile oils (3-hydroxy-4, 5-dimethyl-2-furanone, dihydrobenzofuran, dihydroactinidiolide, muurolene, elemene, selinene)Alkaloids (trigonelline, genitanine, carpaine, choline)Steroidal Saponins (fenugreekine, diosgenin, tigogenin, gitogenin, trigogenin etc.)Flavonoids (vitexin and its glycosides and esters, isovitexin, orientin, vicenins l and 2, quercetin and luteolin)Mucilage Polysaccharide (galactomannan) (27%) Energetics: Warming, drying; benefits kapha/vataOrgans/Glands affinity: Thyroid, Pancreas, Stomach/intestines, Liver, Breast
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Why You Hate Donald Trump Beware the Orange man, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Orange man, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch! – Lewis Carroll Does the quote above remind you of any other work of fiction? It reminds me of Orwell’s 1984, and the two minutes of hate. In
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A Beginner’s Guide to Detoxification Have you ever tried a detox? Even if you think you haven’t, you probably have. Even giving up one type of synthetic food is considered a detox. A detox doesn’t have to be a short-term, 3-10 day experience, it can also be any positive dietary lifestyle change you implement. If
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Family: FabaceaeParts used: RootsName origin: Greek – Glykys (sweet) + rhiza (root). Glabra is latin, meaning smooth or bald. Licorice Phytochemistry Triterpenoid saponins (glycyrrhizin/glycyrrhicic acid) (2-6%) Glycyrrhetinic acid (metabolised from glycyrrhizin) Sterols (inc. beta-sitosterol) Phytoestrogens (inc. glabrene, isoliquiritigenin) FlavonoidsBitter principle (glycyrmarin)Volatile oil Licorice Energetics: Sweet, neutral to warm, moistening, harmonizing, tonifying. Embark on The
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Natural Philosophy Are Coffee Pods Safe? Examining the Health Concerns Intro – Are Nespresso/Keurig coffee pods bad for our health? This post is all about coffee pods! Potential metal, plastic, and chemical leaching.. and how the daily use of the machines and coffee pods may (or may not) affect our health. I’ve been using these
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