One of the harder lessons I learned in my early days of suggesting herbs for medicinal use was with a dear lady that had her blood pressure under control. She had asked me to get something for her that I had used successfully for a health problem, and I got it for her. One of the herbal ingredients in the list was Licorice Root. I did not know at the time that it could increase blood pressure in some people, and this is just what happened to this woman. This was many years ago, and thankfully, she was a kind and forgiving person, but I learned a great lesson that day, which lead to my doing more research and gaining more knowledge about what I was sharing.
Some say that if you need to use Licorice Root, you should be taking Potassium with it if blood pressure is a concern. Generally this is used to support the glandular system, I was taking it for a while myself to support my adrenal glands. It is generally a tonic herb.
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If you look a 3 or 4 posts before this one, there is a picture of a view from our deck of the lake and hill across the lake. Often my husband will run for his binoculars, because there is something swimming across the other side of the lake that he can’t identify, or a Blue Heron sitting on the shoreline that he would like a close-up view of. Then there are the many birds that we have in our area, we love to identify birds and mark down those we have never seen before on an Audubon list that we have.
Though my husband hasn’t hunted in years, he used to with his father as a boy. We do have a number of hunters in the area, and the season will begin next week if it hasn’t already.
Whether you like hunting or just looking at the beauty around you from a distance, you might be interested in the Nikon ATB Promotion, you receive either a $50 or a $25 gift card depending upon what binoculars you buy, that you can turn around and use for any of the other outdoor gear that they offer, and there is a lot of it. It’s worth a visit, and maybe it’s time for some new binoculars for my hubby.
Lobelia comes in many varieties, but the one I’m focusing on here is Lobelia inflata. Lobelia contains an active called lobeline…because it acts much like nicotine, some use it as a way to ease off smoking. There is a way to do that with guidance from an herbalist who knows how.
Lobelia is used by some to open up breathing when the lungs are congested, but if too much is taken, it has emetic properties (will cause vomiting). Unless you know just what you are doing, it is one of those herbs that you are better off getting prepared, with instructions, from a very reliable source.
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As you can see from the picture, it’s also a pretty weed/plant that can be appreciated whether you use it medicinally or not.
These little berries look a lot like blueberries, don’t they? They grow in clusters that hang from palm-like trees that grow in places like Belize, Peru and Brazil. Another thing that this berry is said to have that is greater than the blueberry is powerful antioxidants. I have seen this berry talked about on nutrition sites and in health-related forums, it is called the Acai berry, the pronunciation is “ah-saw-ee”.
Not only is this a healthy plant, but unlike some nutrient drinks, I hear that it tastes quite good, and is offered with a complete range of vitamins and minerals in the small, daily amount that the people who take this supplement drink. If you want more information, you can find it at the official Monavie Acai Juice website.
Althea officinalis has been used by the ancient Greeks, including ancient Greek physicians, Pliny and Dioscorides, who praised it’s virtues and recommended it to cure almost any ailment. The book of Job in the Bible suggest eating it in times of famine. In ancient Rome it was considered a delicacy, and during the Renaissance period, herbalists used it to treat sore throats, stomach problems, gonorrhea, toothaches and as a gargle for mouth infections.
But what about today?
What does Science have to say?
Marshmallow is mainly made up of starches, pectin, sugars and mucilage. It is the mucilage that is that has the protective qualities of coating the throat and the stomach, as well as the intestinal and benefits the urinary tract. It is for this reason that it is commonly used for upper respiratory conditions such as colds, coughs and intestinal discomfort.
The frost is most definitely on any pumpkins that happen to be decorating the yards on our street, we have had weather down in the 30’s at night, and the ones that have been carved and placed on the ground….the squirrels and raccoons have done their own version of the carvings by chewing away at the edges of triangular eyes, noses, and the mouths are toothless and distorted now.
It is the season for Holiday Costumes of all kinds, and how I look forward to seeing what the children will be wearing when they come to the door to get their candy treats.
My children are both grown now, but I remember our shopping adventures each year, looking for the perfect pumpkin, and buying costumes. At that time we had to shop at the store as we didn’t have internet access, and shopping online was simply not what it is today. Now you can find Halloween costume stores on the internet. Shopping online for anything…except of course the perfect pumpkin, is always my preferred shopping method. Since I don’t like the “dark side” of the Halloween season, anything I would ever buy would be something funny, happy, joyful. Even our decorations around the house all have to be smiling.
If you have children, what will they be wearing this year? Have you found the perfect pumpkin yet? Have a happy halloween, keep it bright and cheerful!
I was out on our deck in the evening a couple of nights ago…the lake was still, there was no breeze, and there were no geese, turtles or muskrats swimming across the lake to disturb the water, so it made a beautiful mirror. The colors are coming out on the trees, in fact in the days since taking this picture, they are even more brilliant. But this is the beginning of sunset, the sun sets behind a hill on the front side of our house, and the reflection looks beautiful on the hill across the lake in back…of course, a picture can only capture so much, but I hope it gives you a sense of fall at my home.
One of the harder lessons I learned in my early days of suggesting herbs for medicinal use was with a dear lady that had her blood pressure under control. She had asked me to get something for her that I had used successfully for a health problem, and I got it for her. One of the herbal ingredients in the list was Licorice Root. I did not know at the time that it could increase blood pressure in some people, and this is just what happened to this woman. This was many years ago, and thankfully, she was a kind and forgiving person, but I learned a great lesson that day, which lead to my doing more research and gaining more knowledge about what I was sharing.
Lobelia comes in many varieties, but the one I’m focusing on here is Lobelia inflata. Lobelia contains an active called lobeline…because it acts much like nicotine, some use it as a way to ease off smoking. There is a way to do that with guidance from an herbalist who knows how.
These little berries look a lot like blueberries, don’t they? They grow in clusters that hang from palm-like trees that grow in places like Belize, Peru and Brazil. Another thing that this berry is said to have that is greater than the blueberry is powerful antioxidants. I have seen this berry talked about on nutrition sites and in health-related forums, it is called the Acai berry, the pronunciation is “ah-saw-ee”.
