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Chrysanthemum ×grandiflorum( a very unusual colour)
Chrysanthemum morifolium, known as “Ju Hua,” in China is a bitter herb used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Health benefits of chrysanthemum flowers have been reported as antiinflammatory, antipyretic, sedative, antiarthritic, and antihypertensive (Bensky et al., 2004).
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the cure for many a pain! good luck swallowing it a second time! 😮
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Misai Kuching (Orthosiphon Stamineus) is a medicinal herb found mainly throughout South East Asia and tropical Australia. It is believed to have antiallergic, antihypertensive, antiinflammatory and diuretic properties. It is used as a remedy for arteriosclerosis (capillary and circulatory disorders), kidney stones, diabetes and nephritis.
It is trusted for many centuries for treating ailments of the kidney, bladder stone, urinary tract infection, liver and bladder problems, diabetes, rheumatism and gout. It is also used to reduce cholesterol and blood pressure.
Found these at Kope Hollow Nature Preserve in Levanna, Ohio. The hiking trail at the preserve is 1.2 miles long and passes several waterfalls. The Bears Head Tooth were at the end of the trail, on the side of a standing tree and visible for some distance. The mushroom is choice edible and claims to be antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and have immune boosting ability. These are bigger than softballs. They can grow to 12" and often reestablish themselves at the same site.
Many flowering chamomile plants in a meadow seen from above on a sunny day in the Dutch summer.
Volop bloeiende kamille planten in grasland. De foto is van bovenaf gemaakt op een zonnige zomerdag.
Another weed showing off its flowers.
This is the wild variant of the Trichosanthes cucumerina, a vine, aka wild snake gourd because of its narrow, twisted, elongated fruit.
The curled up 'tendrils' on the petals open fully after dark.
Not all weeds are bad, the cultivated version of this plant seems to have a lot going for it. An abstract from a research paper:
'The universal role of plants in the treatment of diseases is established by their employment in all important systems of medicine. Thereare many herbs on earth which lies unexplored in the field of medicine or Science. One such plant is Trichosanthes cucumerina which is known as snake gourd, viper gourd, snake tomato or long tomato. The fruit is usually consumed as a vegetable due to its good nutritional value. The plant is rich in flavonoids, carotenoids and phenolic compounds. Trichosanthes cucumerina has a promising place in the Ayurvedic and Siddha system of medicine due to its various medicinal values like antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, antiinflammatory, larvicidal effects.'
- AN UPDATED REVIEW ON TRICOSANTHES CUCUMERINA L
available at globalresearchonline.net/volume1issue2/Article 011.pdf.
Thunbergia laurifolia, commonly known as laurel clockvine or blue trumpet vine, is a tropical flowering plant valued for both its ornamental and medicinal properties. Native to Southeast Asia, it features clusters of vibrant blue, trumpet-shaped flowers against glossy, laurel-like leaves. Besides its aesthetic appeal, this vine is utilized in traditional medicine for its purported anti-inflammatory and detoxifying properties. Easy to cultivate, Thunbergia laurifolia is a popular choice in gardens, where its twining vines create a visually striking display.
Pitaya plants also known as Dragon fruit are rich in naturally-occurring flavonoids, which are primarily found in dragon fruit peel. Flavonoids have a wide range of biological activities, such as cell proliferation-inhibiting, apoptosis-inducing, enzyme-inhibiting, antibacterial, and antioxidant effects (Cook and Samman, 1996; Havsteen, 2002; Middleton and Kandaswami, 1993). Moreover, some findings indicate that flavonoids\ has various clinical properties, such as antiatherosclerotic, antiinflammatory, antitumour, antithrombogenic, antiosteoporotic, and antiviral effects (Cook and Samman, 1996; Havsteen, 2002). Numerous epidemiological studies confirm significant relationship between the high dietary intake of flavonoids and the reduction of cardiovascular risk (Cook and Samman, 1996). The formulation of preventive and healthy nutrition requires information about phenolic and flavonoid composition in the dragon fruit waste.
source: medical health guide
IMPERATIVE ... JOY, BUY A ROSEMARY PLANT!
INFORMATION:
"Rosemary is a rich source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, which are thought to help boost the immune system and improve blood circulation. Rosemary is considered a cognitive stimulant and can help improve memory performance and quality. It is also known to boost alertness, intelligence, and focus."
ODC-Many Pieces!
I love chocolate and Turmeric Gummies. I eat them every day! Neither have any funky ingredients or refined sugars.
Poor Rilly isn't well.
At lunchtime she came in from the garden and I noticed that she wasn't opening her right eye. She was walking quite gingerly, probably because her depth perception was messed up. I had a look and, without pulling too hard and hurting her, I found that her eye would not open at all. I couldn't see any gunk and she didn't seem to be screwing it up. I tried washing it but it made no difference. The vet around the corner is only open on Wednesday evenings and Thursday afternoons so I made an appointment at the second closest branch and a friend drove us there that evening.
Rilly spent the afternoon snoozing on my bed. About half an hour before we were due to leave I startled her and she woke and opened her eye. She immediately closed it again and kept it closed.
The vet had a good look, ascertained that the eye was not scratched or ulcerated but that she did have an infection in it and that the pupil was slightly smaller than her 'good' eye. He gave her a painkiller/antiinflammatory injection which he said would last for a couple of days. She has an antibiotic paste to rub into her gums twice a day and eye drops three times a day for ten days.
She was very quiet on the drive home, I think she might have been a bit stoned. She's bright and perky now but sticking close to mummy.
Tuesday, 5th January 2021.
Random fact for today - it is eleven years today since I arrived in New Zealand with a residence visa.
Update on 8th January. She's had a check up and the vet is very pleased with her progress.
Candied olives: A Taiwanese Speciality Candied olives are a Taiwanese delicacy. This specialty dates back to their Chinese culinary history. The Chinese love their olives. Chinese olive varieties are primarily cultivated for their quality in making jams and candy. They also make dried fruits and nuts. Unlike the Mediterranean, they are not known for making […]
Dagga is the South African terminology for cannabis. This however is not cannabis but a beautiful wild flower (Leonotis leonorus) which flowers at this time of year and is native to Southern Africa. It is known for its medicinal and mild psychoactive properties. It attracts birds, mainly sunbirds, as well as various insects such as butterflies - and as you can see many little flying insects. Its medicinal uses include fevers, headaches, dysentery, flu, chest infections, epilepsy, constipation, delayed menstruation, intestinal worms, spider bites, scorpion stings, hypertension and snakebites. One experimental animal study suggests that "the aqueous leaf extract of Leonotis leonurus possesses antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, and hypoglycemic properties; thus lending pharmacological credence to folk usage of the herb in the management and/or control of painful, arthritic, and other inflammatory conditions, as well as for adult-onset, type-2 diabetes mellitus in some communities of South Africa."
Information taken from Wikipedia.
I do thank all of you for your kind wishes yesterday, I had a wonderful day. At present I am loaded with work which is lovely but time-consuming so I may not be around as much as I like. On the other hand I will try to sneak a peak whenever I can.
The tradition in the tribal villages in Orissa is to is to wash the little ones with Turmeric.
Turmeric is widely used as a food coloring and gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor and yellow color. It is also used in mustard and to color butter and cheese. Turmeric has been used in both Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine as an anti-inflammatory, to treat digestive and liver problems, skin diseases, and wounds.
Lessons in Turmeric
Most often it is the simple things in life that are taken for granted. I have been cooking with turmeric for years now tossing it into nearly every dish. Turmeric is used liberally in Indian cooking and forms the base of most curries.
"I have had vague notions about its antiseptic properties. I have watched fishing communities throughout the country dress fresh fish with salt and turmeric to preserve the meat in absence of refrigeration. Even families with access to refrigeration persist with this process."
And I have witnessed Tamil ladies apply turmeric paste to their faces to achieve not only a warm glow but to keep the skin cool and clear from blemishes. I have personally been privy to a turmeric ‘mud-pack’ and can confirm a resultant smoothness of the skin.
Turmeric is also known as ‘poor man’s saffron’ as it shares a similar hue and subtle flavour at a fraction of saffron’s cost.
Visiting a sustainable development project from one of our affiliates PREM (Peoples Rural Education Movement) I had the opportunity to learn more about this extraordinary everyday spice.
Our visit took us to Kandhamal district where 50% of the population (some 300,000 people) are turmeric cultivators. The cultivation begins in the summer months of May and June and is harvested in December through to February. We joined in the harvest that would collectively reap no less than 9,000 tonnes and is worth more than 300 million.
Many of the turmeric cultivators here belong to indigenous communities who have practiced traditional farming techniques from time immemorial. This means no synthetic chemical fertilizers have ever touched the soil and ensures the plant is wholly organic.
The result is the finest turmeric in the world, not only because of its organic certification but because it has the highest concentrate of curcumin the active ingredient that produces therapeutic benefits. Curcumin is well known for its anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-amyloid and anti-inflammatory properties.
In the mid 1990’s the US patented turmeric raising global concerns of intellectual property rights and indigenous knowledge. The patent was eventually revoked in the face of indisputable evidence that turmeric has been used in India as early as 3000 B.C. The Harappan civilization is believed to be the earliest cultivators of turmeric and Sanskrit texts recount the numerous uses turmeric has found throughout the ages.
Indeed turmeric permeates everyday life in India and aided by some cultivators I have come up with some further examples of how this golden spice has become part of life throughout the subcontinent:
• Aid to digestion and immunity.
• Drunk with warm milk, turmeric stems coughs, cures colds and comforts throats.
• Turmeric powder heals open wounds, detoxifies the liver and balances cholesterol levels.
• Its decoction is a stubborn dye used to produce natural textiles.
• Some indigenous communities in Orissa paint their doorways with turmeric paste as an insecticide.
• The women of South India use turmeric to enhance complexion and make a depilatory cream.
• Turmeric forms the base of the vermilion used to mark married Hindu women and throughout temples in India.
Needless to say I will never take this humble spice for granted again!
Text by Claire Prest
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Fresh Turmeric (Curcuma longa) contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
This is a member of the Calendula family. And used by some as an anti-Inflammatory, antiviral natural remedy herb - I'll ask my Rheumatologist about it as it's sure a lot cheaper then what I'm taking now ;-)
Containing moorland spring water, olive oil, coconut oil, manuka honey, beeswax and French lavender essential oil.
The process of making handmade soap is a great distraction from the happenings in the world. It's also very kind and gentle on the skin, and Manuka Honey is said to have very high anti-bacterial properties.
I hope that all of my flickr friends remain safe and healthy.
Hugs to all.
Candied olives: A Taiwanese Speciality Candied olives are a Taiwanese delicacy. This specialty dates back to their Chinese culinary history. The Chinese love their olives. Chinese olive varieties are primarily cultivated for their quality in making jams and candy. They also make dried fruits and nuts. Unlike the Mediterranean, they are not known for making […]
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Passiflora at Hillside Gardens, D.C.
Passiflora incarnata, commonly known as maypop or purple passion flower is a common wildflower in the southern United States. It is the Tennessee state wildflower.
Historically, the plant has been used as an herbal medicine to treat nervous anxiety and insomnia. In India, it has been used to treat morphine dependence. Cherokees use the root of the plant as topical antiinflammatory medicine.
Or...as, Eric Hunt so kindly stated....Angelonia angustifolia. It smells like apples and is a perennial that is found in the subtropics; is part of the Angel Mist family, of which there are 30 species
....now I'll look for some common names in English and Spanish, as well.... and I found....which are as follows.... Summer Snapdragon and La Boca de la vieja.
Some links to cogitate upon...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelonia
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelonia_angustifolia
Angelonia angustifolia Benth. is a small herbaceous plant with documented use as an anti-inflammatory remedy by indigenous cultures in Latin America... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25111011
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Blackthorn or Sloe, Value to Wildlife, and Other Uses (Prunus spinosa; sliwa tarnina, ciernie, tarn, tarka, ciarki, cierniak, zarnosliwa, korcipka, wilzyla). Blackthorn is indigenous to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prunus indicates the tree is a member of the plum family, and spinosa means thorny. The trees can grow to a height of around 6-7m and live for up to 100 years. The sloes are still used to make wine, preserves, and sloe gin. Traditionally, the blackthorn aided digestive complaints and eased rheumatism.
Folkloric
- In the Philippines, decoction of leaves and fruit pulp used as purgative.
- Fruit pulp used as cathartic.
- Extract of fruit pulp used for habitual constipation.
- Leaves, grounded to a paste, are rubbed on ringworm and other fungal skin affections.
- Fruit pulp eaten as laxative, 4-10 segments. In children, used as a convenient purgative because of its pleasant taste. Pulp considered a safe aperient for children and pregnant women.
- External pod provokes abortion and expulsion of placenta.
- Seeds prescribed as emetic and laxative.
- Powdered leaves are also laxative.
- Young leaves used as mild purgative.
- Roots are given as a tonic and febrifuge; also, a strong purgative. Also used in heart disease, retained excretions and biliousness.
- Roots sometimes used as laxative.
- Flowers are demulcent, laxative, and purgative. Also used for stomach affections.
- In Rhodesia, used for malaria, blackwater fever, blood poisoning, anthrax and dysentery.
- In Hindu medicine, pulp is used as cathartic.
- Arabs known to used the fruit pulp, in small doses as a mild laxative, in large doses as purgative.
- Fruit pulp also used for febrile and inflammatory affections.
- Folk remedy for burns, cancer, constipation, convulsion, delirium.
- Ayurvedic medicine considers the seed antibilious and carminative; the root used for adenopathy, leprosy, syphilis, skin diseases; the fruit for abdominal pain, constipation, fever, heart disease, and leprosy.
- Yunani use the leaves for inflammation; the flowers as purgative, fruit as antiinflammatory, antipyretic, abortifacient.
- In India used for snake bites.
- In Nepal fruit is used as antipyretic and to treat constipation; leaves used to treat jaundice, hemorrhoids, rheumatism, ulcers, insect bites.
- In Rhodesia, pulp used for anthrax, blood poisoning, blackwater fever, dysentery and malaria.
- Externally, pulp is applied to gout and rheumatism.
- In Hindu medicine, pulp used as cathartic and aperient.
- Decoction of pulp used for hoarseness.
- In the Gold Coast, pulp used as purgative.
- In the Far East, uncooked pulp of pods used for constipation.
- In Concan, young leaves used for ringworm.
- In Thai traditional medicine, long used as a laxative drug.
source: stuart xchange
Did you know that red onions are rich in anti-oxidant phytoNutrients?
I will catch up soon... Thanks for looking... :-)
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The medications in the photo:
- The Pink one : Ibuprofen
Non steroidal Antiinflammatory
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibuprofen
- The Green one : Bisacodyl
A laxative used in cases of constipation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisacodyl
- The Blue one : Chitocal (Chitosan)
Used for obesity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitosan
- The yellow one: Ketoprofen
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic effects
Pitaya plants also known as Dragon fruit are rich in naturally-occurring flavonoids, which are primarily found in dragon fruit peel. Flavonoids have a wide range of biological activities, such as cell proliferation-inhibiting, apoptosis-inducing, enzyme-inhibiting, antibacterial, and antioxidant effects (Cook and Samman, 1996; Havsteen, 2002; Middleton and Kandaswami, 1993). Moreover, some findings indicate that flavonoids\ has various clinical properties, such as antiatherosclerotic, antiinflammatory, antitumour, antithrombogenic, antiosteoporotic, and antiviral effects (Cook and Samman, 1996; Havsteen, 2002). Numerous epidemiological studies confirm significant relationship between the high dietary intake of flavonoids and the reduction of cardiovascular risk (Cook and Samman, 1996). The formulation of preventive and healthy nutrition requires information about phenolic and flavonoid composition in the dragon fruit waste.
source: medical health guide
Kogon is an annual, erect, tufted grass, 30 to 80 centimeters high with a prominent underground stem. Rhizomes are much extended, equally noded and white. Stems are solid, rather slender; nodes glabrous or bearded. Leaves are flat, linear-lanceolate, 20 to 50 centimeters long, and 5 to 9 millimeters wide, stiff with scabrous margins. Flowers are in panicles, exserted, dense, subcylindric, white, 10 to 20 centimeters long, 5 to 15 centimeters in diameter, silvery-silky. Callus hairs copious, about twice as long as the glumes. Spikelets 1- to 2-flowered, 2 to 4 millimeters long, in pairs, its axis continuous. Stamens 1 or 2, anthers large.
In Chinese medicine, used as a diuretic and antiinflammatory. Also, runners used to make restorative, haemostatic and antifebrile medications
source: stuart xchange
A mouthwatering, close-up shot of a gourmet salmon salad that is as vibrant as it is healthy. This visually rich dish features perfectly seared pieces of flaky, orange Atlantic salmon, resting atop a generous bed of fresh leafy greens and nutrient-dense forbidden (black) rice. Large slices of creamy green avocado are carefully nestled throughout the bowl, providing essential healthy fats.
The entire dish is complemented by generous dollops of a cool, creamy dressing—likely a fresh dill yogurt or tzatziki-style sauce—and garnished with fragrant sprigs of dill. A bright, plump lemon half sits on the rim, ready to be squeezed for a final, refreshing acidic punch. This salad is a fantastic example of modern, high-quality café cuisine, emphasizing fresh ingredients, texture, and brilliant color, making it an ideal choice for a satisfying and delightful meal.
Veronica Persica Wildflowers in Lawns, Maria and Lech Kaczynski Square in Poznan (common names: birdeye speedwell, common field-speedwell, Persian speedwell, large field speedwell, bird's-eye, bird's-eye speedwell, winter speedwell, or Veronica persica poir; przetacznik perski). It is an annual, vascular plant in the family Plantaginaceae that reproduces from seed. The plant has kitchen and medicinal uses and is safe for children. The leaves, the stems, and the flowers can be consumed (speedwell tea, syrups, and elixirs). It has diastolic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, and antibacterial properties. Recommended reading: foragingguru.com/veronica-persica/.nofollow.
Wild Bilberries or European Blueberries near the Little Inn/Gospodka Forester Lodge, Marianowo Administrative Country District/Solectwo Marianowo (Vaccinium myrtillus L., many common, regional names: blaeberry in Scotland, blue whortleberry, common bilberry, fraughan, hurtleberry, myrtleberry, urts or hurts in Cornwall and Devon, whinberry, whortleberry, wimberry, or winberry; jagoda, czarna jagoda, czernica in Poland). It is a holarctic, primarily Eurasian species of shrub with edible fruit of dark blue color and is widely used as a medicinal plant (or for other purposes). The plant lower blood sugar level. Dried blueberry fruits have been used in traditional medicine because of their high concentrations of anthocyanins (antibacterial effect), as a medicine for diarrhea and bloody dysentery, in folk medicine against pinworms, and in relation to colorectal cancer inhibition and prevention, inducing apoptosis and regulating angiogenesis.
biogo.pl/blog/wlasciwosci-dzialanie-i-zastosowanie-czarne...
www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-proven-benefits-of-bluebe...
Kozmo Kirby has hip arthritis and it flared up pretty bad last week. The vet gave us a fellow veterinarian's recipe for tea that is supposed to be a natural anti-inflammatory. Kozmo is also taking glucosamine supplements and flax seed oil.
Note: I didn't find whole turmeric, so I improvised that part.
Folkloric
• In India, used as a pectoral, the poultice of pulp is applied to the chest.
• In the West Indies, syrup prepared from the pulp used for dysentery and skin diseases; also used as pectoral.
• In Rio de Janeiro, the alcoholic extract of the not-quite ripe fruit used to relieve constipation
• For erysipelas, the fresh pulp is boiled in water to form a black paste, mixed and boiled with vinegar, spread on linen for dermatologic application.
• The bark is used for mucoid diarrhea.
• Fruit pulp used as laxative and expectorant.
• In the Antilles and Western Africa, fruit pulp macerated in water is considered depurative, cooling and febrifuge, and applied to burns and headaches.
• In West Africa, fruit roasted in ashes is purgative and diuretic.
• In Sumatra, bark decoction used to clean wounds and pounded leaves used as poultice for headaches.
• Internally, leaves used as diuretic.
• Throughout the Caribbean, used as analgesic and anti-inflammatory
• In the Antilles, fresh tops and leaves are ground and used as topical for wounds and as cicatrizant.
• In Venezuela, decoction of bark used for diarrhea. Also, used to treat hematomas and tumors.
• In Costa Rica, used as purgative.
• In Cote-d'Ivoire, used for hypertension because of its diuretic effect.
• In Columbia, used for respiratory afflictions.
• In Vietnam, used as expectorant, antitussive, laxative and stomachic. Fruit decoction used to treat diarrhea, stomachaches, cold, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis.
• In Haiti, the fruit of Crescentia cujete is part of the herbal mixtures reported in its traditional medicine. In the province of Camaguey in Cuba, is considered a panacea.
• In Panama, where it is called totumo, the fruit is used for diarrhea and stomachaches. Also for respiratory ailments, bronchitis, cough, colds, toothaches. headaches, menstrual irregularities; as laxative, antiinflammatory, febrifuge. The leaves are used for hypertension.
source: stuart xchange
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The first week at home consisted of a daytime routine of nap, drink, a lap of the hallway, toilet, painkillers, drink, nap - and repeat, roughly hourly, punctuated by trying to stay awake for meals. On the Sunday night, I had trouble sitting up for long enough to get my bowl of soup down before I got too woozy. On the Monday night, I had a migraine as well, which necessitated two naps during dinner. Nighttime routine consisted of waking up in pain every 2-3 hours and getting freaked out because I couldn't remember where I was.
The new diet, plus nausea, makes snack options really limited, and nuts are one of the few things that fit the bill. The little white specks are salt - having cut out most processed food from my diet, I'm now in the weird position of making sure I get sufficient salt in my diet.
Flowering Calluna Vulgaris, the Common Heather, or Ling in August (towards the end of the month, simply heather; wrzos zwyczajny, wrzos pospolity, or wrzos sierpniowy). A magical plant for the Celts was a symbol of passion and love. The flower of the earth is now a symbol of the passing of summer. It has become an invasive weed in some areas and is found widely in the Notecka Forest where the plant grows widely. Heather honey has a characteristic strong taste (complement to many dishes, tea, or cocoa; with warming effects). The herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea for treatment of disorders of the kidneys and urinary tract. Other healing properties: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, sedative, diaphoretic; the herb used in prostate hyperplasia, rickets, and respiratory diseases.
Taken when laid low with a very bad back (my other half had to put my shoes and socks on for a few days) - these are the tablets that partly controlled my pain and inflammation: Dicloflex. Now one of my submissions for the Bristol Flickr Group's exhibition on the theme of 'multiplicity'
ʻŌlena or Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a member of Zingiberaceae or Ginger family, has been widely used throughout Polynesia and around the world for thousands of years as food, dye, medicinal, religious and other purposes.
In Hawaiian, pua ʻōlena literally means "flower or blossom of the turmeric (ʻōlena)." The flower or pua is yellow (lena), orange (ʻalani) and green (ʻōmaʻo), while the stem bracts, held higher on the plant, are greenish (ʻanoʻōmaʻomaʻo) or white (kea) and can be tinged with pink (ʻākala).
Closeup of flower:
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The early Polynesians brought ʻōlena to the Hawaiian Islands.
Early Hawaiians used ʻōlena for its medicinal properties to help with earaches and sinus conditions. It was also used for a fragrant tea and to dye tapa (kapa) and other cloth.
It is rarely seen in the wild nowadays, but it is once again gaining popularity in Traditional and Western in food and as an anti-inflammatory and grown commercially in Hawaiʻi, though apparently somewhat localized.
ʻŌlena is rather easy to grow in home gardens in warm locations with some shade, rich soil and modest amounts of water. It tolerates high heat well.
The yellow to bright orange thick roots or rhizomes goes dormant after it blooms, leaves completely die back, and it is then harvested for use.
(And yeah, it's growing in a toilet tank. They are heavy and solid, making for great planters for semi-deep rooting plants with a hole already in the bottom. Recycle, my friends.)
The words of a popular and beautiful Hawaiian mele (song) about pua ʻōlena begins:
Pua ʻōlena, pua moe wale
I ka nahele e moe nei
Ka ua noe makaliʻi
E ala mai, hōʻike mai
I kou nani
Pua ʻōlena, pua ʻōlena
English translation:
ʻŌlena blossom, blossom sleeping
In the forest, sleeping here
The misty summer rain
Awake and show now
Your beauty
ʻŌlena blossom, ʻōlena blossom
The rest of the words and cords can be found at islandmusicnetwork.com/sheet/pua-olena/
A Marigold with early morning dew.
Marigold has exceptional healing powers and is used in many therapeutic disciplines, as its unique anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties promote rapid healing.
A lot of weeds on the railways lands, but they provide a lot of great textures.
From my set entitled
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In my collection entitled “Goldenrod”
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod
The goldenrod is a yellow flowering plant in the Family Asteraceae.
About 100[1] perennial species make up the genus Solidago, most being found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are a handful of species from each of Mexico, South America, and Eurasia.[1] Some American species have also been introduced into Europe some 250 years ago.
Many species are difficult to distinguish. Probably due to their bright, golden yellow flower heads blooming in late summer, the goldenrod is often unfairly blamed for causing hay fever in humans. The pollen causing these allergy problems is mainly produced by Ragweed (Ambrosia sp.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is wind-pollinated. Goldenrod pollen is too heavy and sticky to be blown far from the flowers, and is thus mainly pollinated by insects.
Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small capitula, but some are spike-like and other have auxiliary racemes.
They have slender stems, usually hairless but S. canadensis shows hairs on the upper stem. They can grow to a length between 60 cm and 1.5 m.
Their alternate leaves are linear to lanceolate. Their margins are usually finely to sharply serrated.
Propagation is by wind-disseminated seed or by underground rhizomes. They form patches that are actually vegetative clones of a single plant.
Goldenrod is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on goldenrods. The Goldenrod then forms a leathery bulb (called a gall) around the invading insect as a quarantine to keep it confined to a small part of the plant. Parasitoid wasps have learned to find these galls, and lay eggs in the insect after penetrating the bulb. Woodpeckers have learned to blast open the gall and eat the wasp-infested insect holed up in the center.[2]
Goldenrods can be used for decoration and making tea. Goldenrods are, in some places, held as a sign of good luck or good fortune; but they are considered weeds by some.
Goldenrods are mostly short-day plants and bloom in late summer and early fall and some species produce abundant nectar when moisture is plentiful before bloom, and the bloom period is relatively warm and sunny. Honey from goldenrods often is dark and strong due to admixtures of other nectars. However when there is a strong honey flow, a light (often water white), spicy-tasting honey is produced. While the bees are ripening the honey there is a rank odor and taste, but finished honey is much milder.
British gardeners adopted goldenrod long before Americans. Goldenrod only began to gain some acceptance in American gardening (other than wildflower gardening) during the 1980s. A hybrid with aster, known as x Solidaster is less unruly, with pale yellow flowers, equally suitable for dried arrangements.
Solidago canadensis was introduced as a garden plant in Central Europe, and is now common in the wild. In Germany, it is considered an invasive species that displaces native vegetation from its natural habitat.
Goldenrod is a companion plant, playing host to some beneficial insects, repelling some pests
Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber, which it contains naturally.[3] Edison created a fertilization and cultivation process to maximize the rubber content in each plant. His experiments produced a 12 foot tall plant that yielded as much as 12 percent rubber. The rubber produced through Edison's process was resilient and long lasting. The tires on the Model T given to him by his friend Henry Ford were made from goldenrod. Examples of the rubber can still be found in his laboratory, elastic and rot free after more than 50 years. However, even though Edison turned his research over to the U.S. government a year before his death, goldenrod rubber never went beyond the experimental stage.
The variety Solidago virgaurea is a traditional kidney tonic. It has aquaretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antiseptic action and seems to increase kidney output.[citation needed] This makes it useful as an agent to counter inflammation and irritation of the kidneys when bacterial infection or stones are present.[4] Such use is in combination with other herbs that create a synergistic therapeutic effect on the urinary system. As in other areas of herbalism, blending creates a therapy greater than the effect of a single herb alone. The aquaretic action is also useful in helping to dissolve kidney stones by diluting their components and preventing them from recurring. See herbal medicine. Goldenrod has also been used as part of a tincture to aid in cleansing of the kidney/bladder during a healing fast, in conjunction with Potassium broth and specific juices.[4] 'Solidago odora' is also sold as a medicinal, for these issues: mucus, kidney/bladder cleansing and stones, colds, digestion.
The goldenrod is the state flower of the U.S. states of Kentucky (adopted March 16, 1926) and Nebraska (adopted April 4, 1895). It used to be the state flower of Alabama, being adopted as such on September 6, 1927, but was later rejected in favour of the camellia. Goldenrod was recently named the state wildflower for South Carolina.
In Midwestern states in the mid-twentieth century it was said that when the goldenrod bloomed, it would soon be time to go back to school--the blossoms appeared in mid- to late August, shortly before the traditional start of school on the day after Labor Day.[5]
In Sufjan Stevens' song, Casimir Pulaski Day, the narrator brings goldenrod to his girlfriend upon finding out that she has been diagnosed with bone cancer. Carrie Hamby's song, Solidago, tells the story of Thomas Edison's experiments with making goldenrod a domestic source of rubber during the 2nd world war.
The Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) is also the state herb of Delaware as of June 24, 1996. [6]
Folkloric
• In India, used as a pectoral, the poultice of pulp is applied to the chest.
• In the West Indies, syrup prepared from the pulp used for dysentery and skin diseases; also used as pectoral.
• In Rio de Janeiro, the alcoholic extract of the not-quite ripe fruit used to relieve constipation
• For erysipelas, the fresh pulp is boiled in water to form a black paste, mixed and boiled with vinegar, spread on linen for dermatologic application.
• The bark is used for mucoid diarrhea.
• Fruit pulp used as laxative and expectorant.
• In the Antilles and Western Africa, fruit pulp macerated in water is considered depurative, cooling and febrifuge, and applied to burns and headaches.
• In West Africa, fruit roasted in ashes is purgative and diuretic.
• In Sumatra, bark decoction used to clean wounds and pounded leaves used as poultice for headaches.
• Internally, leaves used as diuretic.
• Throughout the Caribbean, used as analgesic and anti-inflammatory
• In the Antilles, fresh tops and leaves are ground and used as topical for wounds and as cicatrizant.
• In Venezuela, decoction of bark used for diarrhea. Also, used to treat hematomas and tumors.
• In Costa Rica, used as purgative.
• In Cote-d'Ivoire, used for hypertension because of its diuretic effect.
• In Columbia, used for respiratory afflictions.
• In Vietnam, used as expectorant, antitussive, laxative and stomachic. Fruit decoction used to treat diarrhea, stomachaches, cold, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis.
• In Haiti, the fruit of Crescentia cujete is part of the herbal mixtures reported in its traditional medicine. In the province of Camaguey in Cuba, is considered a panacea.
• In Panama, where it is called totumo, the fruit is used for diarrhea and stomachaches. Also for respiratory ailments, bronchitis, cough, colds, toothaches. headaches, menstrual irregularities; as laxative, antiinflammatory, febrifuge. The leaves are used for hypertension.
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Folkloric
• In India, used as a pectoral, the poultice of pulp is applied to the chest.
• In the West Indies, syrup prepared from the pulp used for dysentery and skin diseases; also used as pectoral.
• In Rio de Janeiro, the alcoholic extract of the not-quite ripe fruit used to relieve constipation
• For erysipelas, the fresh pulp is boiled in water to form a black paste, mixed and boiled with vinegar, spread on linen for dermatologic application.
• The bark is used for mucoid diarrhea.
• Fruit pulp used as laxative and expectorant.
• In the Antilles and Western Africa, fruit pulp macerated in water is considered depurative, cooling and febrifuge, and applied to burns and headaches.
• In West Africa, fruit roasted in ashes is purgative and diuretic.
• In Sumatra, bark decoction used to clean wounds and pounded leaves used as poultice for headaches.
• Internally, leaves used as diuretic.
• Throughout the Caribbean, used as analgesic and anti-inflammatory
• In the Antilles, fresh tops and leaves are ground and used as topical for wounds and as cicatrizant.
• In Venezuela, decoction of bark used for diarrhea. Also, used to treat hematomas and tumors.
• In Costa Rica, used as purgative.
• In Cote-d'Ivoire, used for hypertension because of its diuretic effect.
• In Columbia, used for respiratory afflictions.
• In Vietnam, used as expectorant, antitussive, laxative and stomachic. Fruit decoction used to treat diarrhea, stomachaches, cold, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis.
• In Haiti, the fruit of Crescentia cujete is part of the herbal mixtures reported in its traditional medicine. In the province of Camaguey in Cuba, is considered a panacea.
• In Panama, where it is called totumo, the fruit is used for diarrhea and stomachaches. Also for respiratory ailments, bronchitis, cough, colds, toothaches. headaches, menstrual irregularities; as laxative, antiinflammatory, febrifuge. The leaves are used for hypertension.
source: stuart xchange