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Besides its importance as a fragrance, lavender is considered calming to those with nervous tension. Lavender oil is sometimes rubbed into the temples for head pain, added to bath water for an anxiety-reducing bath, or put on a cotton ball and placed inside a pillowcase to treat insomnia. Lavender oil also works as an antiseptic making it a natural treatment option for skin disorders (sourced from HowStuffWorks).
Macro Mondays: Remedy
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Common Mullein photographed from the Hollinger Tailings Pond Access Road in the community of Schumacher in Tisdale Township in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada
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Bougainvillea spectabilis (Family: Nyctaginaceae), commonly referred to as Great Bougainvillea or Paper Flower, is one of the traditional medicinal plants with potential antifertility activity. The aqueous extract and decoction of this plant have been used as fertility control among the tribal people in many countries.
Herb Robert is one of my favourite wild flowers, so tiny that it's easy to overlook its beauty. In European folk medicine, the plant was used as a remedy for nosebleeds and toothache. The unpleasant odor of freshly picked, crushed leaves is said to repel mosquitoes which gives it one of several common names, 'stinky bob'. The flower buds were thought to resemble a stork’s bill (another name, cranesbill), and this association suggested that the plant might enhance fertility. Outdoors, the plant was said to bring good luck, but if you took it indoors, death was sure to follow (hence the name 'death come quickly'). The association with death was enhanced by the name Robert, a folk name for a devilish sprite who liked to cause trouble for people, though I've read elsewhere that it was named after a monk, Robert, who liked to use it in his healing work. Interestingly, it can often be found growing on or near to the sites of old monasteries, which gives credence to this idea.
Shot 18/30 for the April group & shot 30/100x
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Looking along Potterrow on a freezing night, towards Napier's, a herbal medicine practice that has been going since the 1860s.
Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions including the Americas.
Its blossoms, leaves, and stems are often used in herbal remedies, both topical and internal, for various ailments which goes back centuries. Additionally, it is valued in agriculture because it fixes nitrogen in the soil without the use of chemical fertilizers, prevents erosion, and provides food for livestock.
It is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Impatiens make up the family Balsaminaceae. Common names in North America include impatiens, jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience. Most Impatiens species are annual or perennial herbs with succulent stems. Only a few woody species exist. Plant size varies dependent of the species from five centimetres to 2.5 meters. North American impatiens have been used as herbal remedies for the treatment of bee stings, insect bites, and stinging nettle rashes. 46951
I believe this is jewelweed. If I am correct, the seed pods pop when you touch them, tossing seeds everywhere. The plant itself is used as a natural preventative and treatment for poison ivy. p1040151
Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a native to Europe, Western Asia and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalised in many other regions including the Americas.
One of the old names for valerian which is what i think this is. It's common in Europe and classes as invasive in some places. It tolerates lime so loves to grown in the mortar in old walls. Until the wall collapses eventually!
The roots can be used in herbal medicine to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia. You might see valerian tea in your local health shop. It's nice.
Sorbus aucuparia - the tree traditionally believed throughout the British Isles to ward off evil and witchcraft. More usefully, the berries steeped in gin for 6 months cure stomach ache!
When photographed this in bud back on 20 June I thought it was a weed. As soon as it bloomed I realised it's Hypericum performatum commonly known as St. John's- wort. The common name "St John's wort" comes from its traditional flowering and harvesting on St John's Day, 24 June. The genus name Hypericum is derived from the Greek words hyper (above) and eikon (picture), in reference to the tradition of hanging plants over religious icons in the home during St John's Day, to ward off evil.
True to tradition it did bloom on 24 June and has been blooming ever since.
St John's- wort is used as a herbal remedy that has been used for hundreds of years to treat mental health problems. Today it is mainly used as an over the counter remedy to treat mild and moderate depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), mild anxiety and sleep problems.
Herb Robert is one of my favourite wild flowers, tiny but exquisite with pinkish mauve and silver colouring and a lovely satin sheen to the petals.
In European folk medicine, the plant was used as a remedy for nosebleeds and toothache. The unpleasant odour of freshly picked, crushed leaves is said to repel mosquitoes which gives it one of several common names, 'stinky bob'. The flower buds were thought to resemble a stork’s bill (another name, cranesbill), and this association suggested that the plant might enhance fertility. Outdoors, the plant was said to bring good luck, but if you took it indoors, death was sure to follow (hence the name 'death come quickly'). The association with death was enhanced by the name Robert, a folk name for a devilish sprite who liked to cause trouble for people, though I've read elsewhere that it was named after a monk, Robert, who liked to use it in his healing work. Interestingly, it can often be found growing on or near to the sites of old monasteries, which gives credence to this idea.
Both in England and abroad it was believed to be the plant of the house goblin, the German Knecht Ruprecht, and in England Robin Goodfellow. 16th Century mentions of this creature make him hairy, red-featured, sometimes wearing a red suit and carrying a candlestick so common qualities with the plant include colour, hairiness and candlestick beaks.
It is considered the vegetable counterpart to the Robin which can bring good luck if treated kindly or conversely terrible mishaps if killed or its nest destroyed.
ANSH 130 (16) bokeh or shallow dof
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This little busy "conehead" was getting covered in pollen. The joys of nature and insects! Found these at Plano, Texas' Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve. Click on image for best view.
Widely renowned as a medicinal plant, coneflowers are a long-flowering perennial for borders, wildflower meadows, and prairie gardens. Blooming midsummer to fall, the plants are relatively drought-tolerant and rarely bothered by pests. The flowers are a magnet for butterflies, and the seeds in the dried flower heads attract songbirds. Flower colors include rose, purple, pink, and white, plus a new orange variety. Plants grow 2 to 4 feet tall, depending on variety.
Special Features
Easy care/low maintenance
Multiplies readily
Good for cut flowers
Attracts butterflies
Deer resistant
Tolerates dry soil
Info from National Gardening Association.
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This snail is only about 1/2 inch across and that gives you a sense of how small the Horsetail is. Horsetails grow in wet places. Horsetail or Equisetum arvense is derived from the Latin equus, meaning "horse," and seta, "bristle."
An herbal remedy dating back to Greece and Rome, It has been used to stop bleeding, heal ulcers, wounds, TB and kidney problems. Today, Horsetail stems are used to mend broken bones and form collagen and as a supplement to treat and prevent osteoporosis.
Horsetail is a descendant of huge, tree-like plants that thrived 400 million years ago during the Paleozoic era. Dried Horsetail has silica crystals in it and has been used historically to polish metals, especially pewter.
Biscayne Park, FL
We went to look at the Sloterplas - Sloten Lake - in the west of Amsterdam; in fact we had a nice walk around that water which is about 2 metres below sea level and protected, of course, by dikes. There's a pleasant park more or less all around it with well-kept lawns but also wilder areas. And my favorite scraggly patches on water's edge and along ditches.
Here's delicate Wild Angelica, Angelica sylvestis. Named for the archangel St Michael it was thought in the Middle Ages to be an effective cure for all manner of illness.
I think its beautiful white flowers resemble lace. It is said that lace was first depicted by the Flemish 'primitive' painter Hans Memling (1430-1494) in 1485. Whether our Angelica helped sufferers of the deadly 'sweating sickness' - sudor anglicus - in England that same Summer and soon on the continent, I don't know. Undoubtedly though it was tried as a herbal remedy prescribed by many a medical florilegium.
For us it was too cold today either for sweating or to linger long...
Most likely not, at least not in accordance to Wikipedia and many other sources. Actually, I was taking some pictures for Macro Monday theme vegetable. Sunday morning, windy fast-moving clouds. And suddenly the photo was to dark, cloud in front of the sun, change for at least 3 stops within less than 3 seconds.
Anyway, even if not intended, I liked it made it a little brighter and here we go
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This photo of Hot Lips was taken in Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Garden in Miami. The species is native to the forests of Panama and has been used as a hunting fetish, a magical talisman to facilitate hunting. The leaves and flowers are placed in a bundle and tied to the collar of dogs that are hunting taipir.
In Suriname the plant is crushed, boiled and the resulting liquid is used as a wash for headaches. This same preparation can be used as an external wash for sprains, rheumatism, muscular pains and contusions.
The Wayana indians of Suriname use bark raspings from the stem and rub it on a skin rash known as “poispoisi”. The red, sap-filled inflorescence are used to treat earache by dropping sap into the ear canal. The inflorescence is also used to remedy whooping cough.
Hot Lips, labios de puta, psychotria peoppigiana
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Frame for Macro Mondays, to get the size right, vegetables and other for Macro Mondays, one of the test shots and ideas for this theme
Vegetables and other for Macro Mondays, one of the test shots and ideas for this theme.
Late entry today to the group, there are more pictures to this theme in my photo stream. Feel free to look around, to leave a like or a comment if you like.
Viper's Bugloss or Blueweed in September (Echium vulgare or Echium wierzbickii; zmijowiec zwyczajny in Polish; other common names: adderwort, blue devil, see moreblue thistle, bugloss, cat's tail, North American blueweed, snake flower, viper's grass, and viper's herb). It is an upright annual or biennial plant with dense cylindrical spikes of bell-shaped violet-blue flowers with protruding stamens and lance-shaped leaves with bristly hairs. Its spotted stem resembles a viper. The flowers are followed by rough nutlets resembling viper heads. Echium vulgare was once used as a treatment for viper bites, hence its common name. It does not attract snakes or vipers. In pharmacy, Herba Echii is used (soothing and calming the nerves). An overdose results in liver damage and hallucinations. The plant can be invasive in certain areas and is considered a noxious weed.
And so much more. All manner of herbs from the yard and gardens. Oregano (which I'm certain is bent on world domination,) thyme, nettles, dandelion, yarrow, echinachea. I welcomed all the healers into this big pot of (very fresh, ahem...) farm raised chicken and veggies. Good medicine indeed.
52 in 2013, week # 17 ~ Minimalist
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Weed or a herbal remedy?
Taken 28/04/2013
Macro Mondays theme: Remedy.
I need these remedies for my rotten cold and headache!
Picked from my garden this morning and trying to get to grips with my new camera which isn't helping with the headache. HMM...
Stellaria holostea, Greater Stitchwort, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea can grow up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in height, with roughly 4-angled stems. The long, narrow (lanceolate) leaves are greyish green, hairless, sessile, opposite and decussate (the successive pairs borne at right angles to each other). The flowers are white, 20-30mm across with five petals split to about halfway down and much shorter sepals. The common name Stitchwort is a reference to a herbal remedy in which this plant is used, allegedly, to cure side stitch, which afflicts many people when they run.
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stellaria
Species: Stellaria holostea
Common Name: Greater Stitchwort
In Poland, the two most common bird cherry species are the European bird cherry (Prunus padus subsp. padus, czeremcha pospolita), and the American Mayday/Hagberry (Prunus serotina). The P. padus has many properties, and uses, is very versatile, and can be consumed in a variety of ways. Bird cherry fruits have a sweet-tart flavor, and an intense aroma. The fruit pulp is safe to consume. The fruit is primarily used for health problems due to its richness in valuable substances, vitamins, and minerals (vitamin C, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, carotenoids, flavonoids, antioxidants, rutin, and fiber). It strengthens the immune system: This is due to its high concentration of vitamin C. Antiseptic, and antibacterial: An infusion of the fruit is effective, for example, for sore throats. Juices, and tinctures made from the fruit are especially recommended in autumn, and winter. Other health, and medicinal properties of bird cherry fruit (without seeds!): anti-inflammatory, antitussive, sedative, diuretic, detoxifying, gastrointestinal ailments, and for the female reproductive system.
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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.
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There is unique system of medicine which encourages the health consumer to be an active participant in their own healing, the practitioner promotes the consumer to participate in and maintain healthy lifestyle regimes. Much of the healing work needs to be done by the consumer, at home, on their own dietary changes.
This system which is also known as Ayurveda; aims to teach its followers how to maintain harmony and balance between mind and body. A non-invasive technique - A balanced diet, herbal remedies, gentle exercise and physical therapies are the different methods with which Ayurveda aims to achieve healthy living. It is based on the body's innate healing ability, and is thought to be the first healing system in the world that is based on natural principles rather than on superstition or magic.
Allopathic techniques are based on the concept of sudden and instantaneous relief, so often the patient get rid of his problem for a short period, but the origin of disease is not eliminated, finally there comes the probability in future for that origin to be worse. Allopathic techniques uses antigen that introduces a chemical, heaving opposite effect of what the body is producing. So there is always a risk with the power and supplied quantity of the drug.
On the other hand, medicare based on natural and herbal techniques and supplements, does not believe in antidotes and antigens, very rarely those techniques are used, aim is not to suppress the system of body, but to go to the origin and cure the basic disturbing element. In such treatments there are very low chances of side effect and the benefit of the body is forever. It gives you a complete health treatment, which works on the complete body system so it makes you feel better in your entire body.
Still in practice in sub-content, these herbs are vastly available in market for those who have the knowledge to use the oldest of the health care system for themselves an others.
Taken: Near Sarafa / Urdu Bazar, Inner City - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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.
The Xian Chinese Medicine Market is in eastern Xian on the way to the Terracotta Warriors along Wanshou Road. It is a traditional market where peasants and wholesalers sell huge numbers of bags and boxes of interesting medicines and medicinal foods made from various herbs, spices, berries, funghi, roots and various animal body parts.
Prunus padus var. padus (bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree; in Polish: czeremucha, czeremcha pospolita/ptasia, śliwa kocierpka, smrodynia, or trzemcha), a flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, a deciduous small tree up to 16 meters, or large shrub (0.5-4 m), is native to eastern, central, and northern Europe, and northern Asia including Japan (species naturalised in North America under the common name Mayday Tree, Prunus serotina, czeremcha amerykańska, introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 17th century). It is commonly grown as an ornamental, and medicinal plant (astringent fruit) that grows into a tree. The heavily scented blossoms grow in clusters, and smell like sweet wild cherry. Ukrainian song “Cheremshyna” signifys to a blooming of bird cherry.