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This past Friday thru Sunday were the days for the annual Great Falls Balloon Festival. I got up very early to go to Lewiston on Friday for the 6 AM lift off but sadly there was too much wind. So sort of against my better judgement, I went on Saturday and was pleased to see the event go off on time. Very little wind. This is one balloon that just launched and three others that are still being inflated prior to take off.
I wish I had more time on Flickr but there are a lot of things going on right now. Lily, our dog had her second operation on Aug first and is now in the 12 week recovery period when for the most part she cannot be disturbed and is on a leash out side and in a pen while inside all the while taking pain medicine and a sedative to keep here quiet. Also some construction and painting.
Things are getting back to "normal" whatever that is. We have "kids" coming down today, and we went to a seminar on Bonsai trees where neither we nor the trees needed masks. (Well, it's voluntary, and we've had the two Covid shots and I got a distemper so that I no longer need a sedative when hearing about politicians, schools, and "gender appropriate" woke language where neither word in the phrase makes sense.
Anyway, I haven't had any time to comment on your photos, and I'll catch up tomorrow ... unless the other kids decide to come on down.
I shot another 285 cacti and succulents today, and they all survived. I'm not entirely happy because my "failure rate" is up to 70%, and I'll have to tweak my methods, especially on the smallest flowers.
On the other hand, I'm fairly happy with this Echeveria agavoides first because I can pronounce it, second because I can now put name and plant together, and third because for a flower that's a quarter-of-an-inch, it's spectacular and very satisfying.
Found along northeastern Australia from Mackay to Cooktown, the Cairns Birdwing is Australia’s largest endemic butterfly. The females’ wingspan can measure a whopping 18cm, and they’re easily recognized thanks to their vivid coloration. I think their highly adapted lifecycle is their most fascinating attribute.
Male Cairns Birdwing Butterflies are smaller, but more colourful than the females. They are fussy butterflies who lay eggs on native rainforest Pipe Vines (Aristolochia tagala and Pararistolochia deltantha). Females find the ideal vine using chemical receptors in their legs and abdomen to ‘sense’ tender, caterpillar-friendly leaves. Newly hatched caterpillars eat their own nutritious egg shell, and will even eat other caterpillars if times are tough. Caterpillars are brightly coloured to ward off predators, and store toxins absorbed from Pipe Vines so attackers won’t make the same mistake twice!
The Cairns Birdwing caterpillar uses bright colours and sharp spines to ward off predators.
When caterpillars are almost ready to pupate they ringbark their vine. Although leaves droop from water loss, the flow of nutrients is concentrated so the caterpillar gets a more nutritious meal before pupation. Pupation occurs in a cleverly camouflaged cocoon, which resembles a dead, dried leaf.
As soon as adult butterflies hatch the race is on to mate, as they only live for 4 – 5 weeks. Males are extremely territorial, performing early morning patrols and competing with other males to find fresh, newly hatched females. Courtship can be lengthy (up to 36 hours) and aggressive, and apparently the female slips the male a sedative to ensure he behaves himself!
The species was once under threat due to wide-scale clearance of its native rainforest habitat, and the spread of exotic vines including Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia elegans). A. elegans closely resembles the native A. tagala vine, and is lethal to the butterflies in their larval stage.
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Kwitną już fiołki! Jak ja lubię ten ich zapach... :)
They are blooming again! L love their smell :)
Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced to North America and Australasia. It is commonly known as Sweet Violet, English Violet, Common Violet, or Garden Violet.
The species can be found near the edges of forests or in clearings; it is also a common "uninvited guest" in shaded lawns or elsewhere in gardens. The flowers appear as early as February and last until the end of April.
Flowers and leaves of viola are made into a syrup used in alternative medicine mainly for respiratory ailments associated with congestion, coughing, and sore throat. Flowers are also edible and used as food additives for instance in salad, made into jelly, and candied for decoration. A decoction made from the root (dry herb) is used as a laxative. Tea made from the entire plant is used to treat digestive disorders and new research has detected the presence of a glycoside of salicylic acid (natural aspirin) which substantiates its use for centuries as a medicinal remedy for headache, body pains and as a sedative. As a bath additive the fresh crushed flowers are soothing to the skin and the aroma is very relaxing.
Polish name: fiołek wonny
Clitoria ternatea is a fast growing climber with beautiful blue and sometimes white flowers. A drought hardy plant which can be used as a fast growing screen along fences. Attracts butterflies. Considered to be pantropic in distribution with an uncertain country of origin. Fabaceae (Pea) family.
The White Butterfly Pea ( Clitoria ternatea ) is cooling, acrid, purgative, diuretic, laxative, alexiteric, anthelmintic and tonic to the brain. It is useful in treatment of eye-diseases, ulcers of the cornea, tuberculous glands, elephantiasis, headache, ascites, leucoderma, burning sensation, pains, biliousness and ulcers.
In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent. In Southeast Asia the flowers are used to colour food. In Malay cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice (from wikipedia.).
Imagen y música van unidos...adjunto una suave música china.
Pulsar CTRL al mismo tiempo que el símbolo ♫♫
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Para calmar el dolor . La amapola a pesar de no contener morfina, como se pensó por mucho tiempo, posee cualidades sedantes, las cuales sirven para calmar el dolor de quemaduras, cortadas e inflamaciones...
VER video de ruta de montaña por donde abunda esta flor:
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To soothe the pain. Poppy despite not contain morphine, as long thought, has sedative qualities which serve to relieve the pain of burns, cuts and swellings
I had to put my beloved cat, General, to sleep today.
He was 19.
He was also a wonderful creature.
General came to us in 1993. We adopted him out of a pound in Washington, DC. He licked my wife’s finger through the slats of his cell, and that saved his life. He was the one cat there that told us he liked us when all the other cats just looked at us funny. We brought him home, and he hid under our bed for about 4 hours until he decided to walk out into the living room and say, “Hello. I guess you guys aren’t so bad.” Through the years, we moved a lot: North Carolina (twice), Kansas, Colorado, DC (three times), and Baltimore. He moved with us. I spent lots of time in Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and he was my wife’s best friend while I was gone.
General was an unusual cat in that he liked a lot of things other cats do not. I remember driving cross-country with him, and he would stand on my lap with his front paws on the steering wheel, peering through the windshield. He was extremely outgoing. If we had guests, he would always come and join the conversation. Although silent when he first entered our lives, he later became as vocal as a cat could be, and would talk to any guest. Plus, if the guest wore open-toed shoes, General was not shy about doing some toe licking. This was quite embarrassing to us, but General did not seem to mind. General always loved people, and people loved him. I think maybe he thought he was human.
The last few years, he slowed down. At first it was just a little limp going up the stairs, but in the last few days he could hardly stand up. Today was too much to bear. After a day of problems I don’t want to talk about, I had to take him in to the vet. I stroked his chin as they gave him a sedative, and I said a little prayer, thanking God for giving us such a good friend and companion. I could not stay for the part where they put him to rest. It was too much.
The connection we have with our pets is funny. They are only with us for a short time, they cannot talk, and they don’t understand much of what goes on around them. Yet they connect with us like few people do.
I took this picture a few weeks ago with a toy camera, the Digital Harinezumi. I like the way he seems far off, because now he is. A collection of better pictures of General in his prime is here: www.flickr.com/photos/andertho/sets/791047/
I loved that little furball, and he was a good friend. Thank you, General. We miss you.
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"She dreamed of traveling
Of luggage of landscapes
Big Harley with chrome
Me my laptop and my sedatives
My home savings account
Our love pruned the area"
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Macro Mondays
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Blue angel !
This is also the name used for "Amobarbital (formerly known as amylobarbitone or sodium amytal), a drug that is a barbiturate derivative. It has sedative-hypnotic properties." (Wikipedia) ... and lots of side-effects !
She still does not feel safe enough to come out of kennels, but probably a good thing. Despite her treatment when I first captured her—she coughed up what looked like a parasitic worm. I’m having great difficulty getting any vet to see her without her being sedated and having trouble getting a vet who hasn’t seen her to prescribe a sedative so I can bring her in. CATch -22! The clinic at which I initially had her treated has not been helpful. They are the only ones that can prescribe for her. Otherwise I will have to get her into a feral cat trap again …
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'Condition of subject is problematic. In addition to the fractures and lacerations sustained on impact after her VTOL was shot down - Which I'd like to be on record as saying was idiotic and irresponsable - she also has 3rd tier burns on the majority of her body from the burning fuel leaking from ruptured fuel tanks. I recommend that the Arulan Cartel is immediately reprimanded for this. That this rare chance at NATO intel could be handled so indelicately is beyond infuriating, it's insanity. How can South America ever achieve independance with people such as this heading our operations?
On the rare occasion we bring the subject back up from her sedative induced sleep, she constantly mutters the word 'Morrow'. I do not know to what this refers to. Tomorrow? It is difficult to say.'
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She still does not feel safe enough to come out of kennels, but probably a good thing. Despite her treatment when I first captured her—she coughed up what looked like a parasitic worm. I’m having great difficulty getting any vet to see her without her being sedated and having trouble getting a vet who hasn’t seen her to prescribe a sedative so I can bring her in. CATch -22! The clinic at which I initially had her treated has not been helpful. They are the only ones that can prescribe for her. Otherwise I will have to get her into a feral cat trap again …
SN/NC: Erythrina Mulungu, Fabaceae Family Several Erythrina tree species are used by indigenous peoples in the Amazon as medicines, insecticides and fish poisons. Tinctures and decoctions made from the leaves or barks of Mulungu are often used in Brazilian traditional medicine as a sedative, to calm an overexcited nervous system, to lower blood pressure and for insomnia and depression.
Commercial preparations of Mulungu are available in Brazilian drugstores, but is not very widely known in North America and almost unknown in Europe; mostly appearing as an ingredient in only a few herbal formulas for anxiety or depression.
The contrast with Canada shown previously
'This roadtrip is going to be great!', they had said.
Well, here I was, driving down a seemingly endless road in Kansas, and had been doing so for over two hours. I could hardly remember the last time I touched the wheel - this road just kept going straight ahead with not even the slightest hint of a curve. The scenery was no better and could be summed up in one word: plains. Green, flat, never-ending plains. Sure, ahead you had the majestic outline of the Rockies, and yes, it seemed to be pretty close. But it had already seemed close two hours ago. Like a mirage, taunting you with the promise of something better just to remain out of reach, and at this point I had stopped hoping.
Behind me, eight of my travel companions were all snoozing. Odd, since it was only mid-afternoon, but it seemed this environment had a sedative effect on everyone, not just me. Next to me sat my designated map reader who was the only reason I had not yet gone crazy. There was obviously no map reading to be done. Here there was only one direction: straight ahead. To his credit, he had instead taken it upon himself to keep me occupied and we had had some pretty interesting conversations. Ultimately though, even he had been reduced to just sitting there staring blindly into the distance. We were two friends suffering together in this seemingly static nightmare.
But wait! Surely the mountians were closer now? And we could even spot some of the hills coming up. This was it! It had to be! Yes, the road started to bend, and soon we found ourselves cruising through the foothills! The road flowing with the terrain around it - something new to see around every corner. And trees! Glorious trees!
I looked over at my fellow companion with a smile and he was smiling too. Finally we had some enjoyable driving ahead of us! Our perserverence had paid off!
- 'Good job Emil' I heard a voice from the back. 'Pull over as soon as you can and we'll switch drivers'.
It seemed I was destined to enjoy the foothills through a heavily tinted window in the back of an overcrowded van instead of having the pleasure of driving through this wonderful landscape.
This was from a road trip I took in university with some friends, and although perhaps a bit exaggerated here, the road through Kansas into Colorado is certainly not the most exciting driving to be had ;) Boring driving aside, the trip was loads of fun and I would love to go back with the family some time. But yeah, I'm a trees and mountains kinda guy, and open landscapes, though pretty in its own way, is not where I feel at home. Trees please!
Details of a poppy flower at Gibbs Gardens in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains. Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead.
Single Passion flower on water pistol
The leaves and roots of the
Passiflora incarnata (maypop) have a long history of use as a traditional medicine by Native Americans in North America. The fresh or dried leaves of maypop are used to make a tea that is used as a sedative.
Smile on Saturday
Show a single flower
I should be on a plane right now but my flight has been cancelled due to the weather....maybe tomorrow. It's just as well; I have pagophobia and would need a sedative just to get to the airport. In the meantime...
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the horizon is straight, don't worry... if you start worrying take sedatives :)
I edited this picture's title - added "if you can afford to live here", because it's one of the most expensive areas in US to live
Did you know? The passionflower was used by the Aztecs as a gentle yet effective sedative for young and old alike. Many people take passionflower in the form of an herbal tea. The dried flowers can be steeped in near-boiling water just like a normal loose leaf tea.
How the Early Cave hamsters had to get by!!! For more pictures of our darring duo go to Jorma McCracken's photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/criceto/
Bianca Bender floods both wounds well with the saline wiping at each of the GSW's in turn checking for bleeding seeing some seepage still she'd tear open a quick clot and apply the material to each wound letting it sit and do it's job as she looks back up at Dazy, "100MG of liquid Ibuprofen, and the sedative...lets keep this Tom calm shall we?" she'd turn and grabbing up a surgical kit cracking it open she'd pull out the scalpel and forceps and leaving the quick clot in place she'd begin to excise the wounds of bullet fragments, murrls to Dazy, "I think he'll do...the fluids going in, and the quick clot will stop the bleeding soon enough...he's healthy he'll regenerate nicely." she'd continue to pluck fragments they ping lightly as they are dropped into the metal tray at the edge of the bed.
Iohannes Crispien's hand would lightly clast Bails'. It would be rather weak grip, as he was pretty much passing out now.
Bianca Bender frowns seeing Ioh's breathing is rather labored, she'd pull the mask up and around cranking the oxygen up to 2L and strap the mask over his face as well.
Bailey Longcloth gives his hand a light squeeze, she'd lean down and whisper to him before he passes out
Catherine Saiman watches the proceedures with a steeled expression, silent as the grave.
Bailey Dazy's ears pin back as she goes to grab the dosages Bianca ordered for Ioh's IV. She flushes his IV line with what seems like a cocktail of drugs, but a big cat like him needs a heavy dosage. When she's done she presses a few buttons on the med-bed screen (down by the foot of the bed) and the bed begins to audibly monitor and share Ioh's vital signs.
Iohannes Crispien would softly purr at hearing Bails' soft whispering voice. He'd cough slightly as his purr ran out of breath
Calami rhizomata ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8...
Hawthorn fruits are a classic "heart" remedy.
This medicinal plant is especially valued for its complex positive effect on cardiovascular diseases.
Hawthorn fruit infusion has cardiotonic and antispasmodic effects, moderately lowers blood pressure, and calms the nervous system.
This combination of medicinal properties, especially in combination with a high content of vitamin C, makes it an important element of complex therapy for cardialgia, neurocirculatory dystonia, and other disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
About the pharmacological action.
Hawthorn fruits are a classic "heart" remedy. This medicinal plant is especially valued for its complex positive effect on cardiovascular diseases. Infusion of hawthorn fruits has cardiotonic and antispasmodic effects, moderately lowers blood pressure, and calms the nervous system. This combination of medicinal properties, especially in combination with a high content of vitamin C, makes it an important element of complex therapy for cardialgia, neurocirculatory dystonia, and other disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
Interesting facts.
The use of hawthorn for medicinal purposes has been known since the time of Dioscorides (1st century AD) as a treatment for heart disease, insomnia, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
Hawthorn fruits are also used in cooking to make jam, preserves, marmalade, jelly, coffee and tea substitutes. Flour from dried berries is added to dough to obtain bread with a fruity flavor.
Liquid alcohol extract of hawthorn fruits was recommended for use in medicine during the Great Patriotic War by E.Yu. Chassom for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In Chinese folk medicine, hawthorn fruits have been used for centuries to improve digestion in diseases of the stomach and intestines, and in combination with wine - for heart disease. Hawthorn was prescribed with great success for various neurotic disorders as a sedative.
Цвет боярышника во время захода солнца в Борисовке.
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Плоды боярышника — классическое «сердечное» средство.
Это лекарственное растение особенно ценится за свой комплексный положительный эффект при болезнях сердечно-сосудистой системы.
Настой плодов боярышника оказывает кардиотонический и спазмолитический эффекты, умеренно понижает артериальное давление, успокаивает нервную систему.
Такая комбинация лечебных свойств, особенно в сочетании с высоким содержанием витамина С, делает его важным элементом комплексной терапии при кардиалгии, нейроциркуляторной дистонии и других нарушениях работы сердца и сосудов.
О фармакологическом действии.
Плоды боярышника – классическое «сердечное» средство. Это лекарственное растение особенно ценится за свой комплексный положительный эффект при болезнях сердечнососудистой системы. Настой плодов боярышника оказывает кардиотонический и спазмолитический эффекты, умеренно понижает артериальное давление, успокаивает нервную систему. Такая комбинация лечебных свойств, особенно в сочетании с высоким содержанием витамина С, делает его важным элементом комплексной терапии при кардиалгии, нейроциркуляторной дистонии и других нарушениях работы сердца и сосудов.
Интересные факты.
Применение боярышника с лекарственной целью известно со времен Диоскорида (I век нашей эры) как средства лечения сердечных заболеваний, бессонницы, головокружения и одышки.
Плоды боярышника применяются и в кулинарии для приготовления варенья, джема, повидла, киселя, суррогата кофе и чая. Муку из сушеных ягод добавляют в тесто для получения хлеба с фруктовым привкусом.
Жидкий спиртовой экстракт плодов боярышника был рекомендован к применению в медицине во время Великой Отечественной войны Е.Ю. Шассом для лечения сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний.
В китайской народной медицине плоды боярышника на протяжении ряда столетий использовали для усиления пищеварения при заболеваниях желудка и кишечника, а в сочетании с вином — при болезнях сердца. Боярышник с большим успехом назначался при различных невротических расстройствах в качестве успокаивающего средства.
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La valeriana, herba gatera, orella de llebre, valeriana major, valeriana vera o valeriana oficinal és una herba de la família de les Valerianàcies. Valeriana officinalis és originària d'Europa i de l'oest asiàtic. Creix en prats baixos i arenosos, llocs humits i ombrejats, boscos i zones muntanyoses de fins a 2.000 metres d'altura. Es cultiva a països com Bèlgica, Països Baixos i Alemanya. A la península Ibèrica es troba en boscos i obagues fresques, principalment al nord i al nord-est. A Catalunya és una espècie força comuna a tots els Pirineus (des de la Vall d'Aran fins a l'Alt Empordà), a la Garrotxa, a les Guilleries i al Montseny. Valeriana officinalis; Valeriana prové de valere, una paraula llatina, i significa fortalesa o salut; i officinalis també prové del llatí i fa referència al fet que és medicinal i a les oficines de farmàcia (planta venuda a una oficina de farmàcia).
ENGLISH
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. In the summer when the mature plant may have a height of 1.5 metres (5 ft), it bears sweetly scented pink or white flowers that attract many fly species, especially hoverflies of the genus Eristalis. It is consumed as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species, including the grey pug.
Crude extract of valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects, and is commonly sold in dietary supplement capsules to promote sleep.
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine (and its derivative heroin), thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine. The Latin botanical name means the "sleep-bringing poppy", referring to the sedative properties of some of these opiates.
(Ref: Wikipedia)
These poppies are grown commercially in Tasmania, and they can be seen throughout the NW Coast area during spring and summer. I think that a field of poppies at this stage (just before harvesting) is every bit as beautiful as a field of them in full flower.
Lovely lavender adds aroma and soft beauty to the garden and also has culinary and medicinal uses. Best seeded indoors (in late winter), lavender is planted outdoors in early spring. Learn how to plant, keep lavender plants in shape, propagate, and harvest/dry the flowers.
The commonly-cultivated lavender is the common or English lavender Lavandula angustifolia (formerly named L. officinalis) which is hardy to USDA Zone 5. A bushy perennial, lavender grows from 1 to 3 feet tall, bearing small blue-violet flowers on spikes with blue-green needle-like foliage. The oils in the flowers give the herb its distinctive balsam-like fragrance.
Called “English” lavender because it proliferates in the English climate, this plant’s main requirements are lots of sun and good drainage. It is not fussy about soil, and its presence lures bees, butterflies, and pollinators to the garden. Plant lavender along a walkway or near a seating area.
Interestingly, the name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means “to wash,” because it was used in baths to purify the body and spirit. Today, it’s often used in soaps and shampoos.
In addition, lavender has proven medicinal uses. When the essential oils are inhaled, lavender has calming properties that reduce anxiety; it’s also a gentle sedative for insomnia. In ancient times, lavender flowers were sewn into sachets to aid with sleeplessness.
Lavender is even useful in the kitchen in baking and in drink recipes
with the recent proliferation of dengue in the philippines this particular weed gained a sudden popularity. it is locally named 'tawa tawa', and is believed to have medicinal properties.
according to a medicinal website, the snake weed is considered to be anti-asthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antifertility, antifungal, antimalarial, anti-spasmodic, anthelmintic, antidysenteric, diuretic, expectorant, pectoral, hemostatic, sedative, soporific.
it is normally boiled, together with its roots, and the brew taken as tea.
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Poppies have been grown as ornamental plants since 5000 BC in Mesopotamia. They were found in Egyptian tombs. In Greek mythology, the poppy was associated with Demeter, goddess of fertility and agriculture. The origin of the cultural symbol was probably Minoan Crete, because a figurine known as the "poppy goddess" was found at a Minoan sanctuary in Crete. People believed they would get a bountiful crop if poppies grew in their fields, hence the name 'corn poppy'.
The seed-heads of Papaver somniferum are slit to release the latex, which contains various narcotics.
In the course of history, poppies have always been attributed important medicinal properties. The stems contain a milky latex that may cause skin irritation, and the latex in the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) contains several narcotic alkaloids, including morphine and codeine. The alkaloid rhoeadine, derived from the flowers of the corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas), is used as a mild sedative. Poppy seeds are used in baking and cooking, and poppyseed oil is used in cooking and pharmaceuticals, and as a radiocontrast agent.
Folkloric
· Unripe fruit used for dysentery.
· Ripe fruit is antiscorbutic.
· Seeds and green fruit are astringent.
· Flowers are antispasmodic.
· Infusion of leaves used as sudorific, antispasmodic and emetic.
· In some cultures, the fruits and leaves are used for tranquilizing and sedative properties.
· Juice of ripe fruit used as diuretic and for hematuria and urethritis.
· Flesh of soursop used as poultice to draw out chiggers.
·Decoction of leaves used of head lice and bedbugs.
· Pulverized seeds and seed oil effective for head lice.
· Fruit used as a bait in fish traps.
· Decoction of leaves used as compresses for inflammation and swollen feet.
· Poultice of mashed leaves and sap of young leaves used for eczema and skin eruptions.
· Flowers used to alleviate catarrh.
· Used as tonic by Chinese and Malays.
· In Mexico used as pectoral, antiscorbutic and febrifuge; seeds and green fruit used as astringent and for dysentery.
· In Yucatan juice of the fruit is used for dysentery.
· In Cameroon, leaves used for diabetes.
· In Antiles and Reunion, infusion of leaves used as sudorific.
· In the Peruvian Andes, leaf tea is used for catarrh and crushed seeds for parasitism.
· In the Peruvian Amazon, bark, roots and leaves used for diabetes, as sedative and as antispasmodic.
· In the Brazilian Amazon, the oil of leaves and unripe fruit is mixed with olive oil and used externally for neuralgic, rheumatism and arthritis pains.
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Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red colour of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolise eternal sleep. This symbolism was evoked in the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a magical poppy field threatened to make the protagonists sleep forever. A second interpretation of poppies in classical mythology is that the bright scarlet colour signifies a promise of resurrection after death.
The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John McCrae.
Wikipedia
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California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). It looks brilliant, is no fuss to grow, is drought-tolerant, pest- and disease-free and it’s a medicinal herb par excellence.
The botanical name is in honour of Dr Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz, a surgeon and naturalist on a Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe in 1815. Docked for a time in San Francisco, Eschscholtz and fellow team botanist, Adelbert von Chamisso, took to the countryside and found a wonderful, golden-coloured poppy, utilised by the natives as a sedative. The golden poppy would become the official, designated state flower of California, in 1890.
Another early spring wildflower, the Bloodroot.
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Sanguinaria canadensis
Excerpts from "Peterson Field Guides, Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants:"
"The blood-red fresh root was used in minute doses as an appetite stimulant; in larger doses as an arterial sedative. Formerly, the root was used as an ingredient in cough medicines. American Indians used root tea for rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, lung ailments, laryngitis, fevers; also as an emetic. Root use applied to warts, also used as a dye and as a decorative skin stain....
...Experimentally, the alkaloid sanguinarine has shown antiseptic, anesthetic, and anticancer activity. It is used commercially as a plaque-inhibiting agent in toothpaste, mouthwashes and rinses.
Warning: Toxic. Do not ingest."
As a kid I fished off these docks. Call me a scavenger just like the seaguls. My uncle would always have a fit as I'd be the one leaning over too far, or anxiious to get more fish than the rest. The sea has always given me peace. The sound, smell, and the change in the air is like a sedative. I could sit an be mezmorized for hours. :) HSS all!
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Darkness fails in being a much needed sedative, not when the mind and heart are racing faster than relative speed. The tussle within gives way to a quiet chaos within the enclaves of the bodily shell, and it struggles to find that certain rest.
Within the madness of things, the self attempts to find sense from it's baffling insomnia, and can only come to one conclusion:
That for once, the waking holds more than the realm of the dreaming...
So, wonders the soul of what living dreams lie await in conscious life.
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Đôi lúc ta nhận ra, cuộc đời mình chỉ là giả dối và ta sống chỉ vì mỗi 2 chữ: Bổn phận - mà đôi lúc chính ta cũng vì 2 từ này mà mất đi ý chí lẫn sự thật.
Đôi lúc cuộc sống cần có 2 từ giả dối để sống cho mọi người...
Mà giả dối đôi khi cũng tốt, nó làm cho mọi người vui vẻ. Con bạn mua 1 chiếc áo mới, hỏi ta:" đẹp ko?" _ " Ừ, đẹp lắm..." _ Nó cười - mình nghĩ trong lòng:" phí tiền cho thứ xấu xí..." _ Nhưng nếu mình nói ra, sẽ được gì? Mọi chuyện cũng đã lỡ ... Dù sao nó cũng đâu phải mua cho mình, mà cũng may, mua cho mình thì mình vừa phải khen dối, vừa phải chết với cái sự dối của mình
Nhưng giả dối đôi lúc giết chết ta khi nào chẳng biết. C hỏi:" B muốn C quen với A ko?" _ " Ừ, B thấy hợp đó... để B giúp..." _ xong, mất C. Cũng chẳng hiểu tại sao ta phải nói dối, tại sao ta ko nắm tay mà giữ C lại... mọi chuyện đã quá mụôn, biết cũng dc gì khi ta và C là 2 khoảng cách đã xa nhau vời vời.
Nhưng sự thật sẽ giúp ta tất cả chứ? Nếu ta nói ta yêu C lắm lắm thì C sẽ không theo A mà mãi bên ta à? Ohno,... Mọi chuyện đâu dễ như thế chứ. Nếu như thế thì ta đã không một mình trên thế giới này....
Và rồi trở lại chuyện bổn phận. Tại sao ta lại phải đi học mỗi ngày? Tại sao ta phải sống bao gồm 3 từ:" Ăn, ngủ, học..." _ mà sao ko đơn giản là 1 từ như mọi đứa như ta muốn:" Chơi!" _ Ừ, vì 2 chữ mà ta vừa đem ra, bổn phận.
Bổn phận là gì? Là những thứ ta phải bắt buộc làm cho cuộc sống nhưng không phải là điều tất yếu. Nấu cơm phải để nước đó là điều tất yếu, nhưng ăn cơm xong đi rửa bát - đó là bổn phận.
Bổn phận giúp ta sống có ích hơn, giúp ta sống có híêu và nghĩa hơn. Và nếu ta xem trọng bổn phận quá thì 2 từ giả dối sẽ có ích góp phần vào rất nhiều.
Ta đã nói cuộc đời ta toàn giả dối, đó là sự thật. Sự phát triển càng cao cho ta cuộc sống càng giả dối. Bảng đề:" Sữa cô gái hà lan..." _ " Ừ, đúng. Mà lại làm bằng sữa ... bò tươi nguyên chất!"
Chán, ngay cả sữa cũng đem ra để gạt ta... Mà giỡn thôi, chứ sữa cô gái hà lan thật thì ta thề là ta không thèm uống sữa làm gì
Ta vì chữ bổn phận, đã đánh mất cuộc sống thật.
Thế ta sống thật hay sống giả dối? Ta làm vì bỗn phận hay làm mọi thứ cho chính ta? Trời ạ, ngay cả một câu hỏi thế này, đôi khi ta cũng tự dối lòng mình...
Botanical Gardens
Royal Victoria Park
Bath - UK
Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Granny's Nightcap
Aquilegia vulgaris is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing from 60 to 100cm, with oval, broad leaves and purple-blue (rarely pink-white) flowers. The flowering and the harvesting take place from April to June, while the fruiting lasts from July to August.
Active Substances: Flavonoids, cyanogenic glycosides, tannins, vitamin C, alkaloids, sphingolipids
Pharmacological Effects -Therapeutic Applications: The whole plant has sedative, astringent, sudorific, diuretic and healing properties. It is applied externally in the form of herbal tea, especially against the open wounds as well as insecticide and lousicide. Aquilegia vulgaris is administered for the treatment of diarrhea, jaundice, kidney stones and rheumatism. However, the medical use of this plant is difficult due to its high toxicity and it is recommended only under doctor's consultation. In folk medicine the leaves are used in the form of lotions against the rheumatic pain, sore throats and the wounds of the oral cavity.
Method of Administration: The plant is administered as astringent and antidiarrheal in the form of infusion (a spoon of dried herb in a cup of boiling water, 3-6 times a day). It is applied externally as healing, astringent and soothing in the form of herbal tea (a spoon of dried herb in a cup of boiled water).
Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions.
Toxicity-Adverse Effects: This plant has a high toxicity, especially the leaves and the seeds. Avoid the oral administration without doctor's consultation.