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“Althaea officinalis, known by its common name marshmallow (or marsh mallow), is a flowering plant in the mallow family that grows in wet, marshy environments.” The marshmallows you roast over the camp fire used to contain the sap from this plant and it is how the sweet confection got its name. Today there is no mallow sap used in marshmallows. All parts of the plant are edible. Some parts are used as herbal remedies for ulcers and respiratory ailments. The root contains a slimy sap that humans aren’t able to digest. When eaten, it passes through the digestive system and leaves behind a soothing coating, which aids in digestive problems. Even today the plant is used for a wide variety of medical ailments. The Romans considered the flowers a delicacy. The plant can grow three to five feet tall and once established reseeds itself every year.
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Pinksterbloem (Cardamine pratensis)
In een vrijwel uitgestorven folkloristisch voorjaarsfeest werd rond Pinksteren uit de jonge meiden van het dorp een "Pinksterblom", of Pinksterbruid gekozen, die daarna met bloemen en sieraden opgesmukt zingend en bedelend door het dorp trok.
Pinksterbloem werd vroeger gebruikt tegen voorjaarsmoeheid vanwege het hoge gehalte aan vitamine C. Van de soort werd gedacht dat ze voor sommige ziekten een geneeskrachtige werking had.
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Pentecost flower (Cardamine pratensis)
In an almost extinct folkloric spring festival, around Pentecost, a "Pinksterblom", or Pentecost bride, was chosen from among the young girls of the village, who then went through the village, adorned with flowers and jewelry, singing and begging.
Pentecost flower was formerly used against spring fatigue because of its high content of vitamin C. The species was thought to have medicinal properties for some diseases.
Mums marvellous magnolias make magnificent magical moment memories
A sure sign that spring is near 😀 HSS
I found this stand of Medicinal Aloe on the exit path of the garden. I love the morning light that helps to isolate these stalks from the background.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. 😊 HCT!
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Masai Mara National Reserve
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East Africa
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The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae. The leopard occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation and are declining in large parts of the global range.
Contemporary records suggest that the leopard occurs in only 25% of its historical global range. Leopards are hunted illegally, and their body parts are smuggled in the wildlife trade for medicinal practices and decoration.
Compared to other wild cats, the leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. It is similar in appearance to the jaguar, but generally has a smaller, lighter physique. Its fur is marked with rosettes similar to those of the jaguar, but the leopard's rosettes are smaller and more densely packed, and do not usually have central spots as the jaguar's do. Both leopards and jaguars that are melanistic are known as black panthers.
The leopard is distinguished by its well-camouflaged fur, opportunistic hunting behavior, broad diet, and strength (which it uses to move heavy carcasses into trees), as well as its ability to adapt to various habitats ranging from rainforest to steppe, including arid and montane areas, and its ability to run at speeds of up to 58 kilometres per hour (36 mph). – Wikipedia
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Le souci est une plante tinctoriale, d'utilisation domestique. Il fournit une couleur jaune crème, obtenue par une décoction de ses fleurs. Le souci fournit aussi une source de colorant alimentaire non toxique, notamment utilisé pour foncer les beurres.
C'est également une plante comestible (jeunes feuilles, capitule frais ou séché)
Ce sont les vertus apaisantes et calmantes des fleurs de souci qui font sa renommée en phytothérapie, notamment pour cicatriser et nettoyer les brûlures et les coups de soleil ainsi que de nombreux maux cutanés : engelures, érythème fessier des bébés, petites plaies, acné, eczéma, etc.
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El acuífero termo mineral se origina por el calor interior del volcán Chachimbiro, es decir el agua de las lluvias se infiltra, se calienta y sale por las zonas de fractura y/o fallas geológicas, en este caso las termas ubicadas en la zona de Chachimbiro y Timbuyacu. El volcán Chachimbiro está ubicado en la provincia de Imbabura, a 80 km al norte de Quito y 25 km al noroeste de Ibarra. Este volcán de 12 km de diámetro y 1000-1500 metros de alto está construido sobre el límite entre la Cordillera Occidental y el Valle Interandino. Los remanentes de este complejo volcánico se encuentran actualmente a 3 km. bajo la superficie de la tierra, en el que está acumulado un depósito de vapor natural con una temperatura comprendida entre 225oC y 235oC. Las aguas son de tipo Termal, con temperaturas que van 30 a 55°C. El agua de Chachimbiro contiene una alta presencia de cloruros y sulfuros de hierro, magnesio, cobre, fluor, cloro, bromo, yodo, sales minerales entre otros. (Información de la página de las Termas Arco Iris").
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These plants just do not look real but as though they have been moulded from plastic, their colours are just brilliant. At the nursery I saw red, orange pink and this greenish shade. This is SOOC with just a small border added.
A member of the arum (Araceae) family, this tropical American genus includes some 900 species of evergreen perennials and climbers. Quite often seen as indoor plants, they are also very popular in tropical gardens. Anthuriums are also grown as cut flowers, and are an important industry in Hawaii, where at the peak of production in the 1980s around 30 million flower stems were shipped to the worlds markets. Although some species have been used medicinally where they occur naturally, all parts of the plant are toxic and such use, even externally, is not encouraged.
Flowering Season: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
Appearance
Anthuriums develop into a cluster of short upright stems bearing large, elliptical, lance- or arrowheadshaped leaves, which are usually held upright on stiff stalks. The distinctive flowerheads are made up of a flattened, shield-shaped, petal-like bract known as a spathe, which surrounds a protruding cylindrical spike embedded with many tiny flowers, called the spadix. Both the spathe and spadix tend to be the same color, usually bright red, though other colors occur among the hybrids.
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Common sea-buckthorn or Hippophae rhamnoides/ Cătina albă,
Fam. Elaeagnaceae
Bucharest Botanical Garden, Bucuresti, Romania
There are many legends about hypericum oil in which sacred and profane are mixed: harvested on June 24 during the summer solstice, it is left to macerate in the sun to imprison all the power of its energy.
Apparently Periwinkle contains more than 50 alkaloids that can be used as medicines. I saw this one in the Bristol Botanic Gardens last week. Luckily I don't need to take any medicines at the moment so I left it where I found it.
Rosemary in the very early morning.
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The wonder of a Banana
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain.
Read on:
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure, so much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates
your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away
Fish Creek Park is usually a great place for a walk and often a terrific destination for photography. Landscape photographers would argue the time of day in which this image was taken was not best. I would argue, regardless of the light and even the time of day, it is medicinal just to get out. As well, it was that marvellous "S" curve that made the shot worthwhile.
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