Medicinal, Aromatic and Wild (or rare) Edible Plants
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La Font Salada -Font Salà o Ullal del Burro-, ubicada en pleno Parque Natural de La Marjal Oliva-Pego, es un lugar perfecto para el baño tanto en invierno como en verano, dado que la temperatura del agua está en torno a los 23ºC en cualquier época
Es, sin duda, un lugar privilegiado digno de visita, sobre todo por estar enclavado dentro del parque natural, su cercanía a la playa y el turismo de salud, pues se trata de un nacimiento subterráneo de aguas termales -dispone de un considerable contenido en sales sulfurosas- cuyas aguas han sido reconocidas, tradicionalmente, como beneficiosas frente a enfermedades dermatológicas.
Took my camera to the antique market, lugged it around all day with no camera card in it :(
doh !!
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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.
Mums marvellous magnolias make magnificent magical moment memories
A sure sign that spring is near 😀 HSS
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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.
.........Podophyllum peltatum
Mayapple or American Mandrake is a member of the barberry family. European Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) is an entirely different plant belonging to the nightshade family.
While both plants have specific medicinal uses and both are rich in historical background and folklore they are distinctly different plants.
There is a web page listed below for anyone interested in a comparison of the two plants.
www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/ethnobotany/Mind_and_Spirit/m...
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").
Gracias amig@s por sus gentiles visitas, generosos comentarios o por señalarla entre sus favoritas.
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.
Silybum marianum, a thistle, Asteraceae Family/ Armurariu, Silimarina, Scai pestriț, Ciulinul laptelui, Crăpușnic, medicinal plant
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From: Virendra Singh
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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The Trout Lily, also known as the Dog Toothed Violet or Woodland Glory, is a beautiful spring flowering plant that is native to eastern North America. The green and brown spotted foliage is said to resemble the markings seen on the Brown Trout. It is a perennial, which means there is a bulb that will regrow year after year with the proper care. The plant is known for it’s medicinal benefits and was used to aid in wound care and healing by Native Americans.
Hamamelis virginiana or witch hazel, discovered by the Indians as a versatile home remedy.
There must be a magic behind it, when a plant opens its delicate, fragile-looking flowers in the middle of winter and presents it over several weeks! Not surprisingly, witch hazel is also known as the "queen of winterbluers".
Hamamelis virginiana oder Zaubernuss, von den Indianern als vielseitiges Hausmittel entdeckt.
Es muss ein Zauber dahinter stehen, wenn eine Pflanze mitten im Winter ihre feinen, zerbrechlich wirkenden Blüten öffnet und über mehrere Wochen präsentiert! Da verwundert es auch nicht, dass die Zaubernuss auch als "Königin der Winterblüher" bezeichnet wird.
En la cultura popular existe la expresión "acabar en agua de borrajas", aplicándose a aquella circunstancia que, pareciendo que tendrá trascendencia, finaliza sin importancia alguna.
El origen de la expresión hace referencia al sutil sabor y escaso poder nutritivo del caldo hecho con borrajas, a pesar de que su limpieza y cocción exigen el mismo cuidado en su elaboración que cualquier otra verdura más sabrosa.
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Introducing:
The Encyclopedia Of Medicinal Plants With a List of Medicinal Plants That Heal
Over 470 plants botanically described and classified by diseases.
From: James Luke
Tuesday, 11:24 a.m.
Dear Friend,
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In each chapter the most important plants for the treatment of the diseases of a certain organ or system appear. When a single plant has several applications, as often happens, it is included in the chapter corresponding to its main application.
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...There is detailed information on the use and preparation for each plant.
In this encyclopedia you will find...
Plants for the eyes
The ___, raw or in juices is very good for the sight and for the skin in infusions and poultices.
Plants for the nervous system
___: The flowers and the leaves of this plant taken in infusions help to control and heal stress, insomnia, depressions, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
___: This plant also calms the nerves, beautifies the skin and protects the heart, using its flowers in infusions, or adding an infusion of it to bath water is very effective for insomnia or nervousness. Steam baths of its flowers also soften and beautify the skin.
Plants for the throat
___: Its flowers and its leaves in infusions, mouth rinse, mouth gargles and compresses are medicine for tonsillitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis.
___: Anti-inflammatory and astringent, the decoction of ___ or crushed ___, may be applied in any of the following ways:
Mouth rinses and gargles for ailments of the mouth and the throat.
Eye washes or blocked up noses
Vaginal irrigations
Sitz baths, for ailments of the anus or rectum
Arm baths, for chilblains
Plants for the heart
___: In infusions and under medical supervision, all the parts of this plant have properties to strengthen the heart, increase the strength of the cardiac contractions and to fight angina pectoris.
___: The infusion of its flowers and also its fruit are very effective for the treatment of palpitations, hypertension and other nervous cardio circulatory ailments.
Plants for the arteries
____: The decoction of the leaves of this plant is a powerful vasodilator of the arteries to the brain, to fight senile ailments, ageing and memory loss. ____ that is extracted from this prodigious plant is one of the most frequently used drugs today in the treatment of failure of the blood supply to the brain, migraines, hemorrhages, etc.
____: In mexico, and many other parts of the world, infusions of ____ and their young stems are used for bronchial colds and respiratory ailments. The oil from its seeds is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, as well as in vitamin E, A, and B. Therefore, it is particularly indicated for reducing the cholesterol levels in the blood, as well as for diabetes, kidneys and skin diseases.
Plants for the veins
___: A decoction of ____ nuts or wood is indicated to fight varicose veins, hemorrhoids and the disorders of menopause, using it in decoctions. In sitz baths it also alleviates urination disorders, pertaining to the prostate syndrome, cystitis or urinary incontinence. Likewise, it can be highly advisable for cases of hemorrhoids.
____: The oil of this plant is recommended for oily skin and for cases of acne. A decoction of the bark of the young branches and the leaves is used as a medicine in the case of heavy legs, varicose veins, phlebitis, in tisanes, compresses, hip baths and friction massages.
Plants for the respiratory system
____: The decoction of the leaves and the flowers has extraordinary properties, using it in infusions or essences to calm coughs, respiratory and digestive ailments. In baths, rinses, gargles, compresses and friction massages, it heals mouth and anal ailments, rheumatism and headaches, depression, asthenia and exhaustion.
____: Infusions of the dried leaves and flowers, used in tisanes give results in the cases of voice loss, acute bronchitis, bronco-pneumonia, asthma, and emphysema. ____ is also very helpful when stopping smoking, since it cleans the bronchial tubes of secretions, encouraging their elimination.
Plants for the digestive system
____: The infusions and essences of this plant are very appropriate for digestive ailments, colic's, flatulence, etc. Compresses, washes and friction massages are highly indicated for rheumatism, healing of wounds and eye washes.
____: Infusions of its leaves and flowered tops have properties to calm pain, they are invigorating and aphrodisiacs. It is recommended in cases of dyspepsia, intestinal wind, digestive spasms and colic, gastric atonia, hepatitis and physical exhaustion.
Plants for the stomach
____: The juice from this plants leaves heals peptic ulcers. Poultices of the leaves heal skin ulcers. It also improves acne.
____: The whole plant in infusions, mouth rinses and cleansing's help digestion increasing the gastric juices, it fights bad breath, it expulses intestinal parasites and calms menstrual pains.
Plants for the intestine
____: The leaves and seeds are a laxative par excellence, efficient and safe, it stimulates the motility of the large intestine and decreases the permeability of the intestine mucus.
____: The leaves and fruit, in infusions, irrigations, gargles, sitz baths and compresses reduce inflammation of the skin and the mucus. It heals digestive disorders, diarrhea, colitis and other ailments of the female genital system.
Plants for the anus and the rectum
____: All the parts of this vine hold healing properties: The leaves in infusions are medicine for vein circulatory ailments, hemorrhoids, chilblains, varicose veins, and diarrhea. The sap of the vine shoots heals skin irritations and irritated eyes. The ____ cure is very suitable for cleaning the blood. The oil from ____ seeds is highly applicable for excess of cholesterol.
____: It improves hemorrhoids taking a sitz bath with the decoction of the leaves and young buds, which also decreases the desire to smoke when chewed slowly. Also in poultices it is very useful to heal wounds, ulcers and boils.
Plants for the male sexual organ
____: The seeds reduce inflammation of the bladder and the prostate and expel intestinal parasites. The pulp of baked or boiled ____ is ideal for those suffering from digestive problems and kidney ailments.
____: This plant is normally presented in pharmaceutical preparations, it invigorates without exciting and without creating dependence increasing the energy production in the cells, therefore it increases sexual capacity and spermatozoid production, invigorating the organism in general.
Plants for the metabolism
____: infusions of the leaves are very useful in slimming diets due to its diuretic, depurative and anti cholesterol action.
____: It fights obesity and cellulite. Its algae have the property of removing the appetite and it is a gentle laxative.
Plants for the locomotive system
____: Poultices of fresh leaves alleviate rheumatic pain and inflammatory of the joints.
____: In infusions, essences, baths, frictions massages, fomentations and compresses it has invigorating properties for exhaustion, kidney colic, and rheumatism.
Plants for the skin
____: From the pulp of its leaves, the gel or juice is obtained which, when applied locally, in compresses, lotions, creams or pharmaceutical preparations, exercises beneficial effects on: wounds, burns, eczema, psoriasis, acne, fungi and herpes. It beautifies the skin and improves the appearance of scars.
____: The leaves and flowers in infusions or oil are an excellent remedy for burns, it moderates the inflammatory reaction, it has a local anesthetic effect, digestive, balancer of the nervous system and antidepressant.
Plants for infectious diseases
____: All the parts of this plant are natural antibiotics against respiratory and urinary infections. It encourages the functions of the skin. It acts against baldness.
____: It is a plant that has multiple anti-infectious properties with healing powers for the nervous system, digestive, respiratory and genital-urinary systems.
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From buds to bloom.
The peony is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae.
They are native to Asia, Southern Europe and western North America but grow very well here too, Peonies are actually very easy to grow; once established they can tolerate drought and suffer from very few diseases.
Colours range from pure white through baby pinks and palest peaches to clear deep pink and darkest rich maroon.
There is also a pale yellow but it is rare.
Peonies are only available between late May and early July, so get them while you can!
They are very thirsty flowers, so make sure you top up the vase or bowl.
The Greeks believed they could cure over 20 ailments and were found in every monastery garden.
Peonies have been cultivated for over 2,000 years, more for their medicinal qualities than for ornament.
The Japanese protect the earliest peony blooms from the snow by protecting them with individual small thatched shelters. Some geishas used to wear special peony colours.
The Chinese name for peony is "sho yu" which means "most beautiful" and they idolised this flower.
The common thread is that the flower always denotes luxury and indulgence.
I again tried to photograph them with lots of charm and detail!
Wishing you all the best and thank you, M, (*_*)
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A most interesting weed, in that if the stems and leaves are crushed, the juices inside help relieve poison ivy and bug bites. Almost always you see the two (poison ivy and jewel weed) growing near each other...coincidence?? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....