Re: Facts and figures about Herbs..

[Guest guest]

Hoe about the fact that garlic rubbed on the soles of the feet can, some time

later, make your breath smell of garlic.

It also has a medicinal effect as it goes through the lungs.

mooremilena wrote:

Dear All,

Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

Alwaies Courage " .

I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

Many thanks,

Milena

List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

[Guest guest]

And how about the evidence of nature knowing best, in that we get

elderflowers in spring, which are good for hay fever, and elderberries in

the autumn to prevent us getting flu?

Alison x

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>Subject: Re: Facts and figures about Herbs..

>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:52:48 +0000 (GMT)

>

>Hoe about the fact that garlic rubbed on the soles of the feet can, some

>time later, make your breath smell of garlic.

> It also has a medicinal effect as it goes through the lungs.

>

>

>mooremilena wrote:

> Dear All,

>Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

>

>A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

>magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

>article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

>or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

>Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

>circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

>that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

>Alwaies Courage " .

>

>I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

>however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

>If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

>

>Many thanks,

>Milena

>

>

>

>List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

>

[Guest guest]

Or the fact that people with arthritis used to beat the affected joints with

fresh nettles - always elicits sympathetic " oohs " and " aahs " when i mention it

on herb walks!

Sue Salmon

Huddersfield

Re: Facts and figures about Herbs..

Hoe about the fact that garlic rubbed on the soles of the feet can, some time

later, make your breath smell of garlic.

It also has a medicinal effect as it goes through the lungs.

mooremilena wrote:

Dear All,

Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

Alwaies Courage " .

I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

Many thanks,

Milena

List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

[Guest guest]

hi milena

how about that one of the old common names for inula is 'elf dock' or 'elf

wort' because people used it to treat those who had been 'elf shot'? i still

use it for this - generally on myself. i seem to need it quite often.

happy new year to you too.

geoff xx

mooremilena wrote:

Dear All,

Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

Alwaies Courage " .

I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

Many thanks,

Milena

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[Guest guest]

How about the anthocyanadins (red pigment) in hawthorn being good for

the (red) blood vessels and Curcumin (yellow pigment) being good to

treat the liver?

(I'm beginning to suspect that " Doctrine of signatures " was not just

an aide memoire, rather a macroscopical perspective on sub

microscopic phytochemistry)

> hi milena

>

> how about that one of the old common names for inula is 'elf dock'

> or 'elf wort' because people used it to treat those who had been

> 'elf shot'? i still use it for this - generally on myself. i seem

> to need it quite often.

>

> happy new year to you too.

>

> geoff xx

>

> mooremilena wrote:

> Dear All,

> Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

>

> A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

> magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

> article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

> or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

> Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

> circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

> that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

> Alwaies Courage " .

>

> I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

> however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

> If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

>

> Many thanks,

> Milena

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email

> address from your Internet provider.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I still recommend the use of nettles to sting inflamed joints - it works

particularly well on RSI wrists too!

best wishes

Herbert

Norfolk

>

> Or the fact that people with arthritis used to beat the affected joints

> with fresh nettles - always elicits sympathetic " oohs " and " aahs " when i

> mention it on herb walks!

> Sue Salmon

> Huddersfield

> Re: Facts and figures about Herbs..

>

> Hoe about the fact that garlic rubbed on the soles of the feet can, some

> time later, make your breath smell of garlic.

> It also has a medicinal effect as it goes through the lungs.

>

>

> mooremilena <milenamoore@... <milenamoore%40hotmail.com>> wrote:

> Dear All,

> Happy New Year to all of you and Herbal Medicine!

>

> A journalist writing an article about herbal medicine in a local

> magazine has asked me (to increase the " sensational " nature of the

> article no doubt) to write a dozen historical or present interesting

> or curious or surprising or mind boggling facts or figures about

> Herbal Medicine or the use of a herb in past times or special

> circumstances which warranted the use of herbs. For instance, the fact

> that 80% of the world pop still relies on HM, or that " I Borage Bring

> Alwaies Courage " .

>

> I am quite happy reading herbal literature looking for such lines,

> however, time is running out... So here I am, fishing for ideas.

> If any come to mind, I would be very grateful to hear them.

>

> Many thanks,

> Milena

>

> List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

>