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Wash DaysRead all about Soapwort. This herb might seem rustic and the idea of making ones own soap from the garden old-fashioned, but its uses are worth knowing about. Salt Days |  | |
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Salad DaysIt's cooling, and we'll enjoy harvest root vegetables, winter spuds and stovetop cooking. Whatever the weather, a nice addition to the salad days (which even makes sense for a mid-summer Bar BQ) is to make a 'hot' salad, full of nutritional ingredients.Try the hearty salad combination or whiz it up your own favourite way. |  | |
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The advent of really sunny, moist warm weather in late May tends to spark the flowering of ground covering vines, like Ajuga or Creeping Phlox. This article is about Blue Ajuga, a brilliant rock-garden cover and a medicinal herb.. |
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Read about an herb that is worth its weight in gold- it's hot! The Horseradish |  | |
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The Reincarnating World: Notes about reincarnation or rebirth. From plant seeds to eggs, toward a faithful understanding of what makes life return to earth, again and again: Comparative religion. |  | |
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(Why I am in Love with Penstemon)An article about the varieties of Penstemon plants, and its use as a medicine. |
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Stoned Flatbread, and how thrift can turn into a monster luxury! |
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A friends' email that mentioned some of the medicinal aspects of fruit caught my interest... |  | |
| Medicinal Violets I had fun researching the various documents about violets, their history and medicinal uses. Hope you enjoy this! |  | |
| COLUMN, May and June : Violets in my Garden! 500 Varieties of Violets |
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| COLUMN, Jan to March: Revive! I have always believed in the good nutritive qualities of nuts. Cholesterol? Well, I cheat a bit. You see, I need certain combinations of foods in Winter, and so do you! |  | |
| Tour A Nursery Garden in Autumn One of the loveliest things you could do for your body, mind and spirit, especially in the last of the warmer weather. |  | |
| COLUMN, AUGUST to SEPTEMBER The Creative Vegan. I found a wonderful new type of restaurant, where a vegetarian like myself can not only be happy with the food choices, but creative. |  | |
| COLUMN, MARCH 2008: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. This month (March) I have added something a little more serious to my columns' concept. I explored natural medicine for the relief of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If you suffer from this problem, you might like to try some of the available remedies. |  | |
| COLUMN, FEBRUARY 2008: My two new publications are on the road. Shown to the right is the cover of my Photo publication, about the mysteries of earth and arts, people and places. I also pubished a major work, which took me three years. That work, described in this article is about religion and interfaith concepts. |
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IRISES: I added some newer photos and also some relevant links to my Irises article recently (for links, text-only: iristext.html). I am linked to Quebec, Canada (French) and to Czechoslovakia (in Czech!)Who is right? Which is the most wild and or medicinal of the varieties of Bearded iris (Iris versicolor)? |
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CATS CLAWCats' Claw (uncaria tomentosa, is an herb found in the Tropical Rainforests of South America. Studies in the last half of the century confirm that this herb has qualities which earn for it the terms "noble", and "world-class". |
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CINQUEFOILA fairly quiet herb, which has never caught my eye, cinquefoil demanded that I give it some attention by plonking itself in my herb garden. |
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in September I expored several herbs which can be useful to alleviate the problems of Zoster, commonly known as Shingles. The herbs Scullcap, Echinacea, Peppermint, Mugwort and Oatstraw can be used in various ways.... |
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Creative, or Humour Section: "Ars-Ho! Pursuits" |
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1. Risks' PhotoLogRisks' Photolog has moved to a secure photosite. These are occasional shots, and not, necessarily photo essays.2. Doctors' Cures and Curses, a Doctors' Eight-Ball!
If you need Words of Inspiration...Ask the Doctor, -
then take the pill! |  | |
The Herb Contents Page Properhas linked pages which link to articles and an alphabetized MouseOver list showing images of herbs, linking to Properties Pages.For your information I will be working on descriptive pages for imagery to further equalized net access for surfers.To the right, Properties Pages List ---->Home, or Index PageThe Home Page and column pages change monthly. Several Herbs Pages are added per month.Links PageGreat Links to Garden PowersTo Companion ArticlesYou can always check for matching articles from past months by clicking the Companions image,or the text next to it .
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