Herbs and food - hops

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Not that I'm an expert by any means, but, here is my story with hops.

 

When I had my first (of 7) child, I was having trouble nursing when I got home from the hospital. I frantically called my old country doc and he advised me to get a bottle of German (the dark kind, any brand) beer and drink a half-glass every day.

 

Since I am not a drinker, the first bottle put me to sleep (and the baby learned to nurse without me - could I have been a nervous first-time mother or what?!?). When I took my son in for his first check up I asked the doc again about the German beer and he said it was an old country recipe where he came from - not only did it relax the mother and allow the baby to nurse, but the hops was good for producing milk. I ended up using the Beer remedy for each of my children and not only did I have enough milk, but I ended up selling it to hospitals for premies.

 

I also lived on a pig farm and we began giving it to the sows as they were birthing their young (using a couple of bottles mixed in with their water). As any pig farmer knows, some first-time sows will kill their young, and even older sows sometimes lay on their piglets. But after using the German Beer, we never lost a piglet. Usually, by the time the sows drank the beer and woke up, their piglets had nursed and learned to get out of the way of the sow.

 

I never did find out if the sows had any hangovers, though.

 

SheilaMaryAnne <pokergirl212000 wrote:

 

Can herbs be added to food as a seasoning. My mother read that hops is very good for you so she drinks a beer in the evening. I do not care for beer. Is it possible to add hops, scullcap, chamomile, passion flower, or any other herb to your food.Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and

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