Homeopathy Forum thank you for the info...A.

[Guest guest]

Hi Renee: yeah; I first I was hesitant to use the herbal Belladonna

as a prescription; but it worked so well I had to continue it.

 

I was really surprised when the Dr. prescribed to quell stomach Flu.

 

I was also surprised at good my stomach felt after I would ingest a

teaspoon; I guess " the posion in the Herb makes the stoamch calm.

But hey; do you think I would touch " Belladonna in the wild? No !

I did go through a mild withdrawel upon completion of the Solution.

Interesting concerning the Rhubarb; I guess most know Essiac Tea has

Rhubarb in it; not sure if the Essiac has the leaves or tuber; prob.

the tubers. Rhubarb is such an awesome crop;difficult to grow tho " . A.

, " Renee " <gaiacita

wrote:

>

> Then you weren't getting a homeopathic remedy of belladonna, you

were

> getting an actual bit of the herb. Which is why they were so

precise and why

> it could have hurt you. It was probably a standardized extract of

some type

>

>

> Yes, if you haven't studied herbs then it is absolutely the best

thing to

> stick with the ones that you KNOW are safe. But remember--there

can be

> poison in different parts of the very safest of plants. You can

eat the

> stalk of rhubarb, but if you eat the leaf you will get sick. Same

with

> potatoes--eat the tuber but you'd better leave the above ground

part alone.

> So it is with " poisonous " plants--many parts of the plant are safe

IF you

> know what you are doing.

>

> Samala

> Renee

>

> ----

>

> Oh and PS The Belladonna was a prescription of Alkoloids(of

> Belladonna); I read there are " 21 prescription brands of Belladonna

> In the USA today. Belladonna is used to quell Stomach Cramping; and

> It does work. I guess they dilute minute amounts in a cherry syrup;

> Atleast that is the form the prescription. I wouldn't take Bella

> Donna on my own for example; I wouldn't make a tea out of the

leaves.

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Anne. The rhubarb in the Essiac tea is not the same as the garden

rhubarb. Two different plants. They both can be grown at home, but you'd

better know which is which! :-) I believe another name for the Essiac one is

Turkey rhubarb, or Chinese rhubarb. You'd have to do a google search on the

Latin name to make sure you had the right type to grow. Food rhubarb is not

too difficult to grow, unless you live in the wrong conditions. I grew up

in Illinois and it actually does much better up there than here in the south

Too warm for it in the south.

 

Samala

Renee

 

----

 

I was also surprised at good my stomach felt after I would ingest a

Teaspoon; I guess " the posion in the Herb makes the stoamch calm.

But hey; do you think I would touch " Belladonna in the wild? No !

I did go through a mild withdrawel upon completion of the Solution.

Interesting concerning the Rhubarb; I guess most know Essiac Tea has

Rhubarb in it; not sure if the Essiac has the leaves or tuber; prob.

The tubers. Rhubarb is such an awesome crop;difficult to grow tho " . A.

[Guest guest]

Hi Renee: I recall people growing Rhubarb as a garden crop and then

baking Pies out of it. Rhubarb is really a health food and is not as

common today as it was. I'll research the Essiac Rhubarb species.

 

Some other healthy crops to grow are Asparagus and Celery. I

understand Asparagus has to be grown in raised beds.

 

Another great food is Artichokes; I don't even know how they grow!

 

Artchokes and Asparagus are both extremely good sources of Folic

Acid; esp. Asparagus. Most people over-cook their Asparagus though.

(Folic Acid has been proven to reverse " abnormal cervical cells).

Another good combo is " Spinach and Walnuts with Citrus and Olive Oil.-

An interesting topping for any salad in addtion to grated carrots is:

Take a whole fresh Beet and grate on top of salad;imparts sweetness.

Any green fruit or veggie is high in Folic Acid; Folic meaning Leaf.

So anything green-leafed edible food item is high in Folic Acid. A.

PS Potatoes are so high in Vit. C they were called " Poor Man's Orange.

-- In , " Renee " <gaiacita

wrote:

>

> Hey Anne. The rhubarb in the Essiac tea is not the same as the

garden

> rhubarb. Two different plants. They both can be grown at home, but

you'd

> better know which is which! :-) I believe another name for the

Essiac one is

> Turkey rhubarb, or Chinese rhubarb. You'd have to do a google

search on the

> Latin name to make sure you had the right type to grow. Food

rhubarb is not

> too difficult to grow, unless you live in the wrong conditions. I

grew up

> in Illinois and it actually does much better up there than here in

the south

> Too warm for it in the south.

>

> Samala

> Renee

>

> ----

>

> I was also surprised at good my stomach felt after I would ingest a

> Teaspoon; I guess " the posion in the Herb makes the stoamch calm.

> But hey; do you think I would touch " Belladonna in the wild? No !

> I did go through a mild withdrawel upon completion of the Solution.

> Interesting concerning the Rhubarb; I guess most know Essiac Tea

has

> Rhubarb in it; not sure if the Essiac has the leaves or tuber;

prob.

> The tubers. Rhubarb is such an awesome crop;difficult to grow tho " .

A.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne. Your talking to an old hand at gardening. Lol I love it. Anyway

nope asparagus doesn't have to be in a raised bed. Does just fine anywhere

you put it--but make sure you put it where you want it because asparagus

beds can last 30 YEARS or more. Wild asparagus grows along fence lines and

back home in Illinois it was common to see people walking the fence lines of

old farms looking for wild asparagus every spring. They knew most old

farmers use to grow asparagus and the seeds would blow and land against the

fence weeds and take hold. Even if the farm had been abandoned for years,

the asparagus would still be growing and they could collect without actually

trespassing on the farm land!

 

A rhubarb bed will last for generations. We had one the whole time I was

growing up. It was always a dare to us kids to pick a stalk of rhubarb

(without Mom catching us lol) and eating it. It's so SOUR, but kids will

eat anything. Pies and jellies and just stewed rhubarb for desert. Yum!

 

Artichokes only grow in the south where it's warm all the time. They also

grow in beds that, if it's warm enough, will be there for years and years.

They make big, huge beautiful flowers that are cut and used in dried

arrangements. But if you cut the flower you don't get the choke, so some

are raised for the flowers and some for food. They are cool looking

plants--they get very large.

 

It's nice to be able to plant once and harvest forever. Berry bushes are

the same way. I love currents though most people don't grow them

anymore--they are an old fashioned fruit, but SO delicious. I had wild

gooseberries growing in our yard. I'm not as fond of gooseberries because

they are too sour to eat straight off the bush, though they make good pies.

I like to just pick and much as I'm working in the yard and garden, and

currents and black berries are just the ticket.

 

Samala

Renee

 

----

 

Hi Renee: I recall people growing Rhubarb as a garden crop and then

Baking Pies out of it. Rhubarb is really a health food and is not as

Common today as it was. I'll research the Essiac Rhubarb species.

 

Some other healthy crops to grow are Asparagus and Celery. I

Understand Asparagus has to be grown in raised beds.

 

Another great food is Artichokes; I don't even know how they grow!

[Guest guest]

Hello Renee:

 

Thank you for the wonderful article.

 

All info you wrote is so interesting. So many crops; like Artichokes

and Asparagues and Berries etc. are planted once and " last forever.

 

This is really good news ! So can you imagine all of the crops

planted which may still be producing crops in the wild today?

 

I have myself often noticed Berries in the Wild that looked out of

place. i see these were prob. Berries planted by a formeer Gardner.

 

Currants are really a good fruit; in fact; Dr. Carelton Fredericks

Ph.D. states " Red Currants have high amount of Vitamin C naturally.

 

One reason I do not harvest Wild Herbs in Spring and Summer is:

 

1. the Herbs; esp. Roots sometimes taste " like dirt; even after wash.

 

2. I never know the exact time of season to look for Herbs. Do you

pull the Herbs like Dandelion by the roots or just top the greens?

 

*I seek Leaafy green type natural Herbs like Chicory to use as a

Salad green or steamed veggie. I already know of Dandelion and

Plantain. What's the best Wild Herb easiest to find for " steaming? A.

 

I like the bitter taste of Fresh uncooked wild greens also. Thank-u. !

 

 

, " Renee " <gaiacita

wrote:

>

> Hi Anne. Your talking to an old hand at gardening. Lol I love

it. Anyway

> nope asparagus doesn't have to be in a raised bed. Does just fine

anywhere

> you put it--but make sure you put it where you want it because

asparagus

> beds can last 30 YEARS or more. Wild asparagus grows along fence

lines and

> back home in Illinois it was common to see people walking the fence

lines of

> old farms looking for wild asparagus every spring. They knew most

old

> farmers use to grow asparagus and the seeds would blow and land

against the

> fence weeds and take hold. Even if the farm had been abandoned for

years,

> the asparagus would still be growing and they could collect without

actually

> trespassing on the farm land!

>

> A rhubarb bed will last for generations. We had one the whole time

I was

> growing up. It was always a dare to us kids to pick a stalk of

rhubarb

> (without Mom catching us lol) and eating it. It's so SOUR, but

kids will

> eat anything. Pies and jellies and just stewed rhubarb for

desert. Yum!

>

> Artichokes only grow in the south where it's warm all the time.

They also

> grow in beds that, if it's warm enough, will be there for years and

years.

> They make big, huge beautiful flowers that are cut and used in dried

> arrangements. But if you cut the flower you don't get the choke,

so some

> are raised for the flowers and some for food. They are cool looking

> plants--they get very large.

>

> It's nice to be able to plant once and harvest forever. Berry

bushes are

> the same way. I love currents though most people don't grow them

> anymore--they are an old fashioned fruit, but SO delicious. I had

wild

> gooseberries growing in our yard. I'm not as fond of gooseberries

because

> they are too sour to eat straight off the bush, though they make

good pies.

> I like to just pick and much as I'm working in the yard and garden,

and

> currents and black berries are just the ticket.

>

> Samala

> Renee

>

> ----

>

> Hi Renee: I recall people growing Rhubarb as a garden crop and then

> Baking Pies out of it. Rhubarb is really a health food and is not

as

> Common today as it was. I'll research the Essiac Rhubarb species.

>

> Some other healthy crops to grow are Asparagus and Celery. I

> Understand Asparagus has to be grown in raised beds.

>

> Another great food is Artichokes; I don't even know how they grow!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne. I suppose it's all a matter of taste. I LIKE the taste of dirt.

:-) And I don't like bitter greens. When I use to eat meat my favorite

meat was anything wild--I much prefer that " gamey " taste that people talk

ABout over farm raised meat any day. You can learn to like the taste of

strange " things, it just takes time. Taste a little bite today, a little

bite tomorrow. In a few months you'll wind up eating the whole thing

because it now tastes good to you, instead of like dirt. Or, you can look

at it like I say in my lectures " it's medicine, it's not SUPPOSE to taste

good " lolol

 

As for the berries--sometimes people would have planted them and left the

area--you'd find an old homestead somewhere close by. But many times when

you see berries out of place, it's because a bird deposited seeds in their

poop, and the seeds took hold and a whole colony was established. That's

how I had wild gooseberries growing back home, and how I have wild chili

pequines here.

 

Dandelions are good as green tops in the spring, but wait till late summer

and early fall for the roots as medicine--they are stronger then. If you

remember which part of the plant you want as medicine, that will help tell

you when to pick. If you want root medicine, then usually you'd pick in the

fall because then all plants are storing energy in their roots to get them

through the winter. If you want the green part as medicine then you want to

pick in the spring because that's when all the plants energy goes to " awaken

the plant. You should go look for a good wild foods book for your area.

There are many out on the market now. Some will just be using wilds as food

for the diner table, but there are also some wild foods book that list how

to use wild plants as edible medicine. I have a whole shelf of those books,

but I'm too tired to go and get the names and authors now. Besides, when I

bought those books it was back in the 70's so I'm sure there are much newer

ones you'd be interested in. Because I lived in Illinois we had a lot of

the same type of plants growing there as was growing in the Ozarks. About

the only wild food books back then were from authors living in the Ozarks

area, but now, in a big book store, you can find wild food authors from just

about every part of the US.

 

Most greens are good for steaming. Most of the very first plants of spring

in your area were eaten in the old days, and called spring tonics! Because

people back then went most of the winter without anything green, and when

plants first come up they are full of nutrients so it was very refreshing

and blood cleansing for people to eat their spring greens. Most plants

taste better when they are young, like your dandelion. They get bitter when

they get older. Do you make chicory coffee? A good wild food book will

tell you what part to pick when, but did you know that you can use the

chicory roots for coffee, the leaves for greens and the flowers as pretty

edibles in salads? My folks use to speak of THEIR folks making an early

spring salads every year of dandelions and hard boiled eggs, onions and hot

bacon grease, called a wilted salad. You put everything into the salad and

pour hot bacon grease over it, the greens Shrivel down to almost nothing,

but BOY does that salad ever taste great. I use to make it every once in a

while back then, but we don't have any true dandelions here. But just about

every early green was used because of going so long without any for the

winter. Now we have so many more options, that you pick the spring greens

that only taste good to you without having to worry about needing to

replenish your body with nutrients you didn't get during the winter (so that

you would eat any green back then). Lots of people ate poke leaves, but you

have to know the plant, and when to harvest, because the leaves can make you

sick if they are too old. A good tasting wild green is fiddle leaf ferns

(kind of like asparagus). There's wild ginger in the spring, sassafras,

cattail, oh, lots and lots. You have to learn what is growing in your area

and how to cook them. That's where a book becomes essential as almost no

one teaches this stuff in class rooms.

 

Oh, a remarkable plant you might be interested in, and can find growing

almost everywhere in the US, is cattails. In the winter you can dig tubers

out from the half frozen mud along the creeks and in ditches where they grow

In the early spring you can take the very tops--the female part--of the

stalks and steam them and they taste like sweet corn. The male part is the

bottom thick part of the stalk, what you normally think of when you think of

the brown part of a cattail was used as stuffing in shoes and moccasins to

keep warm in the winter and also as bed stuffing, the leaves were used to

weave baskets. The Indians used every part of the cattail. There are just

sooooo many edible foods, that 90% of the population knows nothing about.

Just go to a good bookstore and ask for the section on wild foods. You will

be amazed at the information you can find. There are even field guides for

wild foods that are quite handy to stick in a backpack as you go walking

about, identifying plants that live in your area. I use to carry mine with

me in the car and was always stopping along the back roads i.d.ing plants.

A few times I'd stop along busy highways because I'd see something there

that I didn't know. A couple of times a cop would stop and ask me what I

was doing (or a nice driver would stop and ask me if I needed help :-) and I

d just show them my book and they'd go on their way. It's an interesting

and useful hobby.

 

Samala

Renee

 

 

----

 

I have myself often noticed Berries in the Wild that looked out of

Place. I see these were prob. Berries planted by a formeer Gardner.

 

Currants are really a good fruit; in fact; Dr. Carelton Fredericks

Ph.D. States " Red Currants have high amount of Vitamin C naturally.

 

One reason I do not harvest Wild Herbs in Spring and Summer is:

 

1. The Herbs; ESP. Roots sometimes taste " like dirt; even after wash.

 

2. I never know the exact time of season to look for Herbs. Do you

Pull the Herbs like Dandelion by the roots or just top the greens?

 

*I seek Leaafy green type natural Herbs like Chicory to use as a

Salad green or steamed veggie. I already know of Dandelion and

Plantain. What's the best Wild Herb easiest to find for " steaming? A.

 

I like the bitter taste of Fresh uncooked wild greens also. Thank-U. !