Are Green Potatoes Really Poisonous - NO

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, food scientists confirm that green potatoes are dangerous. They contain high levels of solanine, a toxin that can cause nausea, headaches and >>

 

Nonsense. Everyone eats some few green potatoes, each season. And everyone COOKS those potatoes like they do all other potatoes. And that heating denatures whatever slight amount of "poison" is in there. Can you get sick from eating green potatoes? Only if you are almost a clinical idiot. You'd have to diet exclusively on green potatoes --that's not likely. And, you'd have to only eat them RAW --even less likely.

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FENUGREEK Fenugreek belongs to the family Fabaceae. Fenugreek is used both as an herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed). It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop.

INTRODUCTION: This plant is also used commonly both as a food and spice, being one of the aromatic herbs, it is used in traditional medicinal uses. It is very much well known in Egypt for a long time ago. Egyptian papyri mention the plant as one necessary for the mummification process. Its common name is fenugreek or Greek hay seed or bird's foot. Its botanical name is Trigonella foenum-graecum. Its Arabic name is Hilba, hilbeh.

 

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KEY ACTIONS OF FENUGREEK:

* Anti-inflammatory

* Antispasmodic (aerial parts)

* Demulcent

* Digestive tonic

* Hypoglycemic

* Lowers blood cholesterol

* Promotes milk flow

* Uterine stimulant NATURAL USES OF FENUGREEK:

* Fenugreek Decoctions are used as warming drinks for menstrual pain, stomach upsets, and to stimulate milk flow for breast-feeding mothers. The bitter taste can be disguised with a little honey.

* Tinctures of fenugreek seeds are used for reproductive disorders and conditions involving kidney weakness, and with other herbs for diabetes.

* Fenugreek Capsules are used to control glucose metabolism in late onset diabetes.

* Fenugreek Poultices or ointments from the powdered seeds are applied to boils and cellulites.

* Infusions of the aerial parts or sprouted seeds are used for abdominal cramps, labour, and menstrual pain.

TRADITIONAL USES OF FENUGREEK: Fenugreek is an esteemed medicine in North Africa, the Middle East, and India, being used for a wide variety of conditions. The nourishing seeds are given during convalescence and to encourage weight gain, especially in anorexia.

 

* Fenugreek is commonly reported to lower blood pressure and LDL blood cholesterol levels.

* Fenugreek is often cited as a natural remedy for migraines.

* Fenugreek is often cited as a natural remedy for asthma. However, inhalation of the powder can cause asthma and allergic symptoms.

* The seeds' soothing effect makes them of value in treating gastritis and gastric ulcers.

* The seeds are used to induce childbirth and to increase breast-milk production.

* The seeds are also used to lower blood sugar and blood cholesterol levels.

* Externally, the seeds are applied as a paste to treat abscesses, boils, ulcers, and burns, or used as a douche for excessive vaginal discharge.

* The seeds freshen bad breath and help restore a dulled sense of taste.

* The oil in the seeds is used as a skin softener and emollient.

* Fenugreek tea is an excellent relief for colic and fever in children.

* In China, the seeds are used as a pessary to treat cervical cancer.

* In the Middle East and the Balkans, the aerial parts are a folk remedy for abdominal cramps associated with both menstrual pain and diarrhea or gastroenteritis. They are also used to ease labour pains.

* Herbalists in Asia and the Mediterranean often recommend fenugreek to stimulate contractions in delayed or sluggish labour.

MEDICINAL USES OF FENUGREEK: Fenugreek is one of the oldest recorded medicinal herbs, highly esteemed by both east and west. Fenugreek has a beneficial action on cleansing the blood.

* As a diaphoretic it is able to bring on a sweat and to help detox the body. This takes place through the pores of the skin. The pungent aroma of fenugreek may be smelt on the skin and in under-arm perspiration. This is evidence that the herb is working well. After using the sprouts for a while, this fenugreek body aroma, does not seem to be so apparent, maybe, the sprouts have done a pretty good cleanse.

 

* Fenugreek also has the reputation as a lymphatic cleansing herb. The lymphatic system is the vacuum cleaner of the body. It has the vital role to irrigate the cells with nutrients and to remove toxic wastes, dead cells and trapped proteins.

 

* Fenugreek is a practical herb for all mucus conditions of the body, particularly the lungs, by helping to clear congestion. It is a powerful antioxidant and it acts as a mucus solvent and throat cleanser, which also eases the urge to cough. Even drinking the water that seeds have soaked in and been rinsed with, helps to soften and dissolve, accumulated and hardened masses of cellular debris. Use fenugreek for head colds, influenza, catarrh, constipation, bronchial complaints, asthma, emphysema, pneumonia, pleurisy, tuberculosis, sore throat, laryngitis, hay fever and sinusitis.

 

* Fenugreek has been used for peptic ulcers and inflamed conditions of the stomach and bowel, absorbing toxic material and eliminating it; the healing and soothing action, creates a protective coating, like a lubricant, over inflamed areas. Take a cup of fenugreek tea before meals can bring relief from numerous ailments. Fenugreek has helped travellers who have experienced abdominal griping pains and gastric upsets, when travelling in countries where food and water have been contaminated. The slightly bitter properties of the seed are beneficial to digestion.

 

* Use fenugreek to strengthen the nervous system, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, gall bladder and glands. Fenugreek seeds, either dry, or soaked in water for a few hours are chewed, as a breath freshener. Eating the sprouts, gives a similar benefit to the breath.

 

* Other medicinal uses of fenugreek have included: indigestion, allergies, anaemia, chronic fatigue, toothache, sciatica, neuralgia, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, blood poisoning, anorexia, acne, oedema, hernia, muscular pain, constipation, diarrhoea, blood cleanser, headache, migraine, menstrual discomfort, menopause symptoms including hot flushes, mood swings and stress, ear infections and waxy ear, failing eyesight, cataracts, glaucoma and sore eyes, palpitations, ulcers, stabilise hormone function, to relieve fevers from infectious diseases like measles and mumps, for sugar cravings, to aid fat metabolism, weight loss, internal 'spring-cleaning', and to stimulating the reproductive organs and relieving impotence. Fenugreek has had the reputation for enhancing libido.

 

CULINARY USES OF FENUGREEK: Fenugreek is very widely used as culinary herb and considered safe as a food supplement. It is used as a flavoring for both human and animal feed. However, because fenugreek has potential uterine stimulating properties which could potentially lead to miscarriage, it should not be used during pregnancy in any form.

 

* Crushed fenugreek seed is an ingredient in curry powder. Seeds are added to pastries, marinades, pickles, chutneys and brines. The aroma of the seed is spicy, the flavour slightly pungent and bitter. The young leaves of fenugreek plants and the green seeds, shelled from green pods, taste like green peas.

 

* Soaked seed, used as 'fenugreek berries' at 24 hours of germination, are soft and jelly-like, with a pleasantly mild flavour. If grown to 1cm long, sprouts are delicious, with a mild, spicy flavour.

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