Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Amazing the way Moringa is being promoted. If it's what I think it could be Limlu, a MLM company that says it's the nectar of the Gods-very expensive, and I was told there are dozens of MD's into it. And here you are just eating out of your garden and putting in bean soup. Morinda is actually Noni and again has been around for eons. I'm sure all of them are equally good as all around tonics for your body. Suma http://members.cox.net/agingless4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hello all. Enjoy your bean soup! a package of moringa leaves (about a cup) is <$2 alternate or add gua lou leaves (bitter melon) or another not very popular, jute leaves. this are all very reach in nutrients. Can all be grown in my backyard. Gua lou grow wild in Florida. Go figure that. Take care. amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hi Andrea Beth, As long as it doesn't snow in Sedona, you can still try to plant Moringa. Cover the roots in the winter when it get cold. Also you can plant the other 3 veg I mentioned. Gather the leaves & freeze them for future use. These are seasonal. Save some seeds for next spring. Happy planting. amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hi, Gua Lou and Bitter melon are in the same family, but gua lou is trichosanthes and bitter melon is momordica. Lea. Chinese Medicine , Amyc144 wrote: > > > Hello all. Enjoy your bean soup! > a package of moringa leaves (about a cup) is <$2 > alternate or add gua lou leaves (bitter melon) > or another not very popular, jute leaves. > this are all very reach in nutrients. Can all be grown in my backyard. > Gua lou grow wild in Florida. > Go figure that. Take care. > > amy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hi there!. Both species are eaten as vegetables the same way (trichosantis/ momordica) leaves, fruits and all. Trichosantis is considered wild variety, more bitter smaller fruit. Momordica is the cultivated variety, less bitter taste, bigger fruits. But leaves are the same. When you buy them from the store, it doesnt make any difference. Use them, cook them, eat them the same way. In my culture they have the same name. Used interchangeably as food/medicinals. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hi, I didnt know that you could eat Gua lou leaves. When I was in China I remember bitter melon being called Ku3Gua1. Due to the latin names, I felt they weren't as closely related as, say, bai ju hua and ye ju hua. You mentioned your cultural background, if you dont mind me asking, what is your background? Bitter melon has never been a big favourite of mine, but I grew up in the tropics and we grew many different varieties of tropical fruits and vegetables, so many of the fruits and vegetables on offer in China seemed like home to me. I remember being happy to discover that durians and jakfruits were sold in the departure lounge of kunming airport. I wanted to take some as carry-on luggage, for a bit of in-flight snacking. Thankfully for everyone else, reason prevailed. If your in Florida, you could also try the new leaves or flowers of Hibiscus Tiliaceous, they are eaten as a green right through the pacific islands. They're a bit rough though. Avoid the sap in the flower buds though, it can have a laxative effect. In florida its considered an invasive species, so I dont know whether they are poisioned or not. Something to keep in mind. Regards, Lea. Chinese Medicine , Amyc144 wrote: > > Hi there!. > Both species are eaten as vegetables the same way (trichosantis/ momordica) > leaves, fruits and all. Trichosantis is considered wild variety, more > bitter smaller fruit. Momordica is the cultivated variety, less bitter taste, > bigger fruits. > But leaves are the same. When you buy them from the store, it doesnt make > any difference. > Use them, cook them, eat them the same way. > In my culture they have the same name. Used interchangeably as > food/medicinals. > Take care. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome treated by acupuncture. Hum Brain Mapp. 2006 Jun 7;. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve characterized by paresthesias and pain in the first through fourth digits. We hypothesize that aberrant afferent input from CTS will lead to maladaptive cortical plasticity, which may be corrected by appropriate therapy. Functional MRI (fMRI) scanning and clinical testing was performed on CTS patients at baseline and after 5 weeks of acupuncture treatment. As a control, healthy adults were also tested 5 weeks apart. During fMRI, sensory stimulation was performed for median nerve innervated digit 2 (D2) and digit 3 (D3), and ulnar nerve innervated digit 5 (D5). Surface-based and region of interest (ROI)-based analyses demonstrated that while the extent of fMRI activity in contralateral Brodmann Area 1 (BA 1) and BA 4 was increased in CTS compared to healthy adults, after acupuncture there was a significant decrease in contralateral BA 1 (P < 0.005) and BA 4 (P < 0.05) activity during D3 sensory stimulation. Healthy adults demonstrated no significant test-retest differences for any digit tested. While D3/D2 separation was contracted or blurred in CTS patients compared to healthy adults, the D2 SI representation shifted laterally after acupuncture treatment, leading to increased D3/D2 separation. Increasing D3/D2 separation correlated with decreasing paresthesias in CTS patients (P < 0.05). As CTS-induced paresthesias constitute diffuse, synchronized, multidigit symptomatology, our results for maladaptive change and correction are consistent with Hebbian plasticity mechanisms. Acupuncture, a somatosensory conditioning stimulus, shows promise in inducing beneficial cortical plasticity manifested by more focused digital representations. Hum Brain Mapp, 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Oakland, CA 94609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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