Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Thanks But I was looking for recipes of stuff to make my self not buy premade. Thanks again Bev No problem! That is where the home-made Echinacea comes in. An herbalist on another list contributed this recipe for an immune tonic, and then there is the trusty 4 thieves combination. She wrote: <In our household we do several things which seem to work very well: Consistent intake of blue green algae (sorry, this was not an algae list, I am not the only bottom feeder) Probiotics Home-made echinacea tincture for any symptoms that might occur And if there is something that really 'gets' us, we use a tincture I make up (which I got from my herb teacher): 3 echincacea 2 chapparell 1 goldenseal 1/2 licorice 1/4 cayenne> Another person on the same list wrote this: I have an article on the Four Thieves formula on http://www.kitchendoctor.com/articles/four_thieves.html. There are several recipes there. I personally use both herbs and essential oils. I have tried ravensara, bee balm, and many of the other essential oils regarded as effective, but in my opinion, wild oregano is superior to the others. Hope that helps Ien in the Kootenays ******************************* Stop. Breathe. Smile! ~Padma ( my TV yoga teacher) See my smiling face: http://www.greatestnetworker.com/ien ******************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 >Consistent intake of blue green algae Blue-green algae can be too cooling for some people... those folks can usually take chlorella, though. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I take and believe in GSE! Joshua Alexander <listservs wrote:>Consistent intake of blue green algae Blue-green algae can be too cooling for some people... those folks can usually take chlorella, though. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Blue-green algae can be too cooling for some people... those folks can usually take chlorella, though. -Josh Josh, Where did you get the idea that BGA is too cooling? I have heard practitioners with no personal experience of the substance say either it is too cool or too warm. According to Paul Pritchard, author of healing with whole foods, it is neutral in energy and very good at driving out " damp " . I am a kapha in the ayurvedic system, and do not get along well with cooling foods. Wild bluegreen algae is my mainstay and agrees with me like no other supplement ever has. However, I have known several Vata types who did not get along with it. Chlorella and spirulina are both great foods too. Ien in the Kootenays ********************************** " You miss 100% of the shots you don't take " Wayne Gretzky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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