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05-18-2002, 12:46 PM
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 Herbs How about an herb name game. Like the other name games before, you start your herb with the last letter of the herb before it. maybe a tiny definition would be a learning tool. summer purslane Excellent in an herb salad,the dried seeds are ground into a type of flour
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me"  |
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05-19-2002, 12:32 PM
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| Epazote- used predominately in Mexican cooking, in tortilla dishes and especially with black beans, for flavoring and flatulence reduction!
__________________ "Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Auntie Mame |
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05-19-2002, 01:22 PM
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| Eastern Camas The bulb was an important native American food source that caused intertribal war over possession of it's habitat
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" |
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05-19-2002, 03:48 PM
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| Ylang-ylang. The spicy jasmine scented flowers are picked for for personal adonment, worn as a love charm 
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" |
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05-19-2002, 05:00 PM
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| galangal , the Thai relative of spicy ginger. I was tempted to throw you back to the ys with Good King Henry, wholesome potherb. Shoots gathered when 12cm/5" high are peeled, boiled and eaten like asparagus. Young tender leaves are prepared like spinach. Excellent remedy for indigestion. Phil |
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#7
05-19-2002, 05:24 PM
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| No problem with the y's, besides a little yet-mo-ju goes a long way, but i must admit that "good king henry" comes from a great local name "all good", remember though..it's cousin "bad Henry" is poisonous so never confuse the two. But to keep on track... lady's smock it is so beautiful, the butterflys decide to lay there eggs here
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" |
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05-19-2002, 05:56 PM
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| I'm all for shamanic herbs, but I have yet to see piper methysticum on the east coast. But I look forward to a sip, anything to help me relax anyway Agrimony sorry about the "Y" it's all medicinal
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" |
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05-19-2002, 07:49 PM
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| Yarrow- used as a tonic in helping to regulate the function of the liver and as a blood cleanser. Planted in your garden next to your other herbs it will enhance their essential oil production. I just planted a whole bunch with the lovely name "Paprika"
__________________ "Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Auntie Mame |
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05-20-2002, 07:19 AM
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| I've been trying to kill the yarrow in my yard. Very aggressive and keeps popping up now after three years of assault. Woad, a legislated weed in Utah, as it is outcompeting native plants in the wild. Blue and indigo dye plant. Phil |
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#12
05-20-2002, 08:53 AM
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| Sorry to hear about your yarrow- mine comes and goes so I replant every couple of years... Dong Quai- the queen of all female herbs!
__________________ "Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Auntie Mame |
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05-20-2002, 10:19 PM
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| I like that one! Amaranth- a vitamin- packed herb high in iron and vitamin C - was used by the Indians as a survival food. The mature seeds were eaten raw or mixed with cornmeal or added to soups. The leaves were used in place of spinach. One of my favorite for beautiful plants!
__________________ "Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Auntie Mame |
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05-20-2002, 11:23 PM
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| Well, I'm going to just jump right on in here with Horehound An herb in the mint family, once used for making hard candy that was soothing to the throat.Take 1 1/2 C horehound, or any other suitable herb, and simmer in 4 C water for 15 minutes. Strain. Stir in 3 C graulated sugar, 3 C brown sugar. Bring to "hard crack", pour in greased pan, score asap, & break as soon as it is hard. Really fun to try with unexpected herbs! The Saucy Cajun
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