Medicinal use of herbs

tango · Mar 9, 2017

Capsaicin appears to be good for all sorts of things. I love hot peppers, which is probably a very good thing for me.

user1234 · Mar 9, 2017

Brighten04 said:
Has anyone used herbs in a diffusser f for inhalation therapy? I have used essential oils in a diffusser until I broke my diffuser. I use spearmint and eucalyptus oil and lavender and chamomile oil.

Groovy! Years ago, some of us would use herbs in a different kind of 'diffuser' . It was also for inhalation. (The therapy came later) :hippie:

When I was a kid, Wildroot Cream Oil was an essential oil for keeping my pompadour looking cool.

Cassia · Mar 10, 2017

Brighten04 said:
Has anyone used herbs in a diffusser f for inhalation therapy? I have used essential oils in a diffusser until I broke my diffuser. I use spearmint and eucalyptus oil and lavender and chamomile oil.

I use aromatherapy oils too. Some, like theives oil that has euchalyptus etc is great for when grankids with runny noses are here. They match my Hymilain salt lamps well

I have a mix of patcholi and lavender infusing today. They need to be therapy quality tho to be effective. I just got some francincence lately.

Brighten04 · Mar 10, 2017

Cassia said:
I use aromatherapy oils too. Some, like theives oil that has euchalyptus etc is great for when grankids with runny noses are here. They match my Hymilain salt lamps well I have a mix of patcholi and lavender infusing today. They need to be therapy quality tho to be effective. I just got some frankincense lately.

Is your frankincense in oil form?

Cassia · Mar 10, 2017

Brighten04 said:
Is your frankincense in oil form?

yes it's available from amazon

Cassia · Mar 10, 2017

Finally made the juice this morning with ginger, carrots, beet, apple, and celery. Very refreshing

Brighten04 · Mar 12, 2017

I think if we learn how to use herbs effectively, a lot of ills can be prevented or even cured.

psalms 91 · Mar 12, 2017

I agree and there are many useful things to learn, for instance did you know that you can grind walnuts for a flour? Or that queen anns lace first year growth you can boil the roots and they taste just like carrots? Good stuff

Brighten04 · Mar 12, 2017

psalms 91 said:
I agree and there are many useful things to learn, for instance did you know that you can grind walnuts for a flour? Or that queen anns lace first year growth you can boil the roots and they taste just like carrots? Good stuff

No I didn't know that about walnuts. Have you tried the roots of Queen Ann's lace?

psalms 91 · Mar 12, 2017

Brighten04 said:
No I didn't know that about walnuts. Have you tried the roots of Queen Ann's lace?

Yes, very good, make sure it is first year or else they will never get tender

Lamb · Jan 30, 2018

Bumping up an old thread.

Is there a list of herbs known to make some medicines ineffective somewhere?

tango · Jan 31, 2018

I remember reading somewhere that there's a particular enzyme in grapefruit juice that can play havoc with some kinds of medicine. I forget the details but the gist of the problem is that the body retains the medicine rather than processing it the way it should. I've seen a couple of medicines that include the instruction to avoid consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice when using the medicine.

Lamb · Jan 31, 2018

I remember reading about that...the grapefruit! I know with some medicines you need to take with food and others you have to wait an hour after taking them before you can even eat breakfast!

tango · Jan 31, 2018

Lämmchen said:
I remember reading about that...the grapefruit! I know with some medicines you need to take with food and others you have to wait an hour after taking them before you can even eat breakfast!

I noted it in particular because I'm rather fond of grapefruit. I don't eat them much but every once in a while I get a hankering for grapefruit juice. It has to be plain juice, I don't want it sweetened. I really don't see the point of taking something that's supposed to be sour and loading it with enough sugar to take the sourness away, might as well drink something else.

Lamb · Jan 31, 2018

tango said:
I noted it in particular because I'm rather fond of grapefruit. I don't eat them much but every once in a while I get a hankering for grapefruit juice. It has to be plain juice, I don't want it sweetened. I really don't see the point of taking something that's supposed to be sour and loading it with enough sugar to take the sourness away, might as well drink something else.

You're the 2nd person I've ever known to like grapefruit

LOL

tango · Feb 9, 2018

Lämmchen said:
You're the 2nd person I've ever known to like grapefruit LOL

Not many people seem to like them. That's fine with me.... less competition for them

Brighten04 · Feb 10, 2018

I like grapefruit a lot.

Lamb · Feb 10, 2018

Brighten04 said:
I like grapefruit a lot.

Pink or yellow?

Krissy Cakes · Feb 11, 2018

Lämmchen said:
Pink or yellow?

Yellow? Never seen those before. I've only heard of the pink kind.

tango · Feb 18, 2018

Krissy Cakes said:
Yellow? Never seen those before. I've only heard of the pink kind.

I'd seen yellow grapefruit for years before I came across a pink one. I prefer pink grapefruit but will take either. I vaguely recall seeing red grapefruit a while back, from what I recall they looked like oversize oranges but tasted a lot more tart.

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