Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur
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Lemon Balm
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostWe have plentiful amounts of that in the garden here to offer great supplies of golden flowers. Not sure it's possible to harvest it for medicinal purposes, though.
So how about St Johns Wort gin, a la sloe gin??
This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John's_wort says more about its effects.I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!
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Originally posted by LeMartinPecheur View PostEver tried St John's Wort jlw? I use it to keep tolerably un-depressed. Thought I'd been on it a bit long a while back and gave up taking it. OK for some weeks then, once I'd forgotten what I'd done, started feeling dreadful. OK, there were things in my life which kinda justified feeling pretty cr*p so I hoped it would go away. It didn't and eventually I had the wit to resume the SJW. Bliss!
Only snag with it is that it's far more than doubled in price in the last year: something to do with gov't-imposed tests/ certification of traditional medicines I believe. No doubt it'll save lotsa lives...
(There's always wine of course... especially warm Italian reds on summer nights...)
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Originally posted by salymap View PostI have a large bush of this. Is it possible to dry the leaves to make a moth deterrent
or pot pourri sort of thing. And can it be used in drinks?? It's just by the back door and smells lovely at the moment
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Originally posted by gradus View PostEver tried Lemon Verbena a much stronger sherbet-lemon sort of smell and would I imagine make a stronger infusion/flavouring than Lemon Balm which can, I find, be a bit invasive in the garden
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There was an interesting and rather bad tempered(not on my part !) discussion on the board about natural remedies when the new EU controls came in.
I might dig it out.
Interesting thoughts re lemon balm from JLW.
Didn't know that SJW had shot up in price. At least its still available.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostThere was an interesting and rather bad tempered(not on my part !) discussion on the board about natural remedies when the new EU controls came in.
Some "natural" remedies can be very dangerous indeed when combined with other substances
Some other things are simply fairy dust designed to fool the idiot woomongers of Totnes
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and it is important that the distinctions are not just made by those with an interest in supporting drugs companies.
Its also important to remember that our species has probably "lost" a huge amount of knowledge over time.
What is the active ingredient in raw coconut oil? I don't know, but it cures my eczema, without the rather unpleasant side effects of the steroids that usually get prescribed.
Some legal drugs authorised by NICE are a disaster, many are excellent
Some natural remedies work, some may be worthless.
Big money leads to wrongdoing, on all sides.Last edited by teamsaint; 09-06-13, 19:47.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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