Herbal Medicine

Passionaria · 05-01-2010, 11:52 AM

Passionaria · 05-01-2010, 11:53 AM

Passionaria · 05-01-2010, 11:54 AM

Passionaria · 05-01-2010, 11:55 AM

Blaze · 05-01-2010, 01:20 PM

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Blaze · 05-03-2010, 01:46 PM

Native Plants Used As Medicine in Hawaii
Beatrice H. Krauss

PIA - Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
The Polynesians brought this plant with them to Hawaii. It has roundish white

underground tubers which are full of starch. It was the tuber that the Hawaiians used for medicine.
The tubers were grated and the grated material put in water in a calabash -- the starch settled on the bottom. Each day, for several days, the clear water was poured off and fresh water was added -- this was to get rid of a bitterness in the pia starch. When all the bitterness was gone, the last water was poured off, and the starch was spread on a flat stone to dry. When it had dried as a sheet of starch, it was scraped off, and ground up into a powder in a stone mortar with a stone pestle. This dry, raw starch was used to cure diarrhea and dysentery.

Blaze · 05-03-2010, 01:48 PM

Native Plants Used As Medicine in Hawaii
Beatrice H. Krauss
`AWAPUHI-KUAHIWI - Wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
The Polynesians brought this plant with them when they came to Hawaii. It has large underground stems (which most people call "roots"). These underground stems are knobby, and when cut, have a nice spicy smell like `awapuhi-pake (the ginger we use in cooking). It is this "root" that the Hawaiians used for medicine.

They would take the "roots" of `awapuhi-kuahiwi, wash them, and then grind them in a stone mortar with a stone pestle. Then they would add water to the ground-up material, and finally strain the mixture through the fibers of makaloa, a Hawaiian sedge (it looks a little like a grass). The clear liquid would then be drunk to cure a stomach ache. It is interesting to know that people in other parts of the world make a medicine out of the "roots" of commercial ginger (`awapuhi-pake), and use it for stomach aches -- this is called "Jamaica ginger

Sachita · 05-14-2010, 08:08 AM

someone asked me to post on Goji Berries

I don't have time today but will. I started researching it and growing it when I realized it could easily grow in zone 7. In fact a woman sent me a pic from NY that had a huge bush in her yard. The trick is getting it going and caring for it until it establishes itself. More on this later. We will be selling small plants soon shipped by mail.

You can do a search online about goji berries. IMO there are many health benefits and they taste really good, unlike Noni..ewwww and easier to grow in your own backyard then something like Mangosteen which is tropical fruit.

femmedyke · 05-14-2010, 08:46 AM

I take nettle for my allergies.

I've been seeking an herbal remedy for PMS, does anyone have any information?

I also believe that my body functions best when implementing both eastern and western medicine.

xo

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05-03-2010, 01:48 PM	#7
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