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Parts Used: The leaves
Vitamins & Minerals: Tea is an excellent source of antioxidants. Also contains quercetin and Vitamin C. Tea is a natural stimulant, rather like coffee, but adds more nutrients to the mix. The longer you steep the tea, the more nutrients will be extracted, but some teas become unfathomably bitter if you let them steep too long.
Used for: General bone and heart health.
Name: Raspberry
Latin: Rubus Idaeus or Rubus Strigosus
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Family: Rosaceae
Parts Used: Leaves and Berries
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Used for: This herb is considered to be one of the best for later on in pregnancy, and can be used to tone and condition the uterus, regardless of whether or not you are pregnant. However, it is also a blood thinner, and I do not suggest that anyone with a history of miscarriage utilize this until the pregnancy is well established. After birth, raspberry will help to increase milk supply. It is also used to help combat post-partum depression. Fresh raspberries steeped in vinegar are a heart tonic.
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Directions & Warnings: Raspberry is a blood thinner, and should be used with caution if you utilize prescription blood-thinners.
Name: Ylang Ylang
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Used for: As an essential oil, this herb is used to enhance desire and combat frigidity.
Name: Rowan
Latin: Sorbus Species
Other Common Names: Mountain Ash
Family: Rosaceae
Vitamins & Minerals: The fruit is very high in Vitamin C.
Uses:
Start the day with 2 o oz glasses of filtered water. End with one. Sometime over the course of the day, take an antioxidant, 25-50 mg B-complex, and 500-1000 mg Vitamin C. Supplement those 3 morning and evening glasses of water with 2-5 more during the day.
Pack your diet with good fats: fish, olives, nuts, seeds, and beans.
Filter wash water before using it. More of the harmful stuff is absorbed through the skin during a shower or bath or doing dishes than you absorb from drinking it.
A good sized serving of meat or fish should be 3-4 oz, generally about the size of a deck of cards.
Good ratio on a plate is 1/2 coloured vegetables, 1/4 protein, 1/4 carbohydrates.
Put washed and dried whole herbs or vegetables in a bottle or other container, preferably glass, and pour in vinegar until filled. Steep for 4 to 6 weeks for full flavour before removing.
Combination Suggestions:
Red Wine Vinegar: Shallots, garlic cloves, tarragon
White or Cider Vinegar: Dill, Mint, Lemon Peel, Thyme, mustard seed, Lemon Grass (I’ve had luck with sage and basil as well.)
Rice Wine Vinegar: Peeled ginger, green onions
Hat Measurement: Should be taken 5/8″ above the eyebrows.
Posting this as sort of a warning. My household has done some searches over time for homemade detergent recipes. A number of them included a suggested ingredient of “Fels Naptha Soap.” Looked into it because there are a lot of unhealthy ways to make soap, varying in degree. This particular soap contains a Benzene derivative. Definitely not on the list of things you want to absorb through the skin, or get into your clothes.
Eggs: 1 tsp baking powder, 1 T water, 1 T white vinegar per egg
Milk: Nondairy liquid fairly much 1 for 1
Wheat: 1 tsp xanthan gum, 1 c alternative flour
Cornstarch: Use arrowroot, but cut the amount in half
Vinegar: Lemon juice
White Flour: Use a whole grain flour, but increase the amount of moisture in your recipe by 20%. Cut shortening by 10%.
White Sugar: Brown sugar, raw sugar, maple sugar, or honey. If you are subsituting honey, grease the measuring cup first, lessen the amount by 1 T + 1 tsp. If you are substituting brown sugar or maple sugar, pack it tightly in the cup.