Stevia....Ground Cherries..

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Stevia-rebaudiana PIC    STEVIA

Commercialization

Steviol glycosides were first commercialized as a sweetener in 1971 by the Japanese firm Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., a leading stevia extract producer in Japan.

Stevia has been grown on an experimental basis in Ontario, Canada since 1987 for the purpose of determining the feasibility of growing the crop commercially.

In 2007, The Coca-Cola Company announced plans to obtain approval for their stevia-derived sweetener,rebiana, for use as a food additive within the United States by 2009, as well as plans to market rebiana-sweetened products in 12 countries that allow stevia's use as a food additive.^[35][36] In May 2008, Coca Cola and Cargill announced the availability of Truvia, a consumer brand stevia sweetener containingerythritol and rebiana,^[37] which the FDA permitted as a food additive in December 2008.^[38] Coca-Cola announced intentions to release stevia-sweetened beverages in late December 2008.^[39]

Shortly afterward, PepsiCo and Pure Circle announced PureVia, their brand of stevia-based sweetener, but withheld release of beverages sweetened with rebaudioside A until receipt of FDA confirmation. Since the FDA permitted Truvia and PureVia, both Coca Cola and PepsiCo have introduced products that contain their new sweeteners.^[40]

GROUND CHERRY:
wiki/Ground_cherry
These plants grow in most soil types and do very well in poor soils and in pots. They need lots of water throughout the growing year, except towards fruit-ripening time. Plants are susceptible to many of the common tomato diseases and pests; other pests such as aphids, white flies, spider mites, and the false potato beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) also attack them. Propagation is by seed. Some species are self-incompatible and require multiple plants for fruit set.
In Chinese medicine, the Physalis is used as a remedy for abscesses, coughs, fevers and sore throats, among others.^[5] Smooth groundcherry (P. subglabrata) is considered a hallucinogenic plant by some, and its cultivation for other than ornamental purposes is outlawed in Louisiana by State Act 159. However, its use as a hallucinogen does not appear widespread.

Identification pics of trees, seaweed...

Irish sight .. pics of seaweed!
NE Atlantic  .. good descriptions!

chemical comp osition of seaweeds




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Top 15 Antibiotic Herbs

Stephen lists the following as his top 15 antibiotic herbs.  I might also add cinnamon (perhaps it’s been added in his second edition, which I haven’t had the pleasure of reading yet).

• Acacia
• Aloe: active against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonos aeruginosa, and herpes simplex virus
• Cryptolepsis
• Echinacea:against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., mycobacterium (tuberculosis)
• Eucalyptus
• Garlic:active against Tuberculosis, Shigell dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonos aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli (E.coli), Streptococcus spp., Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Protues merbilis, herpes simplex, influenza B, HIV and many others.
• Ginger
• Goldenseal
• Grapefruit Seed Extract
• Honey
• Juniper
• Licorice:gainst malaria, tuberculosis, Bacillis subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sobrinus, S. mutans, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Vibrio cholera, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, Toxocara canis.
• Sage
• Usnea
• Wormwood

 

Cough-Be-Gone and Sore Throat Syrup Recipe

In Rosemary’s book, she lists the ingredients as follows:

• 4 parts fennel seed
• 2 parts licorice root
• 2 parts slippery elm bark
• 2 parts valerian
• 2 parts  wild cherry bark
• 1 part cinnamon bark
• ½ part ginger root
• 1/8 part orange  peel

To make 1 quart of herbal infusion, Rosemary recommend 2 ounces of herb mixture to one quart of water.  To get roughly the right weight, I used 2 tablespoons fennel seed, 1 tbsp licorice root, 1 tbsp, slippery elm bark, 1 tbsp valerian, 1 tbsp wild cherry bark, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon bark, 3/4 teaspoon ginger root and 1/4 teaspoon orange peel.  All measurements were a little generous so I had enough to get 2 ounces.

http://www.commonsensehome.com/cold-and-cough-care/