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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2005 8:47:11 GMT -6
Who's doin Herbs and whatcha growin?
I got:
Peppermint
spearmint
lemon Balm
Pineapple mint
Catnip
Stevia
winter savory
Thyme
Cilantro
Sage
Rosemary
Also have:
Wormwood
Tansy
Am gonna try some valarian from seed.
Anyone had expirience with Valarian fom seed?
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Post by YB on Mar 9, 2005 10:14:42 GMT -6
Well, Last year I attempted Rosemary and Catnip but nothing come up so I am going to try again this year.
Any trick with Catnip? I followed package directions and never saw one plant!
I was concidering Valerian last year, never ordered the seeds. Good question though.. Might give it a go again.
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Post by Laura on Mar 9, 2005 12:28:42 GMT -6
We have wild catnip. Morris really likes it.
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Post by Laura on Mar 9, 2005 12:31:53 GMT -6
I think the only one we dont have is the Pineapple mint.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2005 14:26:21 GMT -6
Thought I lost my pineapple mint last year but it came up late in the summer!
Hope its back to stay!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2005 14:30:08 GMT -6
Well, Last year I attempted Rosemary and Catnip but nothing come up so I am going to try again this year. Any trick with Catnip? I followed package directions and never saw one plant! I was concidering Valerian last year, never ordered the seeds. Good question though.. Might give it a go again. I found seed for valerian at www.superseeds.com/ |
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Post by jeanette on Mar 9, 2005 15:51:03 GMT -6
does Valarian go by another name? why does that sound so familar
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Post by YB on Mar 9, 2005 16:46:17 GMT -6
Thanks X, I will check it out. What does Pineapple mint taste like??
J, you may have heard of Valerian root. Used as an aid in sleeping. Known for it's calming effect.
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Post by jeanette on Mar 9, 2005 17:59:06 GMT -6
yep that's it all right...
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Post by seadog on Mar 10, 2005 20:58:34 GMT -6
Valerian is very useful. Its one of the herbs I can recommend to patients with no fear of interaction to their pharmacy meds. It is good for insomnia. It does have a side effect of nasty burps.
Catnip is one of my worst weeds around here. If ya get it started don't let it get out of hand or you'll be sorry.
How do you grow stevia? That is an interesting plant.
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Post by helen on Mar 11, 2005 4:02:00 GMT -6
Seadog are you a doctor?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 11, 2005 6:29:35 GMT -6
I have several well established Valarian plants , they do well here in this climate. I did start them from seed.
The stevia...well the seeds are a little spendy, but they do well, the thing is; however, the germination is poor, so plant all you get, and you will get about 40% of them. I have yet to get the seeds to fully develop here in Mn. Last season, they were blooming, had almost made seed, tried protecting them(they get about 4 foot high here) but the temps were reacching 20 degrees at night, dug up onr whole plant and brought it in to basement, under lights, it stayed pretty much the same, they started to die...no seeds, I have had up to 15 plants before, but at the time, I had little exp. with them, We should be getting our stevia seed soon, and this year I will get a earlier start, also, start one in a planter that can be easily brought in,,,if they get close next fall. 2head
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 11, 2005 9:36:26 GMT -6
does Valarian go by another name? why does that sound so familar Hmm, not sure Jeanette...why it sounds familiar, that is... Could be cause it sounds like....Valium!  It's also called ...garden heliotrope :4-dontkno So Now XDX has gone and done it! ROTFLMAO and I'm starting a new thread!!!! Shaking |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2005 9:47:53 GMT -6
he he he I knew I'd get ya thinkin Brother!! Heres a decent link www.stevia.net |
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Post by seadog on Mar 18, 2005 21:49:59 GMT -6
Helen, sorry for the late answer, I been gone. Nope I'm a Physician Assistant. We do most of what a Doc does but less education and more on the job training with the Docs.  |
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Post by theresa on Mar 19, 2005 5:36:44 GMT -6
Is it the same as a Nurse Practioner? Let me ask you this then since you are in medical and herbs. What treats children for worms?
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Post by jeanette on Mar 19, 2005 11:27:57 GMT -6
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 19, 2005 13:48:41 GMT -6
Are we talking intestinal parasites T ?
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Post by seadog on Mar 20, 2005 16:06:46 GMT -6
very close to the same thing as a nurse practitioner. I work with a nurse practitioner and I would say that our job descriptions are identical.
Though I do recommend herbs for some conditions I am careful to see that there has been some type of credible research regarding the things I recommend.
Europeans, in particular the Germans, are way ahead of us with herbal medicine. There is a book called The German E Commission Manuals that outlines their research and recommendations.
Now to the specific question about children with worms, first it is important to know what type of worms since there are different treatments for different parasites.
There is no rcommendation form the German E commission on parasites. According to The Way of Herbs, garlic, rue, chapparal, echinacea, wood betony.
Of that group I'd say that echinacea is safe and easy to use (and of course garlic) but I recommend an ova and parasite test (stool) to know what you are dealing with.
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Post by theresa on Mar 23, 2005 8:34:05 GMT -6
Thanks for the good advice, I'll pass it along to my daughter!
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