Swine Flu and Natural Remedies

Here is a running email commentary on natural health and the Swine Flu. Ion Exchange

Friends and family, >> Do not go into fear over this flu thing.. here is one more thing you might >> find interesting.. one of the active ingredients of this "tamiflu" they are >> suggesting will heal the swine flu is Anise. (I am not promoting getting the >> tamiflu shot... I am promoting education) Before you start drinking Anise >> tea do your research and look up uses and proper quantities in your herbal >> books... this is not the first time this flu has been here.. I am sure there >> are many folk remedies we can use.. There are 40 herbs listed under flu in >> my Green Pharmacy Herbal handbook. In my regular Green Pharmacy book there >> are several suggestions. The following in particular have well known >> antiviral chemicals: Elderberry (Sambucus nigra); Forsythia (Forsythia >> suspensa) and Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica); Onion (Allium cepa); Anise >> (Pimpinella anisum). There are many things we can do when we are faced with >> a viral outbreak and none include panic.. enjoy educating yourself on the >> great healing agents of our Planet.. this is a wonderful opportunity. Your >> local health food store will have most or all of these herbs on hand. >> Eat well, and take care, I have added comments from friends/family below.. >> Peace, >> Lynne >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------------- >> >> Amazing and very possibly true! >> >> How¹s that for confidence? >> >> Flu info. Very important. >> >> First, go to the store and get some Vitamin D. Then read this article >> (attached as PDF): >> >> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/51913.php >> >> More details and links: >> >> http://www.abacohealth.com/index.php/spec/Vitamin%20D%20for%20Flu >> >> Resources: >> >> http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/ >> >> http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/scientists.shtml >> >> http://www.willner.com/advanced_search.aspx >> >> Under Generic Product Name: search for vit D >> >> http://www.abacohealth.com/index.php/catid/472 >> >> Stephen >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------------- >> Also probiotics and vitamin c. Keep in mind there is some panic involved. >> This isn't the first swine flu has been here. The key is not to panic. >> >> Probiotics is healthy bacteria for the stomach, boosts the imune system. It >> means "for life" unlike antibiotics which means "against life." Also give >> up grains during this flu scare. If you are concerned about the water pill, >> have you tried apple cider vinagar? Remember the old timers would do a tonic >> in the spring of apple cider vinagar, honey, and warm water, each morning. >> They must have known something we have forgotten. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >> >> Another way to keep yourself well is to rub Thieves oil on your feet every >> morning. Thieves spray will combat the Mrsa or the worst bug you find in >> hospitals. Thieves oil is powerful. I've started putting it on my feet >> every morning. I was using Valor and cloves oil before. Putting Valor on >> your feet at night helps one sleep, too.

Q&A On Controlling Brome.

On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:46 AM, David Gossman wrote: > >> I have a number of artificial prairie native grass plantings in CRP >> areas on my farm. They have been there just over 10 years and most >> have been burned once or twice over that period. Generally they look >> real good and have an abundance of both native grasses and forbs >> that were part of the original seeding. I spot mow each year to >> control thistles. That said they are largely bordered by brome grass >> and that grass is invading them to a growing extent. I was wondering >> if anyone has tried using roundup early in the season - like right >> now - to kill the brome without impacting the native plants? Is this >> also a viable method for controlling brome in native prairie >> remnants? - of which I have a number. >> >>
David Gossman >> Hidden Bluffs Farm

David-you can try using Round-up, but I would not do so as it may kill > any emerging forbs, I have done this myself and it was not a good > thing. What I have used is Select, it is a soybean herbicide which is > selective for grasses only and will set back brome, reed canary, or > fescue to ground level and give natives a competitive advantage. We > have done this many times and it has worked very well. You want to be > sure to use the rate specified for perennial grasses. It does not > actually kill the grasses, since it was primarily designed for annuals > such as foxtail, but will stop perennial grasses from flowering and > setting seed for the year. > > Come mid-October, mow these areas, and let these non native grasses > green up, then you can spray them with Round-up in early to mid- > November and you will take them out of the planting as it will kill > the root systems. We have used this method many times and it really > works well. Because the natives are dormant, it does not touch them. > > Caution-do not use Round-up on a young plantings as many emerging > plants, which have not yet flowered, do not go dormant in October. The same effect occurs with older plants if you mow them.
Carl Kurtz

Earth Day

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