“ KitchenMedicine:AmazingHerbalRemediesInYourSpiceDrawer!”

Dr. Patrick Jones

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“ KitchenMedicine:AmazingHerbalRemediesInYourSpiceDrawer!”

Dr. Patrick Jones

Marjory: HelloandwelcometotheHomegrownFoodSummit.ThisisMarjoryWildcraftandthissummitisbroughttoyoubytheGrowNetworkwhichisthepremiercommunityofpeoplewhoaregrowingourownfoodandmakingourmedicineandbecomingextraordinarilyhealthy.SoI'mgladyou'rehereandyou'reamongfriends,you'renotcrazy.Youaretheonewhoiswiseandintelligent.Sothankyouforbeinghereandforgainingmoreskillsandmoreknowledge.

OurnextpresenterisDoctorPatrickJones,andIgottatellyou,Ialwaysfindmyselflaughingoutloudathispresentation.Hehasthisamazingdrysenseofhumorandinthisnextpresentation,he'sgonnatalkabouthowyoucanaddmoreherbalmedicinesintoyourjustnormalday-to-daydietandlifestyle.Alsosomeofthese,he'sgonnashowyouwhichonesaretheeasiesttogrow.AndletmetellyoualittlebitaboutDocJones.Imean,otherthanhissenseofhumor.

He'sapracticingveterinarian,atraditionalnaturopathandaclinicalherbalist.Andhedoesthisforboth,ashesays,manandbeast.ButwhyIthinkthatreallymakeshimunusualisthatheseesallkindsofthingsthattraditionalherbalistsdon'tseebecausehe'saveterinarian.Sodogsthathavebeenrippedopenorgunshotwoundsorcrazy,crazystuff.IsactuallylivinginruralIdaho,isapartofhisdailypracticesohehasamazingdepthofknowledge.AnotherthingaboutPatrickandhiswifethatalotofpeopledon'tknow,he'sgot15kids.Imean,thatrightthereshouldtellyouheknowsalot,right.15kids.Bythewayabunchofthoseareadopted,healwayswantsmetoletpeopleknow.Anywaywatchhiswonderfulpresentationondifferentwaysthatyoucangetreallypowerfulherbalmedicinesdeliciouslyintoyourdietandintoyourlifestyle.

Ohbytheway,theflaxseedcrackersandthehumusandthesaladdressingrecipes,nottobemissed.

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Dr.Jones: Hi.I'mDr.PatrickJonesfromtheHomeGrownHerbalistSchoolofBotanicalMedicineandI'mreallyexcitedtobeherewithyoutodayforthispresentation.We'regoingtobetalkingaboutsomethingthatI'vemeanttodoapresentationforthelongesttimeandthatisthemedicinalpropertiesofthespicesinyourspicedrawer.Beforewestart,IjustwanttoletyouknowthatwearegoingtoprovideaprintedPDF,ornotaprintedPDF,butaPDFfilethatyoucanprintofalltheslidesinthispresentation.Ifit'swrittenontheslide,putyourpencildown,takealittlebreak.It'sjustourwayofendingwriter'scrampintheworldasweknowit.Hopefully,that'llbeusefultoyou.IfIgetsortoframblingoffandsaysomethingthat'snotontheslide,youcanwritethatdown,Iguess.

Iwouldneversomethinglikethat,ofcourse.Anyway,hi,I'mDr.PatrickJonesfromtheHomeGrownHerbalistSchool.Wedohaveafullprogramofherbaleducation.Mostofthatcanbedoneonline.Infact,allofitcanbedoneonline.IfyouliveintheWesternUnitedStates,wehavesomeliveeventstoothatarefun.Havealookatthat.Visitusathomegrownherbalist.netandyoucanlearnmoreaboutthat.Let'sgetgoingandlearnaboutsomeofthesewonderfulkitchenmedicines.Amazingherbalremediesinyourspicedrawer.Kitchenspices,wejustthinkofthemasspices,thingsthatmakeourfoodtastebetter.But,everyoneofthoseplants,everyoneofthosespicesinyourspicedrawerisapowerfulmedicinalplant.

Idon'tmeanjustlikesortofit'sprettygoodifyoucan'tgettherealstuff.Imean,thesearegreatplants.Theyareeverybitaspotentandpowerfulasanyotherherbyouwouldeveruseandyetwe'vekindofrelegatedthemtothespicedrawerforculinarypurposes.Makenomistake,thesearepowerful,powerfulherbalmedicinesandtheytastegreat.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavebeenusingtheseplantsnotonlytomaketheirfoodstastebetterbutalsotocureallkindsofthings,allkindsofseriousillnessesandailmentsandwoundsandtroubles.We'regoingtogothroughsomeoftheseandtalkaboutthem.Nowjustasadisclaimer,inthispresentation,thereis,Idon'tknow,10or11or12,Idon'tknow,plantsthatwe'regoingtotalkabout.

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WhenIoriginallywrotethispresentation,therewereabout25ofthemandthere'sjustnowayinthetimeallottedforthiskindofvideoformetogothroughallofthoseplants.Ifyou'dliketogetallofthatinformation,shootmeanemailandwe'llshowyouawayyoucangetthat.Inthemeantime,hereis10or11plantsthatIthinkarereallyterrificandIthinkthat'senough.Wedon'twanttohaveanewsflash"Worldwideonlinesummitwascanceledtodaybecausetheentireaudienceslippedintoacomawatchingsomeherbalistyammeronaboutspices."Wehadtocutitalittleshort.Anyway,somereallyamazingplantshereandmaybesomethatyouhaven'trealizedweremedicinal.

First,let'stalkaboutanise.Orisitanise?Ireallyhavenoidea.A-N-I-S-E.Anise,right?Anyway,aniseisintheapiaceaefamily.It'sinthesamefamilyasceleryandparsleyandcarrots.Theseedisthemedicine.Foralloftheseplantsthatwe'regoingtotalkaboutandforanydriedherbs,typicaldoseisgoingtobearoundateaspoonortwoformostapplications.Idon'tcarehowyougetthatintoyou.Youcanputitinsomewateranddrinkit.Youcaneattheherbs.Youcanputthemonyourpeanutbuttersandwiches.Itdoesn'tmatteratall.Justgetthemintoyourbody.Theyknowwhattodo.Anise,acoupleofteaspoonsofthat,roundofteaspoonsisgoingtobeagreatdose.Aniseedissomethingthat'sbeenusedforalongtimeasalltheseherbshave.

TherewasagreatbookwrittencalledTheGreatHerbalbyanEnglishbotanistnamedJohnGerard.Hesaid...Ihavetoreadthis.Hesaid"Theseedwastethandconsumethwindeandisgoodagainstbelchingsandupbraidingsofthestomacke,alaethgripingsofthebelly,provokethurinegently,makethabundanceofmilke,andstirrethupbodilylust."Now,he'snotrealclearonwhetherhe'sinfavoroforagainstthebodilylustthing,butthisisatremendousplantandreallyusefulandhasbeenatleastsince1500.Let'stalkaboutsomeofthethingsitcando.Firstofall,aniseedisawonderfulexpectorant.Anexpectorantisaplantthathelpsyourlungstoeliminateexcessmucusandgoobers.

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Ifyouhaveawetproductivecrummycough,aniseedisagreatexpectoranttogetthatstuffmoving.Again,itdoesn'tmatterhowyoutakeit.Youcanputthepowderedseedinsomewateranddrinkit.Youcanmakeatea.Youcanusethetincture.Doesn'tmatteratall.It'saverygoodexpectorant.It'salsogoodforlactation,likeJohnGerardsaiditstimulatesmilkflow.Ifyouhaveanursingmotherorapetoradogorsomethingthat'slactatingandnotproducingenoughmilk,aniseedisagreatwaytogetthatmilkproductionrampedupandreallyhavethemproducingthequantitiesofmilkthattheyneed.It'salsogreatfordigestivedisorders.That'snotsurprisingbecauseit'sintheapiaceaefamily.

It'sacousinofparsley,whichisthebestthingintheworldforbellyaches.That'swhytheyputparsleyonyourplateattherestaurant.They'reapologizinginadvanceforthefood."We'rereallysorrythatthisisagreasyawfulmess,buthere'ssomeparsley,nohardfeelings."Aniseed,justlikeitscousinparsley,isverygoodforbellyachesandindigestionandthosekindsofthings.Ithasaverycalmingeffectonthegut.It'sgoodforcolicorgaspainsorflatulenceoranyofthosethingsthatyou'drathernothavegoingoninyourbelly.

Allright.Now,let'stalkaboutbasil.BasilisinthemintfamilyandIthinkyou'regoingtofindthatmostoftheplantswetalkabouttodayareinthemintfamily.Themintfamilyisaphenomenalfamilyofmedicinalplants.Theyhaveabroadspectrumofactivity,buttheyhavesortofacommonthread.Itseemslikethatthemintfamilyallgottogetheronenightandtheyhadfamilyonlymeetingandtheydecidedtohaveamissionstatementfortheirfamilyandsotheywrotethemissionstatementandthemissionstatementforthemintfamilysays"We'rethemintfamilyandwewanttodosomethingtoyournervoussystemandwewanttokillsomebody."That'stheirmissionstatement.Theykindofgooffontangentsfromthere.

Someofthemareantifungal.Someofthemareantiviral.Someofthemstimulatethenervoussystem.Someofthemcalmthenervoussystem.Theyalmostallwithoutexceptionhaveastrongafinityforthenervesofthegut.Almostwithoutexception,theyaregoodfor

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colicandgaspainsandindigestionandstomachachesandallofthosekindsofthings,andbasilisnoexception.She'sfabulousforanykindofdigestivestuff.Theleafonallthesemintsisthemedicine.Thewholeupperplant,really.It'snotlikeIwouldteartheleavesoffspecifically.Whenyou'reharvestingtheseguys,Iwouldharvestlikethetop1/3orsooftheplant,soit'snottooshockingforitandthenthat'syourherb.

Basilisalsoreallygoodassomeofitscousinsareforfeversandcoldsandflus.Ithassomediaphoreticproperties.Adiaphoreticisanherbthatmakesyoursweat.Itbreaksafever.Itactuallyincreasesyourbodytemperature,whichisthewayyououghttobreakafever.There'salotofchemicalpharmaceuticalsthat'llknockafeverout,butthat'snotwhatyouwantbecausethefeverisactuallyhelpingyou.Thefeverisfightingthebugs.Ifyoutakeadruglikeaspirinoribuprofenorsomethinglikethatanditturnsthefeveroff,wellit'skindoflikeyou'refightingfortheotherside.Bycontrast,thesediaphoreticherbs,likebasilandlikesomeoftheseotherswe'lltalkabouttodaylikeyarrowisanotherone,greatdiaphoretics,theyactuallyenhanceandimprovethefever.

Theyletitdoitsthingbetterandfaster,soyoubreakintoasweatandyouhavethisrealhotdiaphoreticexperienceanditbreaksthefever,butithasallowedthefevertorunitscourseinashortertimeperiodandwithmoreefficiency.Basilisagreatoneforthat.It'salsogoodforcolds,it'sgoodforflus,anykindofarespiratorycomplaint.LikeIsaid,it'salsoagoodexpectorant,sogreatforthat.Ifyou'redoingthediaphoreticoranyofthesepropertiesreally,ifyouaddalittleblackpeppertothebasil,thatreallyseemstoenhanceit.It'ssortofaoneplusoneequalsthreekindofasynergisticeffect.Alittlebasil,alittleblackpepper,andyoucanknockoutthosecoldsandflusandfevers.

Wealsomentionedbeforebasilisgreatfordigestiveissuesandthat'sbecauseofitsnervoussystemproperties.It'scalmingthenervesinthegutmuchinthewaycamomiledoesandalltheothermintsdo.Camomileisnotamint,butmostofthemintshavethiseffect.Again,colic,gaspain,stomachache,indigestion,anyofthat

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kindofstuff.Basilisreallyterrific.Basilisalsoamilddiuretic.Whatthatmeansisitmakesyoupeamore.That'swhatadiureticdoes.Ittellsyourkidneys"Look,guys,don'tbesostingy.Letsomewatergo."Becauseyourkidneys'jobistokeepwaterin,sobasiljusthelpsthemrelaxalittlebitandyouletmorewatergoandasaresultyouflushoutyourkidneys,youflushoutyourbladders.

Itwouldbegoodforanykindofabladderorkidneyissueasallthediureticsare.Bladderinfections,youcouldevenputitinkidneystoneformula.You'dprobablywantsomethingintherethatwasgoodfordissolvingthestones,maybesomegravelrootorsomeparsleyrootorsomething,butbasilwouldcertainlyfitthebillasthediureticportionofthatkindofaformula.Basilisalsoquitegoodforheadaches,soyoucantakethatasateaagainorasatincture,howeveryouwanttogetitintoyou.Averygoodheadacheremedy.Basilisalsogoodforsortthroatsforacouplereasons.It'saprettygoodantibioticasmostofthemintsare.They'realllookingtocuresomebody.

Basilhassomeantimicrobialproperties,butitalsohassomestringentproperties.It'sgotsomenervecalmingproperties,soallthosethingstogethermakeitareallysorethroatremedy.Again,makeatea.Probably,ateaisthebestwaytogoforthis.Makeatea,garglethatanddrinkitanditreallycanbeveryhelpful.Basilisalsoquitegoodformosquitoesasarepellentandanyofthearomaticmints.Youcoulduselemonbalmforthatoryoucoulduseoreganoorwhateveryougothandy.Peppermint,anyoftherealstrongaromaticsmellymints.Youjusttaketheleavesandcrushthemupandrubthemonyourskinandit'saprettygoodinsectrepellent.Ofcourse,basilisalsoverygoodforlasagna.

Ifyouhaveanailinglasagna,putalittlebasilinthereandit'llfeelbetter.Ifnot,it'llcertainlytastebetter.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutbayleaves.Now,bayleaveswerereallyhighlyreveredbytheGreeks.TheythoughthattheyhadbeenblessedbyApollothegodandthegoddessSkopelos,whichwasthegodofmedicine.Idon'tknowaboutanyofthat,butIdoknowthat

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bayleavesareagreattonic,agreatmedicinalplant,greatforflavoringsoups.Youthrowacoupleofbayleavesinthesoupanditalsopreventsyoufromgettingindigestionandgasandstomachachesafteryoueatthesoup,soit'smedicinalandtasty.Don'ttakealotmorethanthatinternally.It'sprettystrongforinternaluseotherthanjustasaspice.Butevenasaspice,ifyou'reusingitenoughtotasteit,you'regettingthosemedicinalbenefits,sodon'toverdoitinternallyonthebayleaves.

Bayleavesarealsoverygoodorbronchitisandagainasatopicalapplication,notinternally.Wedon'twanttotaketoomuchinternally,butyoucantaketheleavesandmashthemupandmakeaplasterandputitonyourchestandit'llbreakupphlegmandit'llincreasecirculationandimproverespiration.It'sreallyquitegoodforbronchitisoranykindofarespiratorycondition.WhatIwoulddoisgrindupthoseleavesandputtheminsomehotwaterandgrindthemup,puttheminthehotwaterandmakesortofamashandputitonandthenputonsomekindoftowelorblanketorsomethingoverittokeeptheheatin.That'llreallybreakthingsupandgetthingsmovingandmakeyoufeelbetter.

Bayleavesarealsoverygoodforjointpain.Again,topically.Youcouldmakepoultice.Youcouldmakealotionoutofit.Youcouldjustusethetinctureandrubitonyoursorejoints.It'sveryeffectiveforthat.Ithassomegreatnervecalmingproperties,whichkillthepain,decreaseinflammation,andreallyquitegoodforthat.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutblackpepper.Thisisonethatpeopledon'toftenthinkofasbeingamedicine,butit'safabulousmedicine.Infact,Iwouldpreferentiallyusejustasapointofinterest,Iwouldusethewholepeppercorns,notthegroundstuff.Imeanyouneedtogrindittouseit,butIwouldgrinditwhenyou'regoingtouseit.Don'tusepowderedblackpepperthatyoubuyfromthestore,butusethepeppercornsandgetoneofthosepeppergrindersandgrindupyourown.Putamortarandpestletogetherandgetitgroundup.Otherwise,ifitgetsoxidizedandhasallthatexposuretotheair,it'snotaseffectivemedicinally.What'sblackpeppergoodfor?Well,honestly,it'sgoodforabouteverything.

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Itisatremendousoverallbodytonic,verystimulating,veryenergizingtoalltheorgansandtissuesreallyhelpsfightoffinfections.Whenyoufeelsomethingcomingon,man,blackpepperreallyinalotofcasescanwardthatoff.Infact,ifyouwanttotakeitasadailytonic,takeaboutan1/8ofateaspoonofblackpepperandmixitwithalittlehoneyorsomethingandjusttakethatacoupleorthreetimesadayasatonic.Ifyou'recomingdownwithsomething,takeitthreeorfourtimesdayand,likeIsay,thatreallywillknockitoutofyouninetimesoutof10.Blackpepperalsohasasymbiotickindofsynergisticrelationshipwithtumericandthetwoofthemworkbeautifullytogether.

Blackpepperincreasesthebody'sabilitytoabsorbandusetumeric.Imeanlikealot.Ifyou'reusingtumericforsomethingandtumericisgoodforeverything,butifyou'retakingtumericorcurcumin,putalittleblackpepperwiththatandyou'llfindthatyougetmuchbetterresultsbycombiningthosetwo.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutcayenne.Cayennepepperreallyisakingofherbs.It'saphenomenalplant.IfIonlyhadoneplantinmyveterinarypracticethatIcouldkeep,ifIcouldonlykeeponeherb,itmightbecayennebecauseI'vesaidmorelivesmoredramaticallywiththatstuffthanalltheotherherbscombined.It'sjustanastoundingfantasticresource.Thepeppers,themedicine,andyouwanttousethewholething,seedsandall.Theseedsarewheremostoftheheatisandtheheatisthemedicine.Whenyou'recookingwithcayenne,alotoftimesyouscrapethoseseedsout.Butifyou'remakingmedicine,leavetheseedsinbecausethat'swheretheheatis.They'reeasytogrow.

Godowntothenurseryandbuysome,poketheminthedirt.They'rejustpepperplants.They'llgrow.Whenthepeppersareready,you'llgettheseredbeautifulpeppers.Harvestthem,drythem,oreatthemfresh,usethemfreshtoo.Drythem,grindthemup,andstorethemandyou'llhaveitwhenyouneedit.Cayennepepperisreallygreatfordigestiveissues.Well,firstofall,it'sgoodfordigestionanditimprovesyourassimilationoffoods.Itdoesthatbyincreasingsalivaproduction,increasingdigestiveenzymeproduction,anditjusthelps

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yourbodyassimilateandprocessandobservethosefoodsmoreeffectivelyandthat'sgreat.Forcenturies,thenativesofSouthandCentralAmerica,theyusecayennepepperforallkindsofdigestivethings,eitherforindigestion,bellyaches,diarrhea,allthosethings.

Cayennepepperisveryeffective,evenforstomachulcers.That'salittlecounterintuitive.Mystomachisburning,IthinkI'lltakesomecayennepepper.Cayennepepperactuallydecreasesinflammationinthegutliningandincreasesmucusproduction.There'samucusliningontheinsideofyourstomachbecauseotherwiseyou'ddigestyourself.Cayennepepperhelpstopatchupthatholeinthemucussothatyourstomachisprotectedandtheulcercanheal.That'scompletelycounterintuitiveandformanyyearsthedoctorsweresaying"Ifyougotanulcer,layofftheheat.Don'teatpeppers.Don'teatchilies.Don'teatanyofthatstuff."Well,it'sjustallbaloney.They'vedonealotofstudiesandthepeppersdon'thaveanydeleteriouseffectswhatsoeveronthestomachliningaroundanactiveulcer.

Onthecontrary,theyhavesomeremarkablebeneficialproperties.Ifyougotanulcer,trysomecayennepepper.Cayennepepperisalsoreallygreatforpain.Fortworeasons,oneiswhenyoutakecayennepepper,it'sverystimulatinginthebodyoftentimes...Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,trysome.Verystimulating.Anyway,ifyoutakeit,itoftendivertssortofthebodyandthenervoussystem'sattentionawayfromwhatwashurting,whichissortofanoddeffect.It'sverygoodformigrainesinsomepeople.YoutakethecayenneandIwouldguessthatthatisthreethingsgoingon.Firstofall,threethingsgoingon.Firstofall,yourbrainsays"Forgetthebrainhurting,what'sgoingoninmymouth?"

Numbertwo.Itincreasescirculationtothebrain,whichhelpsflushoutalltheprostaglandinsandthingsthatmakeyourbrainhurt.Numberthree.CayennecontainsasubstancecalledsubstanceP.Thatactuallytemporarilydeadensnerves.Thathasananti-paineffect.Infact,youcanusecayennetopicallywithgreateffectonsorejointsandarthritis,makealotionorsomething,justputthetinctureon.Itcanbeveryeffectiveforthat.I'llalsousecayenneassortof

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stimulantcatalystkindofeffectwhenIputapoulticeonawound.I'llputalittlecayenneonit.OrwhenIwanttodrawsomethingoutofawound,I'llputalittlecayennetheretostimulateandyoucanmixplantainwithalittlepinchofcayenneandit'llreallypullstuffoutofwound,evenlikeasliversometimesyoucanpullout.

We'lltalkaboutsomeotherplantsthatcandothattoo.AsImentioned,cayenneisagreatdrawingagent.Itreallyenhancesthedrawingpowerofotherherbs,whetherthat'sflax,groundflaxisagooddrawingagent.Plantainisgreat.We'lltalkaboutsomeotherstoday,butanywayitenhancesthatproperty.Cayenneisalsogoodforbleeding.Youcanuseittopicallyorinternally.I'veuseditinmyveterinarypracticealotforbleeding.LikeIsay,youcanuseittopicallyanthatseemscounterintuitivetoo.Wouldn'tthatburnandhurt?It'salittlezingy,butit'snotadealbreaker.It'snotsuperpainfulandagainithasthesubstancePinthere,whichdeadensthenerves.Youputitonawoundandit'salittlezingyforasecond,butthenallofasuddenthesubstancePkicksinanditactuallyfeelsbetter.

Itdoesn'ttakeverymuch,justapinchofthatinapoultice.Butforstoppingbleeding,justputthedriedpepperrightonthe...Thepowdereddriedpepperrightonthewoundandit'llstopbleedingandit'llalsostopbleedinginternallyinacertainwayifyoudoitinternally.Cayenneisalsoreallygreatforbloodpressureissues,highorlow.Well,howdoesthatwork?Well,thereasonwehavebloodpressureissuesoftentimes,notalwaysbutoftentimes,isbecauseofanelasticityproblemwithyourvasculature.Cayennemakesyourbloodvesselsmoreelastic.Ifyourpressureistoohigh,theystretchandcompensate.Ifyoupressureistoolow,theycontractandcompensate.That'showyourbodymanagesyourbloodpressureandsocayenneisreallyeffectiveforeitherofthoseendsofthespectrum.

Again,acoupleoftimesadayadoseofcayennepeppercanreallybebeneficialforbloodpressureandanykindcirculatoryissue.Reallygreatforyourheart.Reallygoodforyourrangeandarteries.Justreallygreatforthecirculatorysystem.Cayenneisalsoreally,really

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goodfortherespiratoryissues.It'squiteagoodexpectorant.It'squiteagoodexpectorantandit'squitegoodalsoclearingthesinuses.Again,ifyoudon'tbelieveme,justtakealittlespoonfullofcayennepepperandputitinyourmouth.You'llfindsinusescleanrightup,butreallyveryeffectiveforthat.Ifyougotasinusinfectionorasinusheadache,alittlecayennepepperandboomthatgetsmobilizedanddrainedandyoufeelbetter.

Again,likeIsaid,it'sagoodexpectorantforgettinggoobersoutofthelungs.Now,Imostlyinmyveterinarypracticeusecayenneasacrisisherb.Itreallyisapremierfantasticnothingbetterintheworldcrisisherb.WhatdoImeanbycrisis?Imeanlikeshock.Imeanlikeheartattack.Imeanlikeadogthat'sbeenhitbythecarandhiseyesarerollingbackinhisheadandhisgumsarewhiteandhe'snotresponsivehardlyandhe'stalkingtothebigwhitedogattheendofthetunnelabouthislife.Thatdog.Then,hesquirtalittlecayennetinctureinhismouthandboomthegumsarepink,theeyesarebright,restorationisgood,andthey'rewaylessshockyrightnow,soreally,reallygreatasacrisisherb.

Iuseitallthetime.C-sectionpuppiesthatdon'twanttowakeup,dogsthatarehavingbadanesthesiareactionandwanttodie,dogsthatareinshock,beenhitbyacar,anykindoftrauma,cayenneisjustfabulous.Again,itstopsbleedinginternallytoo.Ifyougotadogthat'shitbyacar,thecayenneisdoingdoubledutythere.It'sstoppinginternalbleedingandit'streatingtheshock.JohnChristopher,notedherbalistdowninUtah,saiditwasquitegoodforheartattacks.I'veneverhadtheoccasiontouseitlikethat,butIwouldnotatallbesurprisedbecauseitimprovescirculation,opensthingsus,justreallyatremendouscrisisherb.Lastly,cayenneisjustanotherfabulousgeneraltonic,justliketheblackpepperwas.

It'sstimulating.It'stonifying.Itimprovesfunctionofeverything.Alittlequarterteaspoonorsoofthattwoorthreetimesadayisjustagreatgeneraltonic.Itwillimproveyourcirculatorysystem.It'llimproveyourdigestivesystem.It'llimproveyoureverything.It'sjustreallyaremarkableplant.It'salittlezingy,butit'swellworthit.Whilewe'retalkingaboutthat,letmejustmentionthatyouprobably

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oughtnottoputitinacapsule.Ifyou'retakingitforyourbloodpressure,putitinacapsule.Whocaresbecausethat'sadifferentfunction.Ifyou'retakingthatshock,ifyou'retakingthatasanexpectorant,ifyou'retakingittoclearyoursinuses,ifyou'retakingitformostoftheotherthingsitdoes,yougottoexperiencetheheat.Theheatisthemedicine.

Theheatisthephysiologicresponsethatyou'reafter.Don'thideitinacapsulesoyourbraindoesn'tknowanythinghappeneduntilitgetsdowntoyourduodenum.Takeit.Manup.Evenifyou'reawoman,manupandjusttakeitinalittlewaterorsomethingorthetincturestraightandletitdothebigexplosion.Letithavethatbigheatresponse.Letithavethatflushcirculatoryenhancingexperiencebecausethat'sreallywhatit'sdoing.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutcloves.Clovesareanotherreallyterrificspice.Everybody'sgotclovesintheirspicedrawer.Cloveshaveaverywarmingkindofenergy.They'rereallygreatfordigestiveproblems,indigestion,nausea,thosekindsofthings,justimprovingdigestiongenerally.Thatwarmingenergyisalsoreallyusefulinherbformulasassortofacatalyst.Youtakeanherbformulaandyouputsomethingalittlezingyintheretosortofwakeyourbodyupandtellit"Hey,somethingisgoingon,"andthenthebodyrespondsbettertotheotherherbsintheformula.Clovesarereallygoodforthat.Cayenneisgoodforthat.Peppermintisgoodforthat.Gingerisgoodforthat.Allthosesortofzingystimulatingwarmplantsaregoodascatalystsinherbformulasandclovesisareallygreatone.

Anotherthingthatclovesarereallygreatforisdentalpain,topically.Youputthemonthesoretooth.I'veusedthisalotovertheyearsinmypracticewithpeopleandwithdogs.TheygetdentalsurgeryandIputalittlebitofclovetinctureonthatwound.Itreallyiseveryeffective.Theyusedtousecloves.That'swhatdentistsusedtousebeforetheyhadNovocaineanditworkedprettywell.Mywifeyearsagohadarootcanalorsomeawfulthing,Idon'tremember,butitwasreallytrouble.Shehasaveryhighpainthresholdandshewasreallysuffering,soIcalledthedentist,hewasafriendofmine,Isays"Hey,wegottroublehere."Hesaid"Giveherhalfabottleof

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ibuprofen."Idon'trememberwhatthedosewas,butitwasenormous.

Ithoughtno,thenI'llhavetofixanulcer,sowe'renotgointodothat.Iwentouttotheherbbuildingandgotalittleclovetinctureandacoupleofcottonballsandshe'dsoakthecottonballintheclovetinctureandkindofpokeituptherenexttothatsoretooth.Itwasdeadtotheworld,numb,happyforhalfanhouroranhour.Doesn'tlastforever.Butthenshe'djustgetanothercottonballandsquirtalittlemoreonthereandputitonandreally,reallyhelped.Itwasvery,veryeffective.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutfennel.Fennelisanotherreallygreatplant.Theseedisthemedicine.Makeatea.Maketincture.Chewthemup.Doesn'tmatter.Theseedisthemedicine.Fennelisareallyexcellentantispasmodic.Anantispasmodicisaplantthatrelaxesmusclespasmsandsothatcanbeanywhere.Ifyouhavecolicoryouhavediarrheaoryouhaveanykindofintestinalpain,that'sspasms.Diarrheaisaspasm.That'swhyyouhavediarrheabecauseyourintestinesaregoinggreatgunsandstuffcan'thangaroundintherelongenoughtogetthewaterout.Well,that'swhat'sgoingon.Anykindofmusclespasms,particularlyinthegut,alsointheuterus,menstrualcramps,fennelcanbeveryeffective.

Trythatforsomeofthosethings.It'sreallygood.LikeIsaid,anykindofgaspains,colicinbabies,reallygreatstuffasanantispasmodic.Fennelisalsoreallygoodforrespiratoryissues.Thisisanotheronethat'squiteagoodexpectorant,soit'sgettinggoobersoutofyourlungsandit'sagoodcoughsuppressant.Ifyouhaveadryhackymiserablecoughorifyou'rejusttiredofcoughingandyougottogetsomesleep,evenifitisproductive,sometimesyoujustgottoknockitoutsoyougetsomerest,fennelisagoodchoice.Again,alotofthatisfromtheantispasmodicproperties.Youcanuselobeliaandcrampbarkandsomeofthoseothergumweed,someofthoseotherantispasmodicsforacoughbecauseitrelaxesthemuscles.

Fennelisagreatrespiratoryherb.Fennelisalsoquitegoodasaneyewash.Thewayyoudothatisyoujustmakeateaoutofit,outof

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theseedsagain,andIwouldputateaspoonortwoinacupofwater,boilthewater,throwthecrushedseeds,I'dcrushtheseeds.Throwthecrushedseedsinhere,throwintheblender,grindthemup,throwtheminthewater,turnofftheheat,justletitsteepuntilit'scoldenoughtouseandthenstrainitthroughaclothnapkinorsomethinganduseitasaneyewash.Youcanbuyoneofthoselittleeyecups.YoucangetthemonAmazonandplacesorgotoanantiquestoreandgetacuteone.Getalittleeyecupandyoufillitupandyouputitonyoureye.Orifyoudon'thaveaneyecup,youcanjustgetbasinandstickyourheadinthebasin.

Ofcourse,ifyou'regoingtodothatforalongtime,youwanttogetasnorkel.Otherwise,that'sprettyeffectivetoo.

Allright.Let'stalkaboutfenugreek.Fenugreekmightbetheoldestexampleofamedicinalplantinrecordedhistory.Theyfindmentionsoffenugreekinthemostancient,ancientwritingswherepeoplehadbeenusingthisformillennia,literally,andforgoodcause.It'sareallygreatherb.It'sreallyquiteagoodrespiratoryherb.It'sagooddecongestantforanykindofcongestiveissueswiththelung.It'sagoodexpectorant,butitalsogetsthefluidout.It'sjustgoodforgettinggoobersoutofyourlungsandgettingairmovingbetter.It'sespeciallygoodifyouputalittlepinchofblackpepperwithit.Thisisanotherherborcayennewouldworktoojusttosortofenhancewhatit'sdoing,butreallyagreatherbjustbyitselfevenasadecongestantfortherespiratorysystem.

Fenugreekalsohassomereallysoothingsortofdermoscent,emollientproperties,justreallysmoothing,fillanythinginyourguts.Mouthsores,sorethroats,anykindofintestinalirritations,fennelgoesintheresortoflikeslipperyonamarshmallowmightdo.It'sjustreallysoothing.Justreallyemollient,dermoscent,wonderfulstuff.Reallygreatfortheguts.Fenugreekisalsoanaphrodisiac,atleastpurportedtobe.Ihaven'tuseditlikethat,buttheysayit'saaphrodisiac.Ifyouneedalittlehelpinthatdepartmentorsomeoneyouloveneedsalittlehelpinthatdepartment,youmightspikehisjuicewithalittlefenugreek.Gettheoldguygoing.

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It'salsojustagreattonicforkindtheweakandweary.Justareallygoodoverallgetyoufeelingbetterandgetthingsmovingkindofatonic.Shouldthatbeeffectiveandyouactuallycausesomeonetogivebirthandneedtofeedtheirbaby,it'salsogreatforproducingmilk.Thisisanotherplantthatisverygoodforstimulatinglactation.Iusefenugreekalotforthis,women.Mywife'samidwifeandsoIgetthecallprettyoften"Hey,weneedmoremilkproduction"andIgivethemfenugreekandveryeffective.Isometimesputsomeblessedxwiththat,whichisalsogood.Justbyitself,I'veusedthatplentyoftimesjustaloneandit'svery,veryeffectiveforimprovingmilkflow.

Infact,Idon'tknowthatI'veeverhaditnotworkinmyexperience.Reallygreatforthat.Ifyougotanursingmomorifyougotananimalthathasaparticularlylargelitterandneedsmoremilk,anykindofissueswithwheremilkproductionisaproblem,putsomefenugreekinthedietandthey'llimprove.

Okay.Rosemary.Now,rosemaryisanothermint,likemostoftherestofthemhavebeen.Theleafandthetwigs,anythingbendy,andwhenyougetdowntoofaronrosemary,itgetsalittlewoodysometimes.Anythingthat'sflexibleandgreenandsoft,that'sallmedicine.LikeIsaid,it'samintfamily,soallofthatismedicine.Justharvestthetop1/3orsoofitandit'llcomerightback.It'sgoodforseveralthings.Oneofthethingsit'sverygoodforisheadaches.YoucantakerosemaryinplaceofaspirinorTylenol,ibuprofen,thosekindsofthings.Very,veryeffectiveforheadaches.Evenmigrainesforsomepeople.Trythatifotherthingsaren'tworkingforyou.Likeallofthemintycousins,rosemaryisalsogoodforanythingthat'sailingyourguts,stomachaches,gastritis,diarrhea,colic,gas,anythingbadinyourgutsthat'snotfeelinggood.

Rosemarygoesinthereandshe'sgotthesamenervecalmingpropertiesthattheothermintshaveandarealstrongafinityforthegut,nerves,andsoit'sjustagreatsolutionforthosekindsofissues.Rosemaryisalsoverygoodforbreakingfevers,likesomeoftheothermintswe'vetalkedabout.It'sagooddiaphoretic,somakeahotrosemaryteaanddrinkthat,wrapupinablanket,andyou'llgetthatdiaphoreticexperience.You'llbreakintoasweat,you'llgetreal

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hotforasecond,andthenthefeverisgone.Again,likewesaid,that'senhancingandimprovingthefever,notturningitoff.It'snotlikeaspirinthat'sshuttingthatprocessdown.It'simprovingandenhancingthatprocesssoitendsfaster.

Rosemaryisalsoareallyimportantandusefulsourceofcalcium.Thecalciuminrosemaryisextremelybioavailable.Inotherwords,it'sreallyeasyforyourbodytoabsorbandassimilatethatcalciummucheasierthanoystershelloralltheseothercalciumsthatyoucanbuyatthestore.Rosemaryhastremendouscalciumandit'saplantcalciumandourbodiesknowwhattodowithplants.We'vebeendoingthatforalongtime.Anykindofanissuewhereyougotosteoporosisormusclecramping.Calciumisthechemicalthathelpsyourmusclesunhook.That'swhyifyoudon'teatany...IusedtoliveinSouthAmericaandIdidn'teatanydairy.Wejustdidn'tneedit.IwouldgetthesehorriblelegcrampsinthemiddleoftheknightbecauseIdidn'thaveenoughcalcium.

Rosemaryisagreatsourceforthat,ifyoudon'thaveanycheese.Cheeseisagoodsourcetoo.Youcanmakearosemarycheeseandthatwouldcoveryourbases.Anyway,rosemaryisreallygreatasacalciumsource.Anykindofmusclecramps,anykindofcalciumdeficiency,anykindofbonedepletion,rosemaryisagoodanswer.Rosemaryisalsoverygoodforasthma.Again,ithassomeexpectorantproperties,butitalsohasthosenervecalmingproperties.Itjustrelaxesthosenerves.Asthmaisamusclespasm.It'sanantispasmodicanditjustrelaxesthings.Itcoolsthingsoff,calmsthingsdownsothatthoseairwayscanopenupandgetbreathingbetter.Youcantakethetinctureortheteaforthat,butyoucanalsosmokeit.

It'sparticularlyeffectiveifyouputalittlecoltsfootinthereoralittlemulleinmaybe.Evenbyitself,veryeffectiveatgettinginthereandgettingthoselungsrelaxedandcalmeddownforanasthmaattack.

Okay.Sage.Sageisanothermint.Sageissalviaofficinalis.Idon'tknowifyou'vebeenlookingattheLatinnamesontheseplants,butofficinalisisaverycommonnameasaspeciesnameformedicinal

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plants.Ifyouseethat,ifyouseesymphytumofficinalis,whichiscomfreyoralthaeaofficinalis,marshmallow,calendulaofficinalisiscalendula,Melissaofficinalisislemonbalm.There'salotofofficinalisplants.Whyisthat?Well,it'sbecausebackin17whateveritwaswhenLinnaeuswasnamingeverything,iftheplanthadalongmedicinalhistory,hewouldnameitofficinalisbecauseofficinalismeansfromtheofficina,see.Theofficinawasthelittleroominthemonasterywherethemonkskeptthemedicinalplants.Ifyouseeaspeciesnameofaplantthatendsinofficinalisorofficinaliorthere'sacoupleofvariants,butit'sallthesame,that'samedicinalplantwithalonghistoryandthat'soneyououghttogettoknow.

It'sremarkablehowmanyspiceshavethatlastname,sosageisoneofthem.Sageisamint,likewesaid,andithassomeremarkableproperties.Ithasreallyinterestingpropertiesinthebrainandthenervoussystemandithasastoundingpropertiesinthegut.Fordigestiveissues,sageisoneofmyfirstgrantsfordiarrheaanddysenterybecauseithas...It'saverypowerfulastringentandastringentsarethingsthatdrythingsupintonguetissuesandpuckerthingsup.It'salsoagoodantispasmodic.You'regettingthatdoubleactionforthediarrheaorthedysenterywhereit'scalmingthenervesinthegutsaying"Look,everybodysettledown,calmdown.Wedon'thavetohaveafitandshootthisstuffoutahundredmilesanhour.Let'sjustrelaxandthinkaboutwhatwe'redoing."

Italsohasthatastringentpropertytodrythingsup,improvefluidextractionfromthat,anditjustisreallygreatfordiarrheaanddysentery.ImeanseriousI'mgoingtokillyoudysentery.Reallygoodstuff.Sageisalsoareallyremarkableastringentlikewesaidwiththediarrhea,butyoucanuseitjustasanastringent.LikeIsaid,astringentsdrythingsup.Youcanuseforsorethroatsordiarrheabecausewe'redryingthingsup.We'repullingthefluidandtheinflammationandtheswellingout.That'showithelps.Ifyouhaveexcessiveperspiration,ifyou'reoneofthosepeoplethatjustsweatslikecrazy,sagecanhelp.Ifyouhavenightsweats,sagecanhelp.Ifyouhave,Idon'tknow,likeaclearvaginaldischarge,sagecanhelpdrythatup.

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Ifyouhavemilkproductionthatyoudon't,sagecandrythatup.I'veusedsagealotondogsthathavefalsepregnancies.Becausedogsthinkthey'rewolves.EventhelittleYorkies,theystillthinkthey'rewolves.Theyhavethatwiringthatwhentheycomeintoheat...Inthewolfpack,theyallcomeintoheatandsomeofthemwillgetpregnant,butnotallofthem.Eventheonesthatdon'tgetpregnantwillcomeintotheirmilkandthey'llactlikethey'repregnant.They'llgoaroundnestingandifyouhaveadogthat'shavingfalsepregnancy,she'llgatherupstuffedanimalsandkittensandwhatevershecanfindandtryandnursethemandmakeherlittlenest.Theyhavethispowerfulmotheringinstinctandthereasonforthatisthatinwolfpack,maybeoneoftheothermomsdiesandmaybeshehas12puppiesandwhatareyougoingtodowiththat?

Theseothermomswillgostealacoupleofpuppiesfromherandmakethingseasieronherandthentheycannursesomebodyandbemom.It'sasurvivalinstinctforapackanimal.Iftheydon'thavepuppiestonurse,theygotmilkandthat'samess.Theycangetmastitis.Theycanhavejustallkindsofissues.Sagewilldryupthemilkinadogwithpseudopregnancyorafalsepregnancy.It'llalsodryup[inaudible00:41:30]inwomenthathavemiscarriagesorwomenthatarejustweaningthebabyandwanttobedone.Sageisgreat.Parsleywithitisreallygreat.Sageandparsleytogetherisreallygreat.But,eitheroneofthosealoneisprettygoodasanastringentfordryingupmilk.Sageisalsoreallygoodforrespiratorythingslikealotofthemintsare.

Ifyoutakethefirstsignsofcoldorflu,drinkthreeorfourcupsofthatsageteawhileyou'resick,thatreallyhelps.Itdriesthingsup.Yougotrunnynoseandweepyeyesandsinuscongestionandlungcongestion,theastringentsisdryingthatup.Ithassomemilddiaphoreticproperties.It'sjustgoodforyou.It'sgotsomeantimicrobialproperties,soit'sgoodforcoldsandflusforallthosereasons.Sageisalsogoodforheadachesjustlikeit'ssisterrosemary.They'rebothmints.They'recousins.Justlikerosemaryisgoodforheadaches,sageisalsoveryeffectiveforsomepeople.Takeacupofthateveryhourortwountilitstartsdoingsomething.Sometimes

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youhavetodoitmorethanonce,butcanbeveryeffectiveforsomepeopleforheadachesandmigraines.

SageisalsoreallygoodandthisissomethingI'veuseitforwithpeoplewithgoodeffectalsoandthatisformemory.Sageimprovescirculationofthebrain,itimprovescognitivefunction,itimprovesmemory.Alotofgoodstudiesonthat.I'veusedthatonpeople.I'veuseditmyself.Can'trememberwhenthat...Well,anyway.Anyway,reallygoodformemory.Iliketoputaginkgowithit.Thatimprovescirculationofthebrain.Ihaveaformulathat'sgotsage,ginkgo,andashwagandhaandginseng.It'scalledmemoryandalertness.Man,ifthatdoesn'twakeyouupandgetyouthinkingbetter,yougottrouble.Anyway,sageisarealimportantoneofthecogsinthatwheel.

Okay.Let'stalkaboutthyme.Here'sanothergreatspicethat'safantasticmedicine.Reallyremarkable.It'sinthemintfamilyagain,butit'sgotabroadpaletteofthingsthatitdoesanditdoesthemallreallywell.Remember,alltheseplantsdothethingstheydoaswellasanybodyelse.It'snottheirfaulttheytastegoodandyouthinkthey'rejustforstuffingintoturkeysandbastingfishwith.Thesearepowerfulmedicinalplantsintheirrighteveniftheydidn'ttastegood.Let'stalkaboutthyme.Onethingthymeisverygoodatisasaantiparasiticforwounds.Verygoodforworminfestations.Alsoquitegoodforyourlittlecrawlyfriends.Ifyougotliceorheadliceorbodyliceorcrabsorscabies,mange,oranyofthosekindsofthings,topicallythymecanbeveryeffective.

Iwouldprobablyusethetinctureforthat,butit'llkillthosebugs.Very,veryeffective.It'salsogoodfordigestiveissues.It'samint.They'reallfabulousfordigestiveissues,soallthesame.I'vesungthissongforyouallday.Stomachaches,bellyaches,colic,indigestion,allthosekindsofthings,diarrhea.Thymeisgoingtogreatforallthosethingstoolikeallthemints.It'salsogoodforrespiratoryissueslikesomeoftheothercousinshavebeen.Goodexpectorant,gooforcoughs,ithasthoseantispasmodicpropertiestoo.That'swhyit'sgoodforthecough,sorememberthatthemintfamilywantstodo

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somethingtoyournervoussystem.Alotofthemwanttocalmyournerves.

That'swhattheywanttodo.Thiscalmsthenervesoftherespiratorytract,reactswithmuscles,it'santispasmodicforthatreason,andit'saprettygoodexpectorant,soit'sgoodforrespiratorystuff,bronchitis,colds,flus,thosekindsofthings.Thymeisalsoverygoodasanantiseptictopically.LikeIsaid,it'llkillbugs,liceandmitesandstufflikethat.It'salsogotgoodantifungalandgoodantibacterialproperties.Ifyougotalittlepsoriasisorsomethingorifyougotalittleathlete'sfootorsomekindofringworm,fungalinfections,athymetinctureisgreatforthat.Oryoucanmakealotion,makeathymelotion.That'sgoodtoo.But,thetinctureisparticularlygood.Ringworm,athlete'sfoot,thosekindsofthings,fungalthings.

Allright.That'severybody.Rememberifyousendmeanemail,sendanemailtoinfo@homegrownherbalist.netandrequestthePDF.Infact,ifyouputPDFinthesubjectline,thatwouldmakemylifekindofeasy.Let'sdothat.I'llsendyouthePDFandI'llsendtheinformationonhowtoget,likeIsaid,there'sanother15oftheseguysandyoucanlistentoallthose.Iwouldn'trecommenddoingthatwhileyou'redriving,ofcourse,butanyothertimeit'sokay.It'swonderful,wonderfulforinsomniatohearmeyammeronaboutspices.ThisisDr.PatrickJones.Ihopethatyou'vecometoappreciateandlovethesemedicinalspicesasmuchasIhave.They'retremendousmedicines.Fantasticalliesforyourlittlebotanical[inaudible00:46:39]thatyoucanusetofightillnessesandhelpyourselffeelbetter.

Dr.PatrickJones,HomeGrownHerbalistSchoolofBotanicalMedicine,thanksforlistening.

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