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Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden

Survival Food Series: Medicinal Plants for the Survival Garden
Plants have been revered through out history for their magical healing powers. In a dire situation where over the counter medicine is no longer available, many will be forced to turn their backs on modern medicine and reacquaint themselves with more homeopathic and natural forms. In this type of situation, many will be turning to alternative medicines to alleviate and assist some of the more chronic health issues such as high blood pressure, menopausal symptoms, migraines, anemia and arthritis. Acquiring books on herbal medicines for a disaster scenario would be a great knowledge source to add to any preparedness library. In the book, Herbal Medicine: The Natural Way To Get Well and Stay Well by Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph. 1. “Cayenne pepper is a powerful stimulant, producing a sense of heat in the stomach, and a general glow ove r the body without a narcotic effect. This pepper can assist as a digestion aid. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. A tea made of common sage can help lift depression. 8. St. 9. Related:  Medicinal plants & herbs

Healing Ourselves (and the World) with Flower Essences 5th April 2016 By Lance Schuttler Guest Writer for Wake Up World What are Flower Essences? When we look at a medicinal plant, we see the different parts used in various ways. Wouldn’t it only make sense then, that this part of the plant offers us the most medicinal/healing properties? To make a flower essence, flower pedals are gently plucked (with leaves preferably) and placed in a glass or crystal bowl that is filled with the cleanest water possible. So what occurs is the imprinting of the quintessential vibrational field of the flower into water. What Are The Effects? Because the essences of flowers operate more on a vibrational/electrical level rather than a biochemical (like the use of herbs or foods), the effects are felt in a more subtle way. Flower essences are essentially nutrients for the soul. They let us work through things in a truly holistic and therapeutic manner. Dr. Healing The World Different Essences The Happy Heart has dramatically helped me in several ways. Will You Join?

Surviving the Middle Class Crash How to Put Together the Ultimate Survival Kit Would you be willing to stake your life on your survival kit? I would. There are so many debates when it comes to the perfect survival kit. In my opinion, the items you choose to be in a survival kit can be very different based on the situation you see yourself in (maritime vs. desert survival) as well as your level of skill. My entire kit is based off of three tiers — one that I carry with me, one that I keep in my car (and sometimes on me), and one that is in my home ready to go in a moments notice if I had to bug out. The Three-Tiered Survival Kit First Tier: This ‘kit’ includes those items that you have with you at all times. Folding Knife: If you’ve ever been in a survival situation (planned or not) you know how essential a knife is. While I would at the least recommend the Essential 3, there are a few other items you may want to consider carrying as part of your EDC (Every Day Carry) Gear or first Tier. Second Tier: Fixed Knife: In other words, non-folding. Third Tier: Conclusion

Ouabain: Nature's Forgotten Gift for Heart Health 21st March 2016 By Benedikt Just Guest Writer for Wake Up World Could it be, that the best treatment for heart failure and heart attacks was already discovered 100 years ago, but nowadays even alternative medicine has forgotten about it? For many decades now, heart-related problems have been among the top killers of human life. Could it be that a comeback of the forgotten natural remedy, Ouabain, could provide the answer? Nowadays, anyone who is even just mildly interested in heart health knows about the importance and beneficial effects that lifestyle changes have on any disease, including heart disease. Ouabain, the Forgotten Heart Remedy A long time ago, there was already a gentle, effective plant-based remedy for the troubled human heart. Africa, 1861, the Livingstone expedition: For many weeks, John Kirk, an English botanist accompanying explorer David Livingston on his expedition, had been having serious trouble with his heart. As Dr. What makes this plant remedy so special? Dr.

Mystery, The Pick Up Artist After about ten years of trial and error, Mystery assumingly learned how to talk to women. Not content with being the only Casanova on the planet, he formed his aptly titled "Mystery Method." This eventually led him to start appearing on television. Rinato"/> Just The Facts Erik James Horvat-Markovic is his real name. Cracked on Mystery "I'm gonna get you laid." Mystery first became known for marketing his technique designed to seduce women. However, he still would have remained out of the public's eye had it not been for the book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists. This is him, right here. Things only went downhill from there. Super Sergeant Shag Hat Things could not have possibly gotten any worse for the normal guys who just wanted to get laid. If only we were talking about the shitty movie with Tony Stark The Bullshit that is The Game "Game" was a term coined early in the 70's urban area to describe one's ability to attract a female. Seriously Style, Fuck you. Wings?

Bug Out Bag - Miiu.org From Miiu.org A Bug Out Bag can be a backpack or a box you keep in the trunk of your car Description A "bug out bag" is a portable container of items that you and your family can quickly take with you in the event that an emergency forces you to leave your home (potentially permanently). This departure may be caused by natural disaster (wild fire, hurricane, flood, etc.), disorder (terrorism, riot, violent protest, gangs, police violence, etc.), or a wildly unlikely/unforeseeable event ( EMP attack , nuclear disaster/attack, pandemic/biological warfare, solar discharge, etc.). The contents of a bug out bag are highly personal since it represents what may be the last things you can take with you from your home. Contents Items that are commonly included in a bug out bag. Water Enough water for three days of travel to your destination. Bug Out Bag Recipes Add your own recipe for a bug out bag here. Bug Out Bag (Marcus) AxMan's $30 Bug Out Bag A bag made using off the shelf materials. Keywords

Nopales (cactus) nutrition facts and health benefits Custom Search Nopales are thick, oval, flat, modified stems of cactus plant, eaten as a vegetable. Its young tender pads known as nopalitos are one of the chief components of Mexican cuisine since centuries and today, gaining popularity among Europeans and US for their health benefiting properties. The cactus species is thought to have originated in the desert lands of Mexico. Over two hundred Cactaceae cultivars grow in their natural habitat, particularly in semi-arid and dry lands of northern Mexico. Cactus is a modified evergreen plant that grows easily under semi-arid and desert climates. Attractive blooms begin to appear during spring all along the edge of pads, which subsequently develop into pear shaped delicious "cactus fruits". Health benefits of nopales Nopales are one of very low calorie vegetables. 100 g of fresh leaves carry just 16 calories. Selection and storage Buy fresh, firm, pale green nopal pads from the farmer's markets specializing in Mexican vegetables. 1. 2.

Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs When it comes to the blogosphere there always seems to be a group of blogs, like individuals, that stand out from the crowd and provide great content and a lot of influence. In the survival and preparedness community this is no exception. In this list I share the top 10 most influential survival and preparedness blogs. Well, without further ado, here are The Top 10 Most Influential Survival and Preparedness Blogs: 10. Starting out the list we have The Survival Mom. With a wide range of articles related to survival and preparedness, consistent updates, and a number of fantastic guest posters, The Survival Mom will have you coming back for more. Here are a few of my favorites: 9. Although it is promoted as a survival-gear review site, The Survival Cache has such a great number of articles on preparedness and survival that brings it to our number 9 spot within the top 10 blogs. Here are some of my favorites: 8. Here are a number of great reads from Ferfal’s blog: 7. 6. 5. 4. M.D. 3. 2. 1.

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Castor Oil Plant Botanical.com Home Page Botanical: Ricinus communis (LINN.) Family: N.O. Euphorbiaceae ---Synonyms---Palma Christi. The valuable purgative known as Castor Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the seeds of the Castor Oil plant. The Castor Oil plant is a native of India, where it bears several ancient Sanskrit names, the most ancient and most usual being Eranda, which has passed into several other Indian languages. It is very variable in habit and appearance, the known varieties being very numerous, and having mostly been described as species. [Top] ---Description---The handsome leaves are placed alternately on the stem, on long, curved, purplish foot-stalks, with drooping blades, generally 6 to 8 inches across, sometimes still larger, palmately cut for threefourths of their depth into seven to eleven lance-shaped, pointed, coarsely toothed segments. The flowers are male and female on the same plant, and are produced on a clustered, oblong, terminal spike. SIR, - On looking through my C. & D.

Gardening in a drought Guest post by Mark M. NOTE: This may be something to print out and store in your SurvivalMom Binder for future reference. image by International Center for Tropical Agriculture I have lived in many countries over the years, and have always had a vegetable garden. Not just for cost, as many of the countries I have lived in have had what we considered dirt cheap food, but for the quality. Recently, some friends told me about the bad drought in Texas. Kenya and Botswana. So how do they manage that? The technique involves three separate things, all of which are easily made by anyone with the ability to use a shovel, hammer or a trowel. Raised beds When we rented our home in Botswana, in the yard behind the house was a series of concrete troughs, roughly 4 foot wide, 2 foot deep and 15 foot long, running north to south. Shade netting Every 3 feet in the troughs was a hole, just the right size to take a ¾ inch PVC pipe. Thread watering Watering plants is the biggest problem during a drought.

Henry Repeating Arms | Fine Rifles Made in America and Priced Right Back in the heyday of the TV Western, Steve McQueen, the star of “Wanted: Dead or Alive,” rode across black-and-white screens toting a sidearm like nothing any lawman or outlaw had carried before. A cut-down, modified version of repeating rifle, this recognizable shootin’ iron could be holstered like a pistol but fired with the speed of lever-action rifle. Nicknamed the Mare’s Leg, this innovative weapon swiftly brought outlaws to justice every week and rose to fame as the real star of the short-lived show. Now fans of those classic Westerns and collectors of innovative firearms can holster a replica of that famous made-for-TV sidearm. Built in the USA, to Henry’s world-renowned standards of quality, the Mare’s Leg is available in your choice of .45 COLT or in .22 S/L/LR. The Henry Mare’s Leg .45 Colt is a modified variation of the Henry model H006C Big Boy .45 Colt. Click to zoom

Health Benefits of Bathua (Chenopodium album) Chenopodium album is known by many common names such as White goosefoot, pigweed, lambsquaters and Bathua (Hindi), Chandan betu (Bengali), Parupukkirai (Tamil), Pappukura (Telugu) and Katu ayamoddakam (Malyalam). This leafy vegetable is actually a weed that grows in waste places and with other cultivated crops. It occurs throughout the tropical regions of world. In India the leaves are consumed as leafy vegetable and cooked like any other Saag, curd bathua raita and Bathua paratha. Scientific classification KINGDOM - Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants DIVISION- Tracheophyta – vascular plants Infradivision- Angiosperm – flowering plants, angiospermsCLASS- Magnoliopsida ORDER- Caryophyllales FAMILY- Amaranthaceae – pigweed, amaranthes GENUS- Chenopodium L. – goosefoot SPECIES - Chenopodium album L. – common lambsquarters, lambsquarters goosefoot, white goosefoot, lambsquarters Bathua or Goosefoot Seeds Bathua seeds are ground to make flour that is used to prepare bread.

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