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Everlasting Gardener’s
Improving Your Herb
Know-How
Publisher: Joanie Lapic Volume Number 2
Issue Number 21 Date: November 01, 2009
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“Then God said, ‘I give you every
seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth
. . . And to . . . Everything that has the breath of life in it I give
every green plant for food.’”
Gen.1: 29,30
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If you have questions about any
information in these articles, or if you
need any supplies or products, please contact
Joanie Lapic, Everlasting Gardener
Phone -- 724-846-4787
e-mail --
joanie@everlastinggardener.com
Following this link to my website may also help you find what you are
looking for:
Herb
Specialist Joanie Lapic Everlasting Gardener
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IN THIS ISSUE:
~
Herbs Have a History of Effectiveness
(“Six Reasons” series)
~ What to Do About Seasonal Affective Disorder
~ Herbal Highlight
~ Private Classes
~ Upcoming Class
~ BIG NEWS!!
~ November CONTEST
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Herbs Have a History of Effectiveness
Six Reasons to Use Herbs
This is eighth in the
series, which began in my July 1, 2009
newsletter.
Plants
were created for us and ‘planted’ all over the earth for our use. People
have gathered and used them for their food and medicine for generation after
generation. They have come to realize
what herbs can do for the body, soul and spirit. Herbs have a long history
of effective use, having been tested and used for all those years.
Here are two more examples of Herbs
which have been used by people for many, many years:
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Ancient Egyptians valued it as a rejuvenating herb. Persians and Greeks
garnished and flavored food with its orange and gold petals. During the
American Civil War, doctors on the battlefield employed the leaves to treat
open wounds. Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Every part of this plant, seeds to roots, is edible. This is one of the
oldest cultivated plants, much valued by ancient Roman warriors, who took it
to keep in good health. Roman ladies ate the seed to prevent obesity. In 812
A.D., Charlemagne declared that Fennel was essential in every imperial
garden.
(some information obtained from "The Complete Book of Herbs“, by Leslie
Bremness)
If you have any question about any Herbs or their
uses, please
contact Joanie:
Visit Joanie’s
online Herb
supplement store.
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What to Do About Seasonal Affective Disorder
Some people get the symptoms of Seasonal Affective
Disorder Syndrome in the middle of winter, when the dreary days seem to have
gone on endlessly. Some people get the symptoms early in the fall/winter
season, almost in anticipation of the darker months. But whenever it shows
up, Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SADS) can be miserable. Anxiety, mild to
moderate depression, wanting to sleep more than usual, crabbiness – all
these can occur to those who must endure many months of cold and gloomy
weather. So what can those who suffer SADS do to alleviate the symptoms?
St. John’s wort – This herb helps to maintain a positive outlook and healthy
motivation. It may have powerful mood-enhancing properties.
Mood Elevator – This Herbal supplement’s
key ingredients supports peak liver function, maintaining positive mood. Its
Chinese name means “relieve depression”.
Energ-V – Provides nutrients that support vitality, nourishing the brain,
glands and nervous system, enabling the body to cope with stress.
Vitamin D3, the more bioactive form of
vitamin D, is called the “Sunshine vitamin”. D3 may increase well-being like
when the weather is sunny and the body is able to manufacture adequate
supplies of vitamin D
Visit Joanie’s online
supplement store to see more information:
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Herbal Highlight
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Ancient Egyptians recorded the use of
Dill as a soothing medicine, and the Greeks claimed “dill stayeth the
hickets” (hiccups). This herb was valued so highly in Biblical times that it
was used to pay taxes.
Dill can be grown on a sunny windowsill in temperate regions. Outdoors,
Dill grows best in rich, well-drained soil, in full sun, protected from wind
and heavy rains (or stake it). Thrown on the ground in the winter or spring,
the seeds sprout and grow into 3 to 5 foot plants, mature, then reseed
themselves, growing up the next spring.
Use the LEAVES to season dishes like
soups and dips - especially delicious on burgers and sandwiches. Add finely
chopped to soup, potato salad, cream cheese, butter, eggs, salmon and
grilled meats.
Use the SEEDS whole or ground in soups,
fish dishes, pickles, cabbage, apple pies, butter, cakes and breads.
For cosmetic purposes, the SEED is
crushed, made into a strong tea and strained into a bowl for a bath to
strengthen nails. Chew to sweeten breath.
Dill is the 2010 Herb of the Year.
Medicinally, Dill SEED is chewed or made
into a tea and served at the end of a heavy meal as a digestive. Use in a
salt-free diet as dill contains various mineral salts. Dill tea also
relieves indigestion, flatulence, hiccups, stomach cramps, colic, insomnia
and to encourage milk production in nursing mothers.
(some information obtained from "The
Complete Book of Herbs“, by Leslie Bremness)
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Private Classes
If the date or time of
any of Joanie’s classes does not fit your schedule, please contact her to
set up your private class. You won’t have to miss out on any Herb class that
you want, in order to become further educated about Herbal Cooking, Herbal
Medicine, Herb Growing, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Iridology, etc.
Make your
appointment today
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UPCOMING CLASSES
REFLEXOLOGY
Saturday, November 21, 1:00 pm.
at Joanie Lapic’s Office
888 Tulip Dr., New Brighton, PA 15066
How to perform this effective, diagnostic
and preventive therapy.
Learn the reflex points which connect to
all of the body’s organs to bring healing to them. This therapy can be used
on yourself or your friends or family.
You will receive printed information and
a Reflexology chart, and will practice the technique.
$15.00 per person. Register with a friend
and each receive $1.00 off, refunded day of the class.
Register with your deposit of $8.00,
received in Joanie’s mailbox, by Thurs., Nov. 19.
If the
date or time of any of Joanie’s classes does not fit your schedule, please
contact her to set up your private class.
Act 48 Continuing Education
courses for Pennsylvania teachers are
listed on Joanie’s website.
Registration has ended for Fall, ’09 courses. Check
back soon to find the winter/spring, 2010, courses offered by Joanie through
both the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit and the Midwestern Intermediate
Unit.
For details on the
class content and registration.
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BIG NEWS!!
Check the website the second week of November for
savings on our NEW holiday gift sets.
http://everlastinggardener.net
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NOVEMBER CONTEST
Guess the 2010 “Herb of the Year” and Joanie will send you its seeds to grow
for yourself to the first 10 correct entries. These seeds are easy to
germinate and grow, even indoors.
If you need a hint, there is a big one in this newsletter.
Entries must reach Joanie by Nov. 30, 2009, by either e-mail or snail mail
(received Nov. 30, 2009, or earlier).
You must send your guess and include your street address.
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"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked . . . But
his delight is in the law of the Lord" Psalm 1:1,2
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Thank A Veteran on November 11
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