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| yass | Oct 21 2013, 06:52 AM Post #1 |
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I was looking into how to powder herbs/roots after receiving a bag of course-ground Crataeva nurvala which I want to encapsulate. I considered a coffee grinder but wanted to see what others had to say about powdering herbs and roots. This video is one of the first results and I found it very interesting and informative, not just the process of how this fellow powders, but the information he passed along about the herbs he was about to powder for his demonstration, namely Silk tassle, which he said 1/2 a teaspoon of would knock out menstrual cramps for 10 hours, and Manzanita, which he said was in the same plant family as, but superior to, Uva ursi for kidneys, for bladders, for urinary tract infections. Uva ursi has only 2 of the glycones that are the active constituents that make it do its thing, but Manzanita has 14 glycone which is 7 times more powerful than Uva ursi. I'll have to do more research on it because, if I recall correctly, I read that Uva ursi should not be taken for more than 2 weeks at a time and that, no more than 5 times a year (will have to clarify on how many times in a year). I'm guessing that the same rules would apply to Manzanita. So, that said, here is this interesting video. |
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| yass | Oct 21 2013, 07:17 AM Post #2 |
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This is from a page about preparing herbs. Thought it was worthy of noting (related): Herbal Pills Pills are unlike capsules because they can be prepared only with herbs and water. The herbs don't have to be ground as finely for pills as they do for capsules, but you will need a grinder. What You Need: • 10 TBS of ground herbs • 1 TBS Slippery Elm, powdered • Water What to Do: Mix the Slippery Elm powder with the 10 tablespoons of the herbs, then add in water a tiny amount at a time until they are a doughy consistency. Roll the dough into pea-sized balls. You may use them immediately or, to preserve for later use, dry them in the oven at a low heat for a few minutes. The pills will contain about half of a dose that a gelatin capsule would, so when following a dosage schedule for capsule administering, use twice as many pills as you would capsules to substitute. http://www.herbaffair.com/how-to-prepare-herbs/ |
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| yass | Oct 28 2013, 11:21 AM Post #3 |
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I've been looking for more information about Manzanita but surprisingly have not turned up much. I did find this which mentions both Manzanita and silk tassle: Uva Ursi for bladder disfunction http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1515558 |
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| yass | Oct 28 2013, 11:42 AM Post #4 |
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A note on Uva Ursi. One page I'd read warned not to take it for more than two weeks at a stretch, no more than five times a year. Another page I read earlier said not to take it for more than one week. Yet another (the link supplied in the above post) says not to take it for more than 4 days. I'm going with the two weeks only because it is the first I read and made sense at the time and I'm thinking that if it is combined equally with other herbs such as Crataeva nurvala, Horsetail, raw cranberry powder, and encapsulated in 00 capsules to be taken twice daily, it wouldn't be the same as taking a full dose being only a percentage of the ingredients. |
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| yass | Oct 28 2013, 12:03 PM Post #5 |
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Putting Silk tassle or tassel in an ebay search priduces nada for herbs so acquiring more information: *GARRYA (Silk Tassel, Caoutchouc, Quinine Bush) Anticholinergic antispasmodic for diarrhea, dysentery, menstrual cramps and cholecystalgia; has distinct advantages over atropine group as it causes little secretory suppression and little CNS effect in moderate doses. LEAF. Tincture [Fresh leaf, 1:2, Dry Leaf, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 45-60 drops to 5X a day. ROOT BARK [Tincture, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 10-20 drops to 5X a day. Use moderately, and NOT with other anti-cholinergics. CONTRA: Pregnancy, young children; a vagus stimulant decrease if a given dose causes the typical cold sweat/nausea symptoms. http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/HerbTinct3.txt |
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| yass | Oct 28 2013, 12:48 PM Post #6 |
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I hated getting through the light gray text but it helped to magnify it. SilkTassel: Shining From the Shadows http://bearmedicineherbals.com/silktassel-shining-from-the-shadows.html I have the feeling I'm going to have to find this shrub and process it myself to make into a powder. I have a relative who suffers terribly with menstrual pain. The bitter taste of this stuff makes sense thinking about the Cardui I had years ago that was very effective in taking away cramps completely. I'm wondering if powdering and encapsulating would work. The guy in the video in the op post seems to like to just put the powder in a little water and swallow it down. It sounds dreadful in tea or tincture lol, so maybe encapsulating is the best route (if indeed it does the job which is still unknowable). I'm really surprised at the lack of availability of this product. |
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| yass | Oct 28 2013, 01:25 PM Post #7 |
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Good reference: Garrya Elliptica http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/Plant_of_the_Month/Garrya_Elliptica/ |
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