It's Safer To Know Your Herbs.
Hi Again
Herbs are fabulous plants, and having developed an interest in them many years ago, they have become established as essential within our household, for diet, cosmetic purposes, cleaning, and of cause to make safe sprays to use in the plant nursery.
During the past few weeks I have been asked on many occasions for Herbs that my clients and visitors want to use for medicinal purposes. At this point it should be stressed that many plants can be quite potent, their active properties forming many of todays drugs, from Aspirin to morphine.
So it's important to know that some herbs can be highly toxic if taken in excessive amounts.
For example, I was recently asked for Wormwood as a medicinal remedy. Wormwood is just one of the plants in the family Artemesia, which also includes Southernwood or Lads Love, and Mugwort. Southernwood has sometimes been recommended as a tonic and Mugwort for external use.
Wormwood however is one of the most bitter herbs known. It also contains an hallucinogen called Santonin, and can be extremely dangerous taken in excess, and excess can vary from person to person.
Wormwood can produce convulsions, vomiting, vertigo, cramps, and hallucination. Anyone contemplating using herbal remedies that are not readily available or widely used should talk to a Herbalist first.
All The Best And Have A Great Day
Margarete
webmaster@antspants.biz
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Herbs are fabulous plants, and having developed an interest in them many years ago, they have become established as essential within our household, for diet, cosmetic purposes, cleaning, and of cause to make safe sprays to use in the plant nursery.
During the past few weeks I have been asked on many occasions for Herbs that my clients and visitors want to use for medicinal purposes. At this point it should be stressed that many plants can be quite potent, their active properties forming many of todays drugs, from Aspirin to morphine.
So it's important to know that some herbs can be highly toxic if taken in excessive amounts.
For example, I was recently asked for Wormwood as a medicinal remedy. Wormwood is just one of the plants in the family Artemesia, which also includes Southernwood or Lads Love, and Mugwort. Southernwood has sometimes been recommended as a tonic and Mugwort for external use.
Wormwood however is one of the most bitter herbs known. It also contains an hallucinogen called Santonin, and can be extremely dangerous taken in excess, and excess can vary from person to person.
Wormwood can produce convulsions, vomiting, vertigo, cramps, and hallucination. Anyone contemplating using herbal remedies that are not readily available or widely used should talk to a Herbalist first.
All The Best And Have A Great Day
Margarete
webmaster@antspants.biz
PS.For great gift ideas as well as some unusual garden products click on the links at:
Nature lovers will also enjoy a visit to the nature mall, where you can find some excellent products. If you're into camping, bird watching, bird songs, butterflies or frogs, from books to binoculars there's something for everyone in this fantastic mall:
posted by M. R. Abel @ 11:04 PM
