Alcaline

Hello everybody, here is wat I can offer for some salvia: Seeds: Anadenanthera colubrina var. Cebil seeds Argyreia nervosa (hawaiian baby woodrose) Psychotria carthagenensis Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake) Lophophora williamsii (Peyotl) Peganum harmala Papaver somniferum var. hungarian blue Papaver somniferum var. persian white Papaver somniferum var. Turkish commercial Heimia myrtifolia (Sinicuichi) Hyoscyamus niger Hyoscyamus albus (white henbane) Ipomoea violacea Atropa belladona Argemone mexicana Datura stramonium var. stramonium Datura stramonium var. tatula Datura inoxia Lactuca virosa Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus] (Marihuanilla) Leonotis nepetifolia [syn. L. nepetaefolia] Lobelia inflata Mimosa pudica Neptunia plena (aquatic sensitive) Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana alata 'grandiflora' Phalaris aquatica var. australia Phalaris arundinaceae var. picta Scopolia japonica Sida rhombifolia Sida cordifolia Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) Withania somnifera Dried material: Flowers: Leonotis leonurus (wild dagga, lion's tail) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus] (Marihuanilla) Datura stramonium var. tatula Hypericum perforatum (St. Johnswort.) Foliage: Leonotis leonurus (wild dagga, lion's tail) Gymnema sylvestre Datura inoxia Datura stramonium var. stramonium Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Sida rhombifolia Psychotria carthaginensis Argemone mexicana Escholtzia californica Atropa belladona I prefer salvia but I'm also looking for: Lagochilus inebrians Galbulimima belgraveana (syn.: Himantandra belgraveana) Himantandraceae Calea zacatechichi Diplopterys cabrerana (syn. Banisteriopsis rusbyana) - Chaliponga Banisteriopsis caapi Piper methysticum (Kava Kava) Mimosa hostilis (Vinho de jurema) Rivea corymbosa [syn. Turbina corymbosa] Tabernanthe iboga Turnera diffusa Voacanga africana Virola theiodora [ 08. December 2004, 04:59: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

quote: Somebody remind me here...the grolux tube has a fair percentage of red in the spectrum...? Grolux emit mainly red and blue light which are the phtosyntheticaly active part of the light. (remind: plant absorb all the visible light exept green, who is reflected)

found in your website chief23: quote: Most cow's milk has measurable quantities of herbicides, pesticides, dioxins (up to 200 times the safe levels), up to 52 powerful antibiotics (perhaps 53, with LS-50), blood, pus, feces, bacteria and viruses. (Cow's milk can have traces of anything the cow ate... including such things as radioactive fallout from nuke testing ... wow, its clear that one who drink this poisoned beverage would die instantly :D I wonder how does feces incorpore into milk..

I dont mind before now about soja vs milk. But one good point for soja is that it doesn't contain casein wich can cause critical allergy on some people. One more think i forget to mention is that cafeine is very soluble in water and so disolve quikly contrariwise tanins are released into hot water very slowly. So, it does mean that, when you brew a green tea (wich is not fermented so full of tanins), the first infusion is full of cafeine with few tanins (if you remove tea leaves quickly). This first infusion is throw up by touaregs (who drink lot of tea all day) to not become too speed. The second and third infusion are made in a longer time and so contain full tanins and no cafein -- so very good for your health. In fact infusion is not a good way to proceed extraction, percolation (like when you make a coffee) is far more effective and virtually extract all of the soluble stuffs in coffee beans. [ 27. February 2004, 09:33: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

Actually, tannins are antioxydant!! (this is done by linking to any free radicals). There is also other antioxydants in tea like flavonoids. There is virtually no tanins in coffea but there is a lot in tea (this is the reddish stuff dying your cup when you leave some tea for ours in the cup). Tanins are destroyed when the tea leaves are fermented. Green tea is just dried leaves not fermented (like white tea I think), Oolong tea is just a little fermented, red or black tea is fully fermented. Tanins link to caffein and release it slowly, so this is why the tea dont give you a hit like coffea but have a longer effect. (in fact there is more % caffeine in the tea leaves than in the coffea fruit!!). Tanins link also to any proteins like those in your saliva. It precipitate out the protein and make your tongue scrape (like the tanins in red wine). In fact, it bound to any protein like those in milk so adding milk would help for the taste but would anihilate the antioxydant effect. One more think, if you pour some milk onto hot tea, the protein would precipitate (like curdled milk) because of the heat, so that the taste would be not good and the linking effect would not be there! so you have to slowly poor the tea onto the milk to assure a slow increase in temperature for the milk. So, i think this is it :D

Hello all, Anyone can spare some Artemisia pontica seeds? this is wanted to dye absynth. Here is what i can swap for: Seeds: Psychotria carthagenensis Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake) Lophophora williamsii (Peyotl) Papaver somniferum var. hungarian blue Papaver somniferum var. persian white Papaver somniferum var. Turkish commercial Hyoscyamus niger Hyoscyamus albus (white henbane) Ipomoea violacea Atropa belladona Argemone mexicana Datura stramonium var. stramonium Datura stramonium var. tatula Datura inoxia Lactuca virosa Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus] (Marihuanilla) Leonotis nepetifolia [syn. L. nepetaefolia] Lobelia inflata Mimosa pudica Neptunia plena (aquatic sensitive) Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana alata 'grandiflora' Phalaris aquatica var. australia Phalaris arundinaceae var. picta Scopolia japonica Sida rhombifolia Sida cordifolia Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) Withania somnifera Dried material: Flowers: Leonotis leonurus (wild dagga, lion's tail) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus] (Marihuanilla) Datura stramonium var. tatula Hypericum perforatum (St. Johnswort.) Foliage: Leonotis leonurus (wild dagga, lion's tail) Gymnema sylvestre Datura inoxia Datura stramonium var. stramonium Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Sida rhombifolia Psychotria carthaginensis Argemone mexicana Escholtzia californica Atropa belladona Let me know.. [ 23. February 2004, 06:27: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

actually the ziplock was merely put in a paper envelope. I recieve many times this sort of packing with no problems..

Yep, one time a friend of me sent some lophos seeds to a guy in australia. All seeds where crushed at the arrival.. I don't understand how this can happen (the enveloppe and the ziplock were unhurt). From the information i have, the baggage compartment are presured and temperature is 4°C. [ 20. February 2004, 07:07: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

Do you think that Baggage compartiment temperature in airplanes come down below 10°C. This is of some importance for the seeds send oversee by snail mail. Most seeds from rainforest cant endure low temperatures. What do you think? [ 19. February 2004, 07:15: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

Do you manage "savage planting" of p somniferum.. does it work fine in europe? I try it last summer but all the plant were destroyed by slugs..

I just losse three mail (before i can reed them) due to my crappy mail software.. So if u dont recieve any answer from me, resend your mesages [ 06. February 2004, 21:30: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

Reville, what do you mean by "pure seed heads"? I hear that P. somniferum reproduct mainly by self pollination. So cross pollination (between different flowers) rarely occur! Do you agree with that ??

I just harvest lot of Psychotria carthagenensis seeds! somone interested? Would be great to trade with: Anadenanthera colubrina var. Cebil seeds Calea zacatechichi Argyreia nervosa (hawaiian baby woodrose) Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom) Sceletium tortuosum Peganum harmala Rivea corymbosa [syn. Turbina corymbosa] Tabernanthe iboga Turnera diffusa Voacanga africana Virola theiodora [ 04. February 2004, 03:53: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

In one of the botanical gardens i use to go, I discover last year two very uncomon plants in a greenhouse recently established: Erytroxylum novogranatense and E. coca (so close than i can even touch them :D ) They are growing vigorously with hot and humid conditions. The other plants growing nearby are papaye, cacao, bananas, .. The soil is a classic potting mix. Morover the plants gives lot of red fleshy fruits in spring, and some germinate spontaneously under both.. (does someone know if they are legal in Europe??) I think those plant wont last lot of time in such a way. AlcaLine (P.S. sory for my very poor english) [ 02. February 2004, 23:48: Message edited by: Alcaline ]

Have: Seeds: Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake) (~150 seeds!) Lophophora williamsii (Peyotl) Papaver somniferum var. hungarian blue Papaver somniferum var. persian white (strongly recommended strain) Hyoscyamus niger Hyoscyamus albus (white henbane) Ipomoea violacea 'pink' Atropa belladona Argemone mexicana Datura stramonium var. stramonium Datura stramonium var. tatula Datura inoxia Lactuca virosa Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus] (Marihuanilla) Leonotis nepetifolia [syn. L. nepetaefolia] Lobelia inflata Mimosa pudica Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana alata 'grandiflora' Phalaris aquatica var. australia Phalaris arundinaceae var. picta Scopolia japonica Sida rhombifolia sida cordifolia Dried material: Flowers: Leonotis leonurus (wild dagga, lion's tail) Leonurus japonicus [syn. L. sibiricus](Marihuanilla) Datura stramonium var. tatula Hypericum perforatum (St. Johnswort.) Foliage: Gymnema sylvestre (affect the taste of sugar) Datura inoxia Datura stramonium var. stramonium Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) Sida rhombifolia Psychotria carthaginensis Argemone mexicana Escholtzia californica Atropa belladona Want: Calea zacatechichi Areca catechu (betel nut) Argyreia nervosa (hawaiian baby woodrose) Mitragyna speciosa Peganum harmala Rivea corymbosa [syn. Turbina corymbosa] Tabernanthe iboga Turnera diffusa Withania somnifera Voacanga africana Virola theiodora I can send photos of nearly all metarials Let me know.. AlcaLine [ 27. January 2004, 19:00: Message edited by: Alcaline ]