DrJohnBWatson

I have seeds of Peruvian Pointers,(Capsicum baccatum), 5 cm red hot peppers with great baccatum taste. I have seeds of Japone (Capsicum frutescens) 6 cm and tasty. I exchange with/ want seeds from other C. baccatums and C pubescens. Mail me!

If you live in a cold climate, as Jamison Schuez do, with just 2-3 months of summer, then he will have to grow them indoor and take the pots outside in the summer. Ashwaghandha do not tolerate periods of frost. / John

I see you have a nice scientific scepticism. That’s good, but I’ll try growing purslane this summer anyway and digest moderate doses over some months (to not eat to much purslane oxalic acid). Another teleomere activator might be melatonin: “Telomerase activity was significantly reduced in aged rats compared to young animals. Melatonin significantly increased the telomerase activity of both young and aged rats. ” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19796046 The best natural source of melatonin I’ve read about is mustard seeds. Se page 3 in this article: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r12145642683235q/ So, now it’s my second day on mustard. Peace! Niklas

Also, they need temperatures over 20 degr C / 70 degr F to germinate. The first weeks when they germinate they should be kept moist (like in a mini greenhouse). After a month or so they need tho have lower humidity to not rot. /Niklas

Purslane may up-regulate telomere lengths and telomerase activity! -------------------------------- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17764668 Chem Biol Interact. 2007 Dec 15;170(3):145-52. Epub 2007 Jul 26. Neuroprotective effects of purslane herb aquenous extracts against D-galactose induced neurotoxicity. Hongxing Z, Nancai Y, Guofu H, Jianbo S, Yanxia W, Hanju H, Qian L, Wei M, Yandong Y, Hao H. Center of Experimental Medicine, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan City 430022, PR China. Abstract In order to evaluate mechanisms of natural plant purslane herb aquenous extracts (PHAS) for neuroprotective, we assessed neuroprotective effects of PHAS at doses of 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/(kg day) on SD mice injected daily with D-gal (50 mg/(kg day)) by behavioral tests. PHAS-fed mice showed higher activity upon induction by new environmental stimuli, lower anxiety and higher novelty-seeking behavior in the open field tasks, and significantly improved learning and memory ability in step-through compared with D-gal-treated mice. We further examined the mechanisms involved in neuroprotective effects of PHAS on mouse brain. PHAS significantly increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) level. Meanwhile, PHAS also could up-regulate telomere lengths and telomerase activity in PHAS-fed groups. Furthermore, we examined the expression of p21(waf1) and p53 mRNA and protein in mouse brain by western blot analysis and real-time RT-PCR. We found that p21(waf1)was down-regulated by PHAS without changing the expression of p53. The results of this study suggested that the PHAS might be a primary target of p21(waf1)and the neuroprotective effect of PHAS might be carried out through a p21(waf1)-dependent and p53-independent pathway. ---------- / Niklas

I grew geen leaf Tulsi last year indoors but it died when the light of the day was just 6 hours in december here in Scandinavia. This year I will grow red leaf Tulsi and Ocimum_gratissimum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocimum_gratissimum Tulsi taste good and is great for health. Easy to propagate from seeds or stickling. Peace! John

I bought Bacopa monnieri plats from the fish tank shop. It is commonly used in aquarias, here, in northern europe. They are very easy to propagate from sticklings. /John

Hi John here. I live in north Europe and grow cactus outdoors in the summertime (and now in the winter indors). You guys are fortunate with your climate. It is not that easy to make cacti flower and produce seeds here. Peace John