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If you don't want to use Comfrey try Soloman's Seal. sold here: http://www.solomonsseal.net/store.html and Mullein (Verbascum thapsus, Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), Du Zhong/Eucommia (Eucommia ulmoides) and Gu-Sui-Bu (Drynaria fortunei) are all used for bone and joint health. Also make your own stock. Made with slow cooked bones/cartilage. It provides lots of easily digestible bone-building nutrients.

Homeopathic Arnica 6X is good for trauma and shock after an accident. Homeopathic Hypericum 6X is good for compression injuries and nerve pain. Horsetail (Equisetum spp) tea/tincture is good for healing bone. Lots of silica and minerals. Soloman's Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) can be used like comfrey if your liver is a worry. Drynaria (Gu Sui Bu) the literal name of drynaria in Chinese is "mender of shattered bones." Chinese Teasel (Xu Duan) is meant to be a 'fracture healer'. Bach Flower "Rescue Remedy" is said to help with pain. Hope it helps :-)

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Hi, At: http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/bsacra.htm Kew Gardens has info on Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) They mention (with references): SOCIAL USES - SMOKING MATERIALS/DRUGS Exudates, intoxicants: A small amount of frankincense was often taken in wine to 'stiffen resolve' or 'raise morale' [1593] Exudates, intoxicants: Frankincense in wine was said to have been given to those about to be executed, in order to numb the pain and the terror [1593] Gum, other drugs: In times of war the gum dissolved in wine was sometimes fed to war-elephants to enrage them before they went into battle [1593] MEDICINES - PAIN Bark, humans, muscles: The astringent bark was dried and powdered and made up into a paste which was used by Dhofaris as a soothing ointment which was rubbed over the entire body as a remedy for severe muscle pain [1354] Exudates, humans: Frankincense in wine was said to have been given to those about to be executed in order to numb the pain and the terror [1593]

would you believe ebay.com.au? seeds and plant.

Hi, Does anyone have a plant of field Horsetail/ Equisetum arvense that I can trade for, as mine died. Thanks

Yes. also called Fallopia multiflora a perennial vine with large tuberous rhizomes, red stems when young and spear shaped mid-green leaves. Used in chinese herbal medicine.

Hi, Is Polygonum multiflorum Fo Ti/Ho Shou Wu avaliable as plants or seeds anywhere in OZ? Thanks, Amunda

Hemlock is avaliable from Richters (Canada) for AU$3.17 a packet. http://www.richters.com

I remember reading an old rhyme somewhere: Borage, give'th courage.

me too! cheers, Amunda

A friend of the dragon that lives in my moat, says that E. australe is in the 2002 "The Aussie Plant Finder" by Margaret Hibbert, page 95. It says that Darwin Plant Wholesalers has them. We must be having a collective brain-spasm as I thought this was bad, m'kay.

If it has a square stem and a citrus-balsam-ish like scent when the leaves are crushed then it might be: "Cedronella triphylla(syn. canariensis) Common Name: Balm of Gilead or False Balm of Gilead Description: One of the few members of the Labiatae (Mint Family) with compound leaves. The intense, head-clearing fragrance of the leaves makes for good incense and potpourri material. Clusters of 1" long pink flowers are attractive to butterflies. Canary Islands natives used it to make "Canary Tea". This is not the Balm of Gilead of the Bible (Commiphora opobalsamum), nor the source of Balm of Gilead buds (Populus candicans), nor the Balm of Gilead Fir (Abies balsamea). " [This message has been edited by Amunda (edited 22 November 2002).] [This message has been edited by Amunda (edited 22 November 2002).]

Rev - your Mandragora autumnalis is seed grown from Horizon Herbs in the US. http://www.chatlink.com/~herbseed/

Hi, Rev - I think you should water every couple 3-4 weeks of so during dormancy. Caldeye - I don't know how much light these plants need, I usually have the opposite problem. Water and mandrakes Spikey could you please tell us approxamatly where in Israel you find mandrakes? I looked up Israel's average yearly rainfall, 565mm and Adelaide's (plain's bit only as including the hills make a huge difference to the average) which is 410mm. Mine can still get root rot in the winter months. A factor may be that Israel's rain mostly occurs in jan and feb while Adelaide's is spread over about 5 month april-may to sep-oct. Mandragora shebbearei now called Przewalskia tangutica and Mandragora turcomanica are both on the list of B & T world seeds for 10 and 24 euro's a packet respectivly, although neither are cleared by ICON. Cheers [This message has been edited by Amunda (edited 18 November 2002).]