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  1. Posted

    Irie,

    So I've known of "Ti kafé mawon" made from the seeds of Psychotria Nervosa for sometime but never had a chance to try it out.

    Well I've now opened the "Zaka Art Cafe", serving up my own homegrown coffee & Moringa Smoothies.

    So last night came across a bag of P.Abla seeds & decided to roast them up!

    Had a couple of cups this morning & it's KICKIN'!!!!

    I added just a pinch of the ti kafe mawon per cup of coffee beans, which I think is about the right amount...& put a definate edge on my own strong coffee!

    I also roasted up some Mucuna Pruriens beans, (I have a couple of sackfuls around) but these look like they will need peeling before a final roast??? I'll be testing it out tommorrow??

    Respect,

    Z

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  3. Posted

    Irie,

    Some info that just came up in my yahoo group;

    Got some information from the web
    It mentions

    traditional use of the plant in the treatment of cold, teeth and gum

    disorders in Africa

    Book of abstract 2012 - Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association

    9. Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Plectranthus caninus Roth

    Solomom Tadesse, Avijit Mazmuder, Franz Bucar, Ciddi Veeresham and Kaleab Asres

    The essential oil from the aerial parts of Plectranthus caninus Roth (Lamiaceae), obtained by hydro-distillation was

    analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC /MS) and evaluated for antimicrobial, free radical

    scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities. Thirty-four compounds representing 91.02% of the total oil were

    identified. The major constituents of the oil were camphor (22.36%) and α-thujene (14.48%). The oil was tested

    against 21 bacterial and 4 fungal strains using disc diffusion method and found to be active against a broad spectrum

    of pathogens including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as some fungal strains. The minimum

    inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the oil against the bacterial strains tested ranged from 10 to 400 μg/ml, and from

    800 to 1000 μg/mL against the fungal strains employed. The in vitro antioxidant activity was assessed using 2,2-diphenyl-1‑picrylhydrazil (DPPH) radical scavenging assay. The oil reduced DPPH in a concentration dependent

    manner with an EC 50 value of 3.5 μl/ml. The in vivo anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated on the basis of

    inhibition of carrageenan induced mouse hind paw oedemawhereby doses of 200 and 300 mg/kg were found to

    inhibit significantly increase in paw volume during the late phase of inflammation. The study provides evidence for

    the broad-spectrum antimicrobial, significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of Plectranthus caninus

    essential oil, a possible explanation for the traditional use of the plant in the treatment of cold, teeth and gum

    disorders which may be related to microbial infections and inflammation.

    Hope it prove useful!

    Respect,

    Z

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  6. Posted

    Thanks for the photos mate! Nice looking vines hey. :)

    Your cielo looks nothing like the vine we ozzies have in Australia called cielo. My cielo lacks the silver undersides So the plot thickens!

    One aspect of your vine that stands out is the silver undersides of the leaves and the leaf veining which look very close to the B Muricata by plowman photo I posted.

    I have been wanting to take some photos of my vines ever since I started this thread but it hasn't stopped pissing down rain since then. Guess I am going to have to take some wet shots hey!

    Irie,

    SORRY I was mid edit and the net went down for 24hrs

    Respect,

    Z

  10. Posted · Edited by Zaka

    Irie,

    The Plowman fruiting branch looks bangs on!

    I have a stigmaphyllon sinuatum.(syn. fulgens)..? That has the red tips to the seeds.

    Not sure where the original seed photos are & since it hasn't flower yet I have nothing but leaf pics.

    They were sourced from Peru.

    I have three vines in the ground & a bunch stuffed under a P.alba forest & forgotten about!

    They love to run long on the ground.

    Respect,

    Z

    I have literaly 2 sacks of Alicia seeds! Exporting ain't easy!!!

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  13. Posted



    you know, the local crew, uses plastic bags for shroom hunting, oh my god, naturaly i tried to convert them to using paper bags only, hehehe....

    Irie,

    They just sweat in plastic!

    I always used to collect shrooms in paper bags.

    Also good for ripening advcados & mangos!

    Respect,

    Z

  14. Posted · Edited by Zaka

    I am pretty sure the leaves get heat treated right away after picking, so they stay nice and deep green.

    the mate I saw in shops, does get broken down, but is not grinded to a fine material.

    Irie,

    The way I dry green leaf-tea products; is in large cardboard boxes, which acts as a de-humidifyer.

    Don't put too much fresh leaf matter, as the green leaves will, (with some leaf such as moringa) heat up substantually, & spoil the product.

    The cardboard box is folded closed & left in direct sun, shake up the box regularly.

    After about two days in the sun the leaves should be crush dried.

    The product is the ground by hand through a strainer. This will remove much of the sticks & stuff.

    Different mesh strainer will give you different grades.

    This works great for moringa, caapi, novo & many more tea leaf products.

    Respect,

    Z

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  16. Posted · Edited by Zaka

    Irie,

    I hate you. Moving on...

    They will be E. coca. If hybridisation is possible it's not easy - given how many ethno heads in more legally reasonable countries grow both, not to mention South American farmers, the hybrid would already exist somewhere. And coca is self fertile.

    Love brother!

    I did just one but did take it seriously!

    Respect,

    Z

  17. Posted · Edited by Zaka

    Irie,

    I have a plethora of novo's (?).

    I have had one novo cutting take, though it died off due to being in the wrong spot!

    The e.coca were direct from peruvian berries, from Peru, must be about 4yrs old. I had only 2 pop, but one die early on.

    I'm not sure if these new berries will be a self coca or a hybrid novo????

    It'll be interesting to grow out anyway!

    I lost the havanese, but they are a weed round here!

    Respect,

    Z

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  18. Posted

    Irie,

    So my sole peruvian flowered last month.

    I had read that you need two plants in order to get seed!

    And that novo would not cross with the peruvian!

    Well one of these two statements has got to be a myth....

    Cos I got berries!

    Respect,

    Z

    I used this forum to keep it as private as poss.

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