Yeti101 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I get a lot of ads for herbal/natural products in my FB feed, and this plant has started to pop up: Terminalia canescens - called Jilungin by the Nyul Nyul people. Apparently it helps you sleep, and gives interesting dreams. It's also reputed to be so strong that the leaves can be re-brewed as tea multiple times and still have effects. When I find a source I'm happy has been ethically & sustainably sourced, I think I'll purchase some. But I'm having trouble finding much on this plant in the way of chemical analysis or published ethnobotanical information on it. It seems to be widley distributed across the top end - especially NT and the Kimberley: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916799 Any of you heard/know anything? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87_botanist Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 If you find any that fits your criteria let me know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimli Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Yeti101 said: I get a lot of ads for herbal/natural products in my FB feed, and this plant has started to pop up: Terminalia canescens - called Jilungin by the Nyul Nyul people. Apparently it helps you sleep, and gives interesting dreams. It's also reputed to be so strong that the leaves can be re-brewed as tea multiple times and still have effects. When I find a source I'm happy has been ethically & sustainably sourced, I think I'll purchase some. But I'm having trouble finding much on this plant in the way of chemical analysis or published ethnobotanical information on it. It seems to be widley distributed across the top end - especially NT and the Kimberley: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916799 Any of you heard/know anything? Probably worth contacting the seed collecting groups up there and asking if they can provide some leaf and plant matter, if you can get it to a lab for analysis? http://www.topendseeds.com.au/pricelist http://www.kimseed.com.au/Seeds/Seed Master List.pdf https://www.aussiehealthproducts.com.au/loving-earth-jilungin-dreaming-tea-30g.php http://www.twinlakes.net.au/page16/page1/page1.html Does sound interesting from what I just read though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-RC- Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) I've used the Loving Earth Jilungin a fair bit. It's a very mild, almost flavourless tea. I sleep like the dead, so no dramas getting there for me, but my youngest seemed to do better after having a little tea before bed. The brown glass jar is also useful to... recycle. Edited January 7, 2018 by Responsible Choice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti101 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Something to assist sleep would be very handy in my household. Would love to know the science behind it's effects though. What receptors does it hit? Does it have interactions/synergies? Side effects? Other health benefits? Will it grow anywhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEH Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I know a good deal about this plant and other Terminalias, you can find at my website https://northwestplants.net/2015/08/12/terminalia-canescens/ There has been little work done on the toxicology of most Terminalias until now. My group KEH is keen to keep the information for the traditional owners where this species grows. There are plans afoot for commercialization of several different Terminalias once the research has been finished, both in WA and Queensland. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti101 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Must follow up on this (and so many other things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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