Re internal use of EO's and teas to use

June 19, 2006

Dear David,

I think that you have given a very good analagy here! I loved it as it

made the point!.

Dear Barbara,

To answer the question regarding WHICH tea etc., it really is not an

answer that can be given in one sentence. There are complete books on

which part of which plant to use.

For instance Kava Kava tea should be made of the root. In order to

supply the tremendous sudden demand for Kava Kava, it was made of the

stem and the leaf. The stem and the leaf contain different substances

and the tea, therefore, was actually slightly dangerous.

In making tincs, the root of the Echinacea Augstifolia is the best to

use, but the Echinaciea Purpurea seeds are the best. Thee two plants

are so close that only the colour of the leaves gives you the

difference.

I would suggest a good book is obtained (like Penelope Ody's " The

Complete Medicinal Herbal " ) and that you experiment with the plants

that grow in your own garden.

It is known by many Herbalists that the plant that will giveyou the

most benefit is probably growing in your garden. You might even be

working very hard to eradicate it and calling it a weed!

Spanish Needles (Bidens Pilosa) is an amazing herb of which every part

has a beneficial use. Make a tea of that and your heart will thank

you. It is - apart form other assests - good for the heart.

We all know about Dandelion, Purslane and Plantain being highly

medicinal but look around your garden. Use what grows in your area for

tea......................Herbally yours Penny

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> [Dave:] Think about this for a moment. If the substance (whatever it might

> be; it could be drops of ink in water) is so concentrated that it must be

> diluted before ingesting it, then in what way is diluting it different than

> preparing it in a more diffuse form in the first place? I think the danger

> is thinking that if a little is good, much more must be much better.

> Penny Khaled

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