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 =====Kawakawa=====
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-Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum)
+Kawakawa //(Macropiper excelsum)//
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 Piperaceae family.
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 ====Treatment====
 tspn dried / 2 tspn fresh, per cup of boiling water, infused for 10 minutes. 3 cups a day, no more than 10 days in a row, then 10 day break.
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 Leaves, steeped in 2.5L of boiling water, simmered for an hour, or until leaves dissolve, keeping the lid on. Allow liquid to cool,, strain and bottle (dark liquid). Drink ½ a cup twice a day.
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+=====Coriander=====
+{{:coriander_-_coriandrum_sativum.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+Coriander //(Coriandrum sativum)//
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+Coriander is a member of the Apiaceae family which originally comes from the Mediterranean. It is an annual plant preferring cooler conditions to grow in, often only having a short life during summer. The leaves grow on slender hollow stems and are often feathery and toothlike. It has umbels of tiny white flowers. producing small, round, hollow, yellow-brown seeds, with longitudinal strips.
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+====Properties====
+Seed and leaf: anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-rheumatic – external use, anti-spasmodic (stomach cramps), anxiolytic, carminative, digestant – and stimulates the appetite, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant. ((Murray et al, 2008, p. 482))
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+Leaf: mobilizes heavy metals from the brain and central nervous system. ((Georgiou, 2005, pp. 1-8))
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+====Treatment====
+Use Coriander in smoothies, or in your cooking. If removing heavy metals important to eat coriander consistently and raw over 3-5 days. You could make into a pesto. If you don’t like the taste make into capsules.
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+Tea can be made 1 tspn leaves / seeds or 2 teaspoon fresh, per cup of water, simmered for 20 minutes three times a day.
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+=====White Pine=====
+{{ :white_pine_-_pinus_strombus.jpg?direct&200|}}
+White Pine //(Pinus strobus)//
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+Pinaceae (Pine Family)
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+This tree is originally one of the native pines found in USA. It grows approximately 25m tall. An conifer, it is a highly erect tree producing thin needles which grow in clusters of 5. During spring it produces pollen from it’s flowers, many people have allergies to this – hayfever.
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+Traditionally it was used by the Indigenous people as a vulnerary or for the treatment of wounds. It was also used for respiratory complaints such as colds, flu, sore throats, bronchitis, tuberculosis and asthma. Pine needles also supported the kidney and lessened experiences of rheumatism and scurvy.
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+Pine needles have been found to be an effective treatment of covid. The Shikimic acid in the pines has been identified as reducing spike proteins. Roche pharmaceuticals extracted phyto (plant) based Skikimic acid and made Tamiflu.
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+Please note the majority of pine trees found in forestry growing in New Zealand are //Pinus radiata//, which is a different species. Pine trees can be hard to identify as so many look similar. Some pine trees can easily be mistaken and are actually poisonous i.e. Yew tree //(Taxus baccata)// whilst extracts of this tree are used for cancer treatment, it is deadly poisonous if consumed. Please do not forage unless you are 110% sure that you have the right tree, alternatively you are with someone who has this knowledge.
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+====Treatment====
+teaspoon of dried or 2 teaspoons of fresh infused in boiling water for at least 10 minutes, maximum of three times a day.
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+Do not drink if intending to get pregnant or allergic to pine.
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+=====Nettle=====
+{{:nettle_-_urtica_dioica.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+Nettle //(Urtica dioica)//
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+Urticaceae family
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+Originally from Britain, Europe and Asia. The plant grows in partial shade and likes woodlands. It grow up to 1.5m and has a square stem. Obvate leaves with toothed margine grow opposite one another, ths have fine downy hairs that sting, causing blisters, hence the name Urtica – to burn.
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+====Properties====
+Antihaemorrhagic, astringent, diuretic, nutritive,((Fisher, 2009, p. 249)) anti-allergic, antihistamine, antirheumatic, counterirritant (topically with fresh herbs), depurative and styptic. The root is antiprostatic,((Bone & Mills, 2013, p. 760)) antimicrobial, heavy metal chelation, liver detoxification phase 1 and 2, antioxidant.
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+Nettle can be taken as a greenleafy, it needs to be heated through cooking or in boiled water before eating, this gets rid of the sting. Nettle soup is a highly nutritive food. Nettle is an extremely beneficial herb not only full of nutrients it helps to cleanse and purify the blood as well as providing a natural antihistamine - beekeepers best friend.
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+====Treatment====
+tspn dried / 2 teaspoon fresh, infused in boiling water for 10 minutes, 2 times a day.
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+=====St. John's Wort=====
+{{ :st_john_s_wort_-_hypericum_perforatum.jpg?direct&200|}}
+St. John's wort //(Hypericum perforatum)//
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+Family: Clusiaceae / Guttiferae
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+Creaping perennial that grows up to 1m tall. Found in Europe, Asia and Africa, often growing in waste lands, sides of roads and paddocks. It has many oblong / linear light green opposite leaves, with multiple dots - oil glands. Multiple golden flowers grow in dense cymes, these too have multiple dots - oil glands.
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+====Properties====
+Antidepressant, antiseptic, antiviral, anxiolytic, astringent, nervine,((Bone, 2007, p. 64)) anti-inflammatory and sedative, and topically it is analgesic, antimicrobial and vulnerary.((Fisher, 2009, p. 82))
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+St John’s wort is most commonly used to alter and improve people's moods due to it's antidepressant qualities. Yet St. John's wort is also aa powerful antiviral and has previously been used for the treatment of corona viruses. Recent research indicates it is able to protect the body against spike proteins.
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+====Treatment=====
+dried teaspoon of aerial parts / 2 fresh to 1 cup of boiled water, infused for 10 minutes, max three times a day.
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+=====Milk Thistle=====
+{{:milk_thistle_-_silybum_marianum.jpg?direct&200 |}}
+Milk Thistle //(Silybum marianum)//
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+Astaraceae family.
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+Thistle’s once from the Mediterranean now grow all around the globe. Milk thistle grows approximately 2m tall, deep tap roots, lancet to elliptic leaves that are gloss and green, with a wavy, spiked edge with white veins. The stems are erect and have hair as the leaves do. A branched stem contains a single stem/ flower atop a rosette of spikes, purple and approximately 2.5cm in diameter. Multiple 7mm brown seeds are formed, with a yellow ring at the end.
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+Milk thistle is a rich source of glutathione, this is an essential antioxidant in the body, enabling the liver, kidney’s muscles and heart to function. Glutathione and high dose vitamin C have also been found to increase lung capacity. Cysteine from N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) makes Glutathione.
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+====Properties====
+Digestive tonic, galactagogue, hepatoprotective,((Fisher, 2009, p. 49)) antioxidant, choleretic, hepato-trophorestorative.  ((Bone, 2003, p. 326))
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+====Treatment====
+tspn dried seeds / 2 tspn fresh to 1 cup of boiled, infused for at least 10 minutes.
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