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 =====St. John's Wort===== =====St. John's Wort=====
-St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) +{{ :st_john_s_wort_-_hypericum_perforatum.jpg?direct&200|}} 
-covid no entry+St. John's wort //(Hypericum perforatum)// 
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 Family: Clusiaceae / Guttiferae 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. 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: +====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). +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. 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=====
 1 dried teaspoon of aerial parts / 2 fresh to 1 cup of boiled water, infused for 10 minutes, max three times a day. 1 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=====
-Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) +{{:milk_thistle_-_silybum_marianum.jpg?direct&200 |}} 
-covid no entry+Milk Thistle //(Silybum marianum)// 
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 Astaraceae family. 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. 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. 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). +====Properties==== 
 +Digestive tonic, galactagogue, hepatoprotective,((Fisher, 2009, p. 49)) antioxidant, choleretic, hepato-trophorestorative.  ((Bone, 2003, p. 326)) 
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 +====Treatment====
 1 tspn dried seeds / 2 tspn fresh to 1 cup of boiled, infused for at least 10 minutes. 1 tspn dried seeds / 2 tspn fresh to 1 cup of boiled, infused for at least 10 minutes.
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