Hi Jack, Ours did come from Europe (as far as I know) but I thought that it was a different species - it used to be called Dipsacus sylvestrus. Looking at...
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jack hollandbeck
storm85213
Feb 2, 2010 5:16 pm
To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com From: lilar@... Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:52:08 +1300 Subject: Re: [SCA-Herbalist] teasel jack hollandbeck wrote: ...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Feb 2, 2010 11:34 pm
... From: "jack hollandbeck" <original_xman@...> ... I think the druids were much more than herbalists, etc. They held the highest status in Celtic...
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perriscott
Feb 10, 2010 3:38 pm
Hello All, I have been doing research on Period Dyestuffs and someone posted this link on another site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal I have...
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Trey Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Feb 10, 2010 4:04 pm
Polish cochineal is an endangered species, due to overharvesting before the advent of synthetic petroleum based dyes. And it's RED. If you are thinking of...
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Trey Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Feb 10, 2010 4:55 pm
The history of Tehelet Blue and the poor little snails. http://www.tekhelet.com/brochure.htm Treasach ... From: Trey Capnerhurst To:...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Feb 10, 2010 11:25 pm
... Or nearly as expensive! Last I heard, murex (the name of the snail it comes from) purple was selling for 900 UK pounds per ounce! Sinech. * * * * * * * * *...
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Trey Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Feb 10, 2010 11:34 pm
Bloody should be, if we place any monetary value on suffering. The murex has to ripped from the animals while they are still alive, or it doesn't work. Since...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Feb 11, 2010 1:17 am
... Fair enough, but only part of it is identical to indigo - there's also a red component that produces the famous purple (actually a dark reddish colour). ...
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Jennifer Heise
zajaczkowa
Feb 11, 2010 8:09 pm
... Yes, both mexican and Polish cochineal produce red. Carmine (the mexican type) is still widely used as a food colorant; there are a couple of Snapple...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Feb 11, 2010 8:25 pm
Maybe it's an allergy issue? I just had a pre-schooler at a Chinese New Year program today who is allergic to 13 different food items (so far - they just added...
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jack hollandbeck
storm85213
Feb 12, 2010 8:43 pm
Good afternoon. Sorry that it has taken a while to get back to you. I take care of my mom and sometimes we get busy. ... However, I'm perfectly ... There is...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Feb 13, 2010 1:02 am
... It does, although I suppose you could thereby create an entire new set of misconceptions. :-) But I certainly think it pays not to take too much notice of...
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Richard
storm85213
Apr 3, 2010 6:59 am
I have come across an idea in the research for my project. Was there any plants in the middle ages, or late antiquity, that were associated with memory. Or to...
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Amy Provost
sparrowhawk1970
Apr 3, 2010 10:00 am
Use of rosemary to enhance memory goes back to at least the Roman days... Ameline ... -- www.crookedwall.org www.bthumbstudios.com...
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Richenda du Jardin
richendaduja...
Apr 3, 2010 2:28 pm
... Many plants are thought to help or enhance memory: * Rosemary was believed by the Greeks to improve memory; students often wore sprigs while studying....
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Lady Biya
aisinbiya
Apr 3, 2010 2:38 pm
Richenda: were these uses to be as aromatics or as infusions. I believe you said something about wearing rosemary? this suggests an aromatic use. yet mint is...
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jack hollandbeck
storm85213
Apr 3, 2010 11:46 pm
cool. thankyou. Jack To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com From: sparrowhawk9@... Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:00:40 -0400 Subject: Re: [SCA-Herbalist] memory ...
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jack hollandbeck
storm85213
Apr 3, 2010 11:49 pm
No citations needed. This is a good list and some were readily available in Bavaria. Thanks. Jack ... ...
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Lady Biya
aisinbiya
Apr 11, 2010 1:58 pm
hello all. I would appreciate a resource reccomendation please. In the past few months, my interest in herbalism has been greatly expanded past medieval and...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Apr 11, 2010 2:14 pm
... wrote: Â SNIPPED In the past few months, my interest in herbalism has been greatly expanded past medieval and modern aviculture to the much broader areas ...
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Trey Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Apr 11, 2010 7:39 pm
The Language of Flowers, and how medieval peoples used flowers and herbs goes far beyond the fresh or dried concepts we are currently used to. In our modern...
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Carowyn Silveroak
carowynsilve...
Apr 12, 2010 5:32 pm
Typing "language of flowers" into google got me many hits, but one struck my eye as a beginning resource: In the early 18th century the Turkish "Secret...
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Audrey
audreytaylor13
Apr 17, 2010 7:05 pm
... Did you know that our ancestors once used and ate flowers on a regular basis right up to the last 75 years or so? Thomas Jefferson had a love for...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Apr 18, 2010 1:31 am
Nasturtiums are a relative new item from South America, but would still be late period. They are a peppery little flower and leaf that was added to meat...
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Carowyn Silveroak
carowynsilve...
Apr 18, 2010 3:26 am
Greetings, ... I just planted my two fresh-bought "nasty-turtiums" yesterday - they shall give me peppery goodness till second or third frost. The dandelions...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Apr 18, 2010 4:34 am
... Ooh! When you do, can you please post it here? I have a large rose geranium bush, and that would be a fabulous way to use it. Sinech. * * * * * * * * * * *...
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Carowyn Silveroak
carowynsilve...
Apr 18, 2010 4:36 pm
Greetings! ... I went a little....overboard...... This was the cookie recipe I was hunting..... http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Rose-Geranium-Cookies-112776 ...
Good Morrow, Gentles, Please check out my website theplantlady.net I have a good bibliography posted there as well as links to herbal and ethnobotanical sites....
