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    Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality
    Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality
    Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality
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    Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality

    By Kelli D. Kemp MS

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    With complete monographs, formularies, photos, and growing guides, Growing Wellness provides the experienced or beginning herbalist, gardener, student, or DIY plant enthusiast with all the information needed to create your own medicinal herb garden.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateApr 19, 2019
    ISBN9781543967746
    Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality

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      Growing Wellness - Kelli D. Kemp MS

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      Introduction

      People ascribe the greatest healing power to drugs that have come from farthest away, drugs that cost the most. In my long experience I have come to believe that people go to the ends of the earth to look for something they could find right on their doorstep. If only we could learn to trust nature.

      -Maurice Messegue, 1921

      This book is the result of countless hours of research and personal experience to compile a detailed guide to the most useful, common, or most readily available medicinal plants that promote overall wellness or are effective for minor ailments. The information contained herein is from a variety of sources from herbal medicine textbooks, academic journals, and credible websites to provide a comprehensive profile on each plant. Each entry is complete with the monograph information, proper dosing, recipes, and growing guides. Where available, I provide growing guides for both indoor and outdoor plants. However, for some plants there was not an indoor growing guide available because the plant is best grown outdoors, or the indoor growing guide was too extensive for the scope of this book (i.e. cannabis).

      Promoting wellness is most often about prevention. However, many people frequently need to begin their wellness journey from the point of healing. While plants may be useful in treating both acute and chronic conditions, when being utilized from a healing perspective always consult with a trained healthcare provider. Western and alternative medicines, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine or acupuncture, can often be combined with great success.

      Aloe Vera

      Latin name: Aloe Vera, Aloe barbadensis

      Family: Liliaceae

      DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS

      Native to Africa, Aloe has thick blue-green leaves which reach a length of 40-50 cm and grow upward in spikes from a rosette to a maximum of 100 cm. The leaves are greyish green and have serrated edges. Aloe is an exceptionally resilient plant which stores moisture and nutrients in the leaves to get through dry periods. The plant flowers in the summer.¹

      Part of the Plant Used

      Transparent gel from pulp, dried inner latex lining of leaf

      TEXTURE

      Soft yet firm, the skin is easily broken

      The gel is slightly sticky at first but dries quickly

      COLOR

      The light green leaves are edged with tiny yellow teeth, forming a dense rosette

      AROMA

      Unpleasant odor

      FLAVOR

      Bitter taste

      CONSTITUENTS

      •7-hydroxyaloin A and B

      •Aloin (25-49%)

      •Aloe-emodin

      •Chrysophanol

      •Tannins

      PRIMARY ACTIONS

      Aloe is a potent laxative because of its content of anthraquinone derivative. Aloe-emodin is listed as the active component and is formed in the colon. The result is an irritation of the intestinal mucous membranes, an increase of mucous, secretions, and peristalsis stimulation. Reabsorption of electrolytes and water is also inhibited. Studies have shown Aloe Vera gel is effective in lowering triglyceride levels. Polysaccharides and glycoproteins are responsible for these effects.²

      The gel has been shown to be an effective healer of burns and wounds. It can also hasten the rate of healing and reduce infection. Aloectin B is responsible for this action as it stimulates the immune system.³

      FORMULARY

      Awesome Aloe Vera Smoothie Recipe⁴

      Indication: Use once daily as a laxative

      Ingredients:

      1. 1 cup almond or coconut milk

      2. 1 medium aloe Vera leaf, filleted (approximately 1/2 cup)

      3. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

      4. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen mango chunks

      5. 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil

      6. 1 handful of fresh basil

      7. Honey or maple syrup to sweeten (optional)

      Optional Ingredients

      1. 1 tablespoon coconut flakes or shreds

      2. 1 tablespoon flax or chia seeds

      3. 1 serving protein powder of your choice

      Blend

      Place all the ingredients into your blender and blend on high until smooth.

      Nutrition Information

      •Calories: 192

      •Fat: 11g

      •Protein: 2g

      •Carbohydrates: 25g

      •Fiber: 4g

      •Sugar: 20g

      •Vitamin A: 14% RDA

      •Vitamin C: 63% RDA

      •Calcium: 32% RDA

      •Iron: 4% RDA

      WARNINGS & DOSAGE

      Individuals with intestinal obstructions, acute inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases, and abdominal pain of unknown origin should not use. Also, not for use during pregnancy or by children under 12.

      Stimulant laxatives should not be taken for longer than one (1) week without the advice of a medical professional.

      Adults over the age of 18 should take 150mg of dried juice.⁵

      RESEARCH

      Aloe Vera was a widely used folk remedy for burns and wounds, but how it worked was unclear. A 2018 study revealed Aloe Vera had measurable stimulatory effects on cell proliferation and migration of both fibroblasts and keratinocytes.

      IN THE GARDEN

      Aloe will only grow outdoors in USDA Hardiness zones 8 to 11. The plant requires full sun for a minimum of six to eight hours and prefers poor soil that is loose and gritty. Aloe requires regular watering but are drought tolerant for short periods.

      Cover the plant with a container for the occasional overnight freeze. Spread straw or mulch around the root base to protect the root zones for longer colder periods.⁶

      Aloe Vera is a good indoor plant. Indoor temperatures should stay above 41 degrees.

      Cactus potting mix – 2 parts sand, 1 part potting soil. Repot each spring. Place in a sunny window.

      Be careful not to overharvest.⁷

      ADDITIONAL IMAGES

      ⁸

      ¹ (Aloe Vera 2018)

      ² (Wichtl et al. 2004)

      ³ (Chevallier, 2016)

      ⁴ (Awesome Aloe Vera Smoothie Recipe 2018)

      ⁵ (Wichtl et al. 2004)

      ⁶ (Grant, B. 2018)

      ⁷ (Blumenthal, 2018)

      ⁸ (Aloe vera, 2018)

      Black Cohosh

      Latin name: Actaea racemose formerly Cimicifuga racemosa

      Family: Ranunculaceae

      ⁹

      DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS

      Black cohosh is native to Canada and the Eastern US. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and can grow up to 8 ft (2.5 m)¹⁰. Stems are smooth, furrowed, and divide into three stems with growth. Large, compound leaves with two or three lobes are sharply pointed and double serrated. The flowering spires can contain many individual white flowers.

      Part of the Plant Used

      The dried root harvested in

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