Acne and wild burdock root

[cornishwoman]

Lady Sybil Vimes's Kedgeree,I'm a terry Pratchett fan,I don't have the recipe book but I have made rat on a stick many a Halloween,kids are a little to old to appreciate it now and marzipan is hard to find here or I'm not looking in the right places.The fentimens site is interesting,but Dandelion and Burdock used to be red not purple,and the price has certainly sky rocketed.

[pugs]

Wow, another Pratchett fan. I still need to read his latest book. I hope his next one is another Tiffany Aching book.

Pugs

[blueadzuki]

Icidentally, if you do ever get the cookbook my parents (who are bigger mushroom and beer cooking fans than I am) Say that the Brodequin Roti Facon Hombres (Mens boots in mud) dish is actually pretty good provided you leave it in the oven to reduce a LOT more than the instructions say.

As for the next book being an Aching, according to the L-space site you've got about a 1 in 3 chance. The next book is either going to be I Shall Wear Midnight (Aching 4) Rasing Taxes (which I assume is going to basically be The third tale of Moist von Lipwig) or Scouting Trolls (no clue could be a side book like Where's my Cow? ) I actually a bit reluctant for it to be the first as I'm not sure I'm going to like what happens there (I'm fairly sure that Tiffany is being groomed as Granny Weatherwax's replacement and that Granny's going to die in the last book (and I dont mean like in Lord's and Ladies)

[cornishwoman]

Scrambling about in the attic looking for a cookbook the other day I found most of my old Pratchett[ and I spelt it right this time } books squirreled away, as I'm the only fan in the household,scared they may find their way to goodwill if I don't hide them.He is an great story teller.My "need to have ",book list is long,hes on there of course but at the moment not top listing.Two lady's I want to read about,Hanna Hauxwell and Hope Bourne are heading my list up,when Stevil mentioned Wild Harvest I remembered Miss Bourne had written a book with that title,don't think its so much about gathering wild plants but more of her day to day struggles in looking after her self in a remote area of Exmoore,any how it sounds very well worth reading.The kedgeree recipe is the only one that stuck in my mind,I borrowed the book from the library,O yes, wow wow sauce and strawberry wobbler,I'm sure more names will come to mind. What did Mort say,hollow capitals,Ive known people like that.

[castanea]

Here's what I have learned about acne over the course of many years and in reading Chinese analyses of the subject.

Acne is caused when excess hormones, and other substance treated by the liver, exceed the liver's capacity to deal with them. When that happens these substances get shunted off to other cells, often in your skin. So if you have a weak liver, excessive hormones or other toxic substances that overwhelm the liver, you may have acne. A third factor is also at play. When acne is really bad and infected, it often reflects the excessive growth of demodex mites in the skin.

Where does burdock fit into this? Burdock helps your liver. If you take substances that help your liver, acne should decrease.

[blueadzuki]

Feb 14, 2010 11:51:27 GMT -5 cornishwoman said:

Scrambling about in the attic looking for a cookbook the other day I found most of my old Pratchett[ and I spelt it right this time } books squirreled away, as I'm the only fan in the household,scared they may find their way to goodwill if I don't hide them.He is an great story teller.My "need to have ",book list is long,hes on there of course but at the moment not top listing.Two lady's I want to read about,Hanna Hauxwell and Hope Bourne are heading my list up,when Stevil mentioned Wild Harvest I remembered Miss Bourne had written a book with that title,don't think its so much about gathering wild plants but more of her day to day struggles in looking after her self in a remote area of Exmoore,any how it sounds very well worth reading.The kedgeree recipe is the only one that stuck in my mind,I borrowed the book from the library,O yes, wow wow sauce and strawberry wobbler,I'm sure more names will come to mind. What did Mort say,hollow capitals,Ive known people like that.

I actually made the special sauce once as well, as a topping for some pot a creme's my sister was serving for New Years eve. instead of the recommended rum I wound up using bourbon, that being the liquor of choice in my household. Unfortunetely I didnt pay too much attention to which bottle of bourbon I picked up and wound up using the 2003 George T. Stagg (for people who have never tried it thats barrell strenght 145 proof bourbon. it was a really fun night but I don't remember a lot of it......

[mnjrutherford]

So, I have acquired 1/4 lb of powdered burdock root. I believe my friend does have liver issues as well. How best to administer the burdock? Topically? Tea? Hide it in a piece of chocolate?

I've checked out the Fentiman's website and will try to acquire some of the dandelion/burdock beverage for her as well.

What's all the Pratchett stuff? Is it something I might want to read to my children?

[blueadzuki]

Terry Prachett is is british author of fanatasy mainly a humorus series called the Discworld novels. As for whether you would want to read it to children that's really a matter of opionion. I would not hesitate to read it to any children of mine, but I'm from a family that thought The Lord of the Rings was good bedtime story material. Pracett may be a bit too "adult" for reading to children (it's not that it's all that dirty, but a lot of the jokes are going to go over they're heads). There are three or four books writtne specifically for a younger audience (The Amazing Maurice and his educated Rodents, and the Tiffany Aching Novels, Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith) but even these are somehwere on the "young adult level". It's really a matter of personal opinion.

[mnjrutherford]

::laughing:: The kids have already heard Lord of the Rings, all the books. As for sexually explicit material, we are almost finished with the second reading of the bible and getting ready to read it for the third time. It ain't no modern novel, but it sure doesn't leave anything to the imagination either! I'll have to keep this in mind and see if I can hunt some up. I like British writers. There is a children's author I particularly enjoy, Edith Nesbit. Very difficult to find some of her stories.

[ceara]

Apr 17, 2010 16:41:10 GMT -5 mnjrutherford said:

So, I have acquired 1/4 lb of powdered burdock root. I believe my friend does have liver issues as well. How best to administer the burdock? Topically? Tea? Hide it in a piece of chocolate?

Burdock is multi-purpose. You can cook and eat the root. Many ways possible to cook it. Bake, boil, etc. I've never tried it but hear it's tasty. Will be trying it this year. Will eat some root and then make skin salve.

Some people also eat the stalks and say it's like celery in a way.

Burdock can also be made into water infusion for drinking tea. Or oil infusion, for salves. Seeds are also sometimes used for infusions. Could even infuse in vinegar to use as a hair rinse if you wanted.

www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Burdock.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6I5NHxzRz8

Burdock is an ingredient in the Essiac formula, to combat cancer. Burdock Root, Slippery Elm Inner Bark, Sheep Sorrel and Indian Rhubarb Root are the ingredients in Essiac.

Burdock is supposed to be very, very gentle in helping the body. It's been used for at least a thousand years, especially in Chinese medicine.

Tons of information online. Do a search for "burdock medicinal" in a search engine and there will be a lot to read.

Other help for liver issues is kind of a weird one. Soak castor oil in a cloth or towel and apply externally with a hot water bottle or heating pad.

altmedicine.about.com/cs/dietarytherapy/a/CastorOilPack.htm

Eating entire Dandelion plants also help with liver function. Roots can be dried and roasted for "coffee." Leaves in salad. Flowers as fritters - said to be very sweet.

www.youtube.com/watch#!v=vdc9NaPeaI4&feature=channel

[mnjrutherford]

Awesome Ceara! Thank you so much for all the excellent details! I think I'll have to start with a tea for her then play around a bit with the powder. Maybe use it in a BBQ rub? Her diet isn't so hot and she's the first to admit it. If it's green she won't eat it. Though she has acquired a taste for broccoli since being in Afghanistan. Her favorite meal is hot dogs and french fries. I've got work to do huh?

[keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.)]

interesting idea. In my experience acne is only caused when i eat large amounts of sugar and corn syrup containing products. They are usually accompanied with headaches. I never could metabolise processed sugars very well i guess.