Living Green - Students get a lesson in growing their own garden

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Tara Raven 2009   Tea: Camellia sinensis     All ‘true tea’ comes from one evergreen plant called Camellia sinensis, which is grown in various temperate climates around the world. Tea plants are native to Southeast Asia, and have been planted widely in tropical and...

Tara Raven 2009 ORAC: Read Carefully The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit, ORAC value, or "ORAC score" is a method of measuring the antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements, developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The exact relationship between...

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Approaches Aromatherapy: This approach uses essential oils extracted from medicinal plants to treat various health conditions. The oils are generally diluted, then used topically, internally, or to stimulate olfactory senses. Flower Essences: In the 1930s, Dr. Edward Bach developed an approach to...

Medical Terminology adjuvant - aiding the action of a medicinal agent analeptic - restorative or stimulating effect on central nervous system analgesic - relieve pain anaphrodisiac - reduces capacity for sexual arousal anesthetic - induces loss of sensation or consciousness due to the...

Terminology antimalarial - preventing or relieving malaria antimicrobial - destructive to microbes antioxident - prevents or inhibits oxidation antipruritic - preventing or relieving itching antipyretic - agent that reduces fever (febrifuge) antirheumatic - easing pain of rheumatism,...

HYPERACTIVITEA: Instead of the uppers lile Ritalin, so heralded by the physicians, I'd prefer, culinarily and medicinally,  hyperactivity tincture: 1 teaspoon valerian rhizome, 1/2 teaspoon each catnip and passionflower leaves and 1/4 teaspoon each linden and peppermint. I add a little...