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phorbin wrote:

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Billy wrote:

Somebody has jumped the rails here. An herb is what it does in cooking;
flavor. That would include parsley, rosemary, and bay. A medicinal herb
is an unprocessed plant that has curative properties and includes yarrow
leaves, and buck-eye balls.

What is buck eye good for? Last I read, they were toxic.


Untreated, yes.

Supposedly the saponins can be leeched out and they can be used for food
or coffee substitute.

Ok, that;s interesting, thanks!
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In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

Somebody has jumped the rails here. An herb is what it does in cooking;
flavor. That would include parsley, rosemary, and bay. A medicinal herb
is an unprocessed plant that has curative properties and includes yarrow
leaves, and buck-eye balls.

What is buck eye good for? Last I read, they were toxic.

http://www.holisticonline.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h68.htm
Chronic venous insufficiency
Edema
Hemorrhoids
Sprains and other injuries
Varicose veins

and

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....+hippocastanum
Alterative; Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Astringent; Bach; Diuretic;
Expectorant; Febrifuge; Haemostatic; Narcotic; Tonic; Vasoconstrictor;
Vulnerary.

The roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute
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Billy
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I thought it was always pronounced herb, unless it be the smoking kind, in which case it is most definetly 'erb'. As in "this be some good erb mon".
yours jokingly, kris.

In article ,
Henriette Kress wrote:

Omelet wrote:
Billy wrote:

Somebody has jumped the rails here. An herb is what it does in cooking;
flavor. That would include parsley, rosemary, and bay. A medicinal herb
is an unprocessed plant that has curative properties and includes yarrow
leaves, and buck-eye balls.

What is buck eye good for? Last I read, they were toxic.

Nice as a low-dose tincture for vein problems like hemorrhoids and
varicosities;
very nice as a salve for the same.

Although I prefer Aesculus leaves (not fruit) for the salve.

Henriette

Fascinating... Thanks!
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