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This daily blog has been about the struggles of juggling motherhood with being a full-time student for the first eight months of its existence.  I still share some of my life now that I've graduated but I also share information each day on herbs that I've learned along this journey.   While my herbariums are listed for free membership, I provide four fields from them in my blog: Constituents (the active ingredients of the herbs), the therapeutic actions (Examples are expectorant and stimulant), indications (colds, skin rashes, emphysema, etc), and safety information. More information can be found in the herbariums but these are the most important educational fields.  I also share scientific studies to help educate people who think there are no studies showing herbs work.

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Coltsfoot Constituents Day 3

2/11/2020

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The image above is from the lesson I attended.

This is the last day of coltsfoot.  The next one is cramp bark.  I'll try to get that one researched today so it will be ready to post tomorrow.    Love and Light!

On to coltsfoot.

Glucose (Monosaccharide, Mucilage, Carbohydrate) is highly water-soluble and what human blood sugar is called. This is also the first product of photosynthesis. As a result, this sugar is a building block of the rest of the cells in the plant. It helps form sucrose which the human bod then breaks it back down into fructose and glucose. This, of course, is the primary energy source for the body, especially the brain. As a monosaccharide, it is a simple sugar. Glucose is also called dextrose on food labels. Too much of this can result in hypoglydemia, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes. Another important nutrient for this plant that glucose builds is ascorbate which is Vitamin C and provides that antioxidant ability to combat free radicals within the plant and consequently in humans.  (Ganora, 2009, p. 28, 44, 63, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 122, 167).

Quercetin Glycosides (Flavonoids) can be antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.  Some are also antidepressant (Ganora, 2009, p. 120).

Senkirkine (Pyrrolozidine Alkaloid (PA), Unsaturated PA, Macrocyclic PA) is found in the Senecio spp. This species is responsible for livestock poisonings.  Ganora lists 16 PAs here in order of mutagenicity and senkirkine is the highest in this list. She does say the results vary with humans. The amount found in the plant was .015%. In studies with rats, small amounts had no ill effect but doubling the amount caused tumors in the rats (Ganora, 2009, p. 72, 158, 159).

Tannic Acid contains gallotannins (trigalloylglucose and pentagalloylglucose), and oak galls. This is added to wine and mead for astringency (Ganora, 2009, p. 122). (Coltsfoot)

Tussilagine (Pyrrolozidine Alkaloid) is a non-toxic saturated compound (Ganora, 2009, p. 71, 159). (Coltsfoot)

Have a Great Day!
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Abrealist Pocketnet
2/11/2020 02:24:21 pm

Dear Mrs Crouch,

In your studies have learned or know
Serrapeptase & Nattokinase
being use for removing, Cataracts?
I would appreciate any information or reference you could point out
From your posting You seem to really be a serious student of herbal Medicine.
i appreciate any effort on your part in advance i,am looking for a alternate to surgery and i heard that this may be a less invasive way to take care of cataracts.
Please do not go out of your way if this not in your scope of studies again thanks for your time Best to you and yours and luck in your career. Abrealist@gmx.com



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Mindy Crouch
2/11/2020 02:56:21 pm

I did a quick look for some research (I know there are websites that may discuss this but I look at the science) and didn't find anything on these being used for cataracts but I did find a study of them working together very effectively for Alzheimer's Disease. I did a search of my Indications list published here and ginkgo is said to work on cataracts.

I don't know if these links I post will be hyperlinked but feel free to look up these articles.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29281744

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891116

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716624

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18718173

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11302779

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28123157

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