Semester 3, Week 11, Day 2

I decided to cut back Rosie a bit yesterday.  The weed are choking he out and I got some of those dealt with as well.  MUCH more to do. I stopped because I yellow jacket decided I needed to be stung. I also rearranged my daughter's room a bit while they slept. She had gone into the office and knocked over a mattress we had leaning against the wall (storage is a premium around here) and I decided a better place to store it would be under her mattress.  She loved it when she got up.  I love making her jaw drop with happiness! :)  She laid down on her bed and noted she could see her "bell" on the 2 walls no matter which way she laid.  I like it because I can make her bed easier. It means when I get that bunkbed for her, I'm going to have to figure out how to put it in  her room so I can access it better.  We shall see.  I do have an idea already.  The biggest issue is her ceiling fan would have to go.  I still haven't gotten that post done I need to do so I can focus on my ebola paper. I have gotten 2 pages read in my text book.

With that, I will leave you with the actions of peppermint that have not yet been discussed. On to peppermint!

Carminatives: relieve gas/intestinal stagnation, increase circulation (Griffin, 1997, p. 8)

Anti-microbial encompasses all microbes, not just viral or bacterial.

Constituents: Phenolic Acids (caffeic, chlorogenic and rosmarinic) and essential oils (Hoffman, 2003, p. 567). Chevallier (2016) says volatile oil (up to 1.5%, menthol (35-55%) and menthone (10-40%)); Flavonoids (luteolin, menthoside); phenolic acids and triterpenes (p. 114).

Have a great day!