Semester 4, Week 1, Day 5

Lots going on today.  I had to order groceries for delivery because I have to leave the truck sitting and IF everything goes okay, it will be an easy fix but I would rather be prepared just on case something goes sideways on that.  Hubby will be able to eat.  I also have the dentist paid for the estimate of my daughter's dental.  I just need a functioning vehicle to get the consult done.  She said if he can fix it quick, I can still get the consult done this week so he can watch her while I go over there so she won't have to be scared. The least trauma I can subject her to, the better. I forgot to tell you I have more books added to my list in the references section, will add another here in a few minutes. I wanted some books that had herbs that were in the other books (I know, good luck on the search) but I also wanted books with recipes for personal care. Those who have been following me since the beginning know my stance but I'll reiterate it here for any readers since I explained this.  There are two ways to prepare herbal recipes: folk and scientific. Folk is a bit like the eyeball method.  I refer to these two as cooking and baking.  in cooking, you toss things in the pan until you're happy.  In baking, you have to be precise. While cooking herbs tend to be more safe in terms of toxicity, not all are in that category so I consider the "cooking/folk" method to not be very smart.  There are many herbalists out there that practice that way and that's fine. They feel fine using that method.  I do not.  The three books I added, two were written by Groves.  She uses what I call the "baking" method. I have not read the books through, of course but I read enough to know we are on the same page. Both books look like I will gain a lot from them.  Houdek, however, uses the "cooking" method and I will likely use her recipes but I will convert them to metric and be a bit more careful though with these recipes, they are primarily external, soaps, shampoos, etc, so the only real risk of using too much of an herb is contact dermatitis. The other book I need to add that just arrived is by Tierra. I really need to learn more about Chinese Herbalism and this book is my first step in that direction.  I have 2 more on the subject I want but those are expensive.  I'll get them eventually. I have only had time to flip the pages at this point but the herb entries are on par with the class last semester where it talks about temperature and such of the ailment and the herbs. I do look forward to getting into the subject more when I can.  For now, I need to sign off here and get things done. My son has just gone down for a nap and I want to take advantage of the time with only one child to keep an eye on.  This two kids getting in trouble in opposite directions is hard!

I went through the list of actions and I have discussed everything already for eucalyptus so I'll go into constituents tomorrow.

Constituents: Volatile oil (1,8-cineole - eucalyptol, a-poinene, p-pinene, d-limonene, a-phellandrene), polyphenolic acids (caffeic, ferulic, gallic, protocatechuic, and others), flavonoids (eucalyptin, hyperosides, rutin), tannins and resin

Have a Great Day!