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Herb Spiral and Natural Medicinals

Herb Spiral
Gives variables for aspects and drainage with room for designing with microclimates, complexity and compaction of space, diversity, and stability.

Elements: Air, water, ether, fire, earth

Tastes:
1. Bitter ( air, ether) balance
ex. Aloe, awa
Good for skin, pH in stomach
2. Astringent (Air, earth) elimination and cooling
ex. Kiawe, guava, olena (tumeric)
Good for parasite elimination
3. Sweet (earth, water) cooling, nourishing, heavy.
Ex. Honey, cane.
4. Pungent (fire, air) dry, hot, cleansing, invigorating.
Ex. Pepper, Olena
Eliminates parasites
5. Sour (earth, fire) Invigorating. Tastes light, hot, wet.
Ex. Lemon for fungus on skin
Anti parasitic, (ringworm on skin, etc.)
6. Salty (water, air)
Equivalent to blood plasma. 126 minerals.

Olena: Spray to treat blight, fungus on plants.
Juice, grate, squeeze (2 drops in each ear.)
Good for cuts, sinus.
Separate resin, fiber, juice. 1 pint resin/1gallon juice.
Poultice: bitter for balance and draw out heat. 8oz. juice to 1 oz. beeswax

More permaculture topics...

» Animals, Drylands, and Urban Design
» Appropriate Technology
» Building Locally and Appropriately
» Community & Economics
» Compost
» Definitions & Ethics
» Global Permaculture and Staying Connected
» Guilding, Stacking, Mulching
» Herb Spiral & Medicinals
» Land Access & Urban Systems
» Methodologies of Design and the Core Model
» Native Forests, Niches, Energy Sinks, Edge
» Permaculture Principles
» Seed Saving, Propagation, & GMOs
» Soil Regeneration
» Water Cycling, Flows, Aquaculture
» Zones, Sectors, Flow, & Patterns

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