Solomons seal (herb)

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I'm reading a basic herb book and came across an herb called Solomon's seal that if you "dip the leaf in ink then press it between two pieces of paper it will leave the mark of the star of david" Also if you cut the root you will see characters from the Hebrew alphabet.Does this mean anything or is it just natural coincidence?

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[centralforce6661]

I think you need to read a new herb book.

All of these explanations sound a bit like the author is just making them up or they are irrelevant.

 

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I just hope the things he says about curing physical ailments are reliable. Are there any articles about herbs and natural remedies by spiritual Satanist and if anyone knows any book/source I can read that is reliable I would really like to know. Also what certain foods are good for. (Medicinally)

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On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 3:06 PM, ivyissexy69@... [SSHealth]<[email protected] wrote:   I think you need to read a new herb book.

All of these explanations sound a bit like the author is just making them up or they are irrelevant.

 

[centralforce6661]

It's hard to judge what he is saying about physical ailments as you haven't listed any of those comments.

There are hundreds of not thousands of herb books but few compare to the original classic books written pre 1800's.

Treatise on Cold Damage is one ( Shang Han Lun) as is the Divine Farmers Materia Medica however without an understanding of Chinese Medicine these books may be a little difficult to understand.

Perhaps someone can suggest a more Western classic.

 

[Taol]

It is known that herbs are named after certain things they look like, so that does not surprise me. However how they work is irrelevant to this.

I do not think the root thing is true though.


About those books.. Im uncertain. I do know some authors names, but I havent had the chance to look them up yet. I dont even know if they reprint those books, but often other herb books do reference to those. With at least a dozen other questionable books lol.

 

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What's the best way to get a hold of quality herbs? What's the best way to grow my own if that's a good idea? Also how should they be reserved?

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On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 9:36 PM, taolvanswd@... [SSHealth]<[email protected] wrote:   It is known that herbs are named after certain things they look like, so that does not surprise me. However how they work is irrelevant to this.

I do not think the root thing is true though.

About those books.. Im uncertain. I do know some authors names, but I havent had the chance to look them up yet. I dont even know if they reprint those books, but often other herb books do reference to those. With at least a dozen other questionable books lol.

 

[centralforce6661]

I assume you are asking how they should be preserved?

I purchase raw herbs from a trading company in my country who utilise a German Laboratory to test them for heavy metals and pesticides.

I keep my herbs in sealed hard plastic containers which are see through as I have had a few cases of pests - mainly worms and moths.

If sighted early enough, you can freeze the herbs and then remove the pests and they won't come back after the herb is thawed but generally they are all dried and therefore they don't really freeze at all. The low temperature just kills the worms/moths.

 

[Taol]

Its not wise to store certain herbs in metal containers, as some ingredients react to the metal. Glass pots should be fine.

There are different ways of processing herbs, but it also depends on what you want to use it for. In example, you can put calendula on alcohol to use as a natural jodium.
Or put it on oil (take care of the hearts of the calendula flowers, they can contain quite a bit of moisture which can go mouldy .. In europe only the orange flowers leaves are used, not the flowers heart because of this)
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Anyway youre going to have to look up those things. Typing it all out would take a while plus I dont know what you are looking for.
Both dried and fresh herbs can be put on alcohol, just so you know and hopefully dont get confused.

 

[centralforce6661]

The main metal which reacts with herbs is iron and metals containing iron.

Stainless steel is fairly non reactive although there are many cheaper and less heavy alternatives to having a cupboard full of stainless steel containers.

Most herbs can be purchased 'processed' which can range from simply sliced and dried to steamed, fried, fried with a substance (honey, vinegar or wine), soaked in the juices of another herb or plant or charred. Any of these processing methods is typically done and then the herb is left to dry.

This won't apply if you source the herb fresh and raw and then it is advisable to do some research about the required processing of that herb as processing often removes toxic materials from some plants or makes it less likely to irritate the gastrointestinal tract so that when taken orally it does not induce vomiting or general gut discomfort.

I personally do not put ANY herbs in or with alcohol except where the herbs or the formula as a whole is intended to warm the body quickly to expel cold - alcohol is very hot in thermal food/herbal nature and is thus contraindicated in disharmony that involves heat of any kind.

 

[Taol]

Well thats something I didnt know there centralforce, although it is known that alcohol increases warmth and bloodcirculation..
In alpine conditions when a person is still outside, they wont give them alcohol anymore (forgot what its called, the stuff a saint bernhards dog carries.. Now they use different dogs though if Im right) because it is said itd increase the heat dispell then invites more cold in afterwards or something, that is, if the person is still outside.

 

[centralforce6661]

I wouldn't give a person alcohol on its own for any reason - but when it is given with herbs such as dried ginger, evodia or aconite (illegal in alot of places) it serves to guide those herbs to further warm the body.

I also wouldn't leave an ill person outside... Although I can appreciate that it may be a situation which cannot be helped at times.

 

[shubham_rane666]

Alcohol is used because of guiding herbs as you said and because of fact that its a better solvent too and a stabilizer and ayurvedic medicines have alchol like those syrups ending with asavam and arishtam. The alchol needed is really less for herbal stuff and having 15 -20 ml of 10% alchol isn't intoxicating.