Bilberry

Bilberry

Blueberry leaf

Scientific name

Description- smell

Roots:   

Stems:   

Leaves:   

Flowers:  

Fruits:   round and blue

Grows

Soil-   

Where-  

What to Collect-  

When to collect-  

Buy-

Planted- 4/12

Ease of obtaining- 1 2 3 4 5

Use

·      Short/ Long term use

·      Activator Builder Cleanser

Preserve-

A (Above ground parts, bind at cut, dried in shade, chop, store in jars)

B (large roots, cut, dry on newspaper, chop ¼”,)

C (fruits, very wet, hang in cheesecloth drapes)

            D (Barks, string on bailing wire and hang)

Form- infusion/tea, decoction, tincture, powder, Poultice, ointment. baths, Salad, stir fry, pot herb, aromatic,

Vitamins-

Minerals-

Uses-    anti aging, eyesight, glaucoma, inhibits collagen destruction, reduces capillary permeability, increases blood circulation to peripheral blood vessels and brain, reduces inflammation, pain, relieves muscle spasms

WWII pilots used to eat blueberry jelly before takeoff for night missions because it was scientificly proven to better night vision.

Cautions:   

Notes:

Reference: I+HE+MP,

Arrowroot

Arrowroot

Other names

Scientific name

Description- smell

Roots:   

Stems:   

Leaves:   

Flowers:  

Fruits:  

Grows

Soil-   

Where-  

What to Collect-  

When to collect-  

Buy-

Planted-

Ease of obtaining- 1 2 3 4 5

Use

·      Short/ Long term use

·      Activator Builder Cleanser

Preserve-

A (Above ground parts, bind at cut, dried in shade, chop, store in jars)

B (large roots, cut, dry on newspaper, chop ¼”,)

C (fruits, very wet, hang in cheesecloth drapes)

            D (Barks, string on bailing wire and hang)

Form- infusion/tea, decoction, tincture, powder, Poultice, ointment. baths, Salad, stir fry, pot herb, aromatic,

Vitamins-

Minerals-

Uses-    easily digested, thickening agent

Cautions:   

Notes:

Reference: I+HE+MP,

Arnica

Arnica

Other names

Scientific name

Description- smell

Roots:   

Stems:   

Leaves:   

Flowers:  

Fruits:  

Grows

Soil-   

Where-  

What to Collect-  

When to collect-  

Buy-

Planted-

Ease of obtaining- 1 2 3 4 5

Use

·      Short/ Long term use

·      Activator Builder Cleanser

Preserve-

A (Above ground parts, bind at cut, dried in shade, chop, store in jars)

B (large roots, cut, dry on newspaper, chop ¼”,)

C (fruits, very wet, hang in cheesecloth drapes)

            D (Barks, string on bailing wire and hang)

Form- infusion/tea, decoction, tincture, powder, Poultice, ointment. baths, Salad, stir fry, pot herb, aromatic,

Vitamins-

Minerals-

Uses-    muscle rub, wounds, bruises, sprains, swellings, increases resistance to infection

Cautions:   not on broken skin

Notes:

Reference: I+HE+MP,

Stars

I've been studying stars off and on for some years now. I recently read Jay Ryan's Signs and Seasons (a text book teaching Classical, Biblical Astronomy- highly recommended). I am finally learning to identify more than just Orion in the sky.

Tonight, due to a hip injury, I couldn't sleep. So I got up and took some Tylenol and then peeked outside. I was able to identify Mars in Leo. Quite cool!

Now, in the past I have read Gospel in the Stars kind of books. However Mr. Ryan makes a good case that their theories are quite flawed, so we can't treat them like truth. I do know that my God made those stars though. And that all creation tells of His Glory.

So here is what I saw tonight:

Mars, the ancient symbol of the War God inside of Leo the lion.

In other words a reminder that...

My King and Commander of the Angel Hosts is the victorious Lion of Judah.

The triumphal Judge rules the universe.



Doesn't much matter if anyone in all of history ever saw that. It's what I see.