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Tag Archives: medicinal
Scarborough Fair
traditional folk song lyrics Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, (a hill in the deep forest green) Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme; (tracing of sparrow on snow-crested [...]
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Parsley
Petroselinum Crispum lyrics Archemorus, This Greek was no geek, Spilling his blood, For our food. Keep the forerunner of death… Distant, While you freshen your breath, In an instant. Put flatulence out of existence! Good for your digestive system, And, it’ll clear your skin, Calm your nerves and help emotion, With lots of vitamin A [...]
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Popeye
The USDA originally had a hand in developing the cartoon concept of Popeye. Here is what they have to say: Popeye and Spinach: Remember Popeye cartoons which were designed to get children to eat spinach? Spinach is a great vegetable that is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, and iron. Unfortunately, when Popeye [...]
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Spinach
lyrics Spinach, Is one of the most nutritious, Vegetables, It’s really good for us. Given our health variables, Would you fetch, Some more spinach? 2,000 years ago, Iranians knew how to grow, And, did you know, It went on to become, The Arabs “Prince Of Vegetables”? It makes me strong and able, So, how come, [...]
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Phytochemicals
lyrics Plant yourself down, And, take a look around, Can you see, How you relate, To the things before me, And, on your plate? This is a rant… About phyto, Which means — plant, So, quick, Pronto, Let’s go, So, that I can fix, What ails, And, slow the nails, From my coffin, Improving my [...]
Vitamin K
lyrics What did you say, Vitamin K? No way! It sounds absurd, How come I’ve never heard? Sorry, my fault, I forgot, If it’s not, My blood won’t clot. I refuse to bruise, So, easily, You see… I don’t like being black and blue, Do you? It cooperates, With calcium, It facilitates, They report, It [...]
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Garlic, Chives And Scallions
Allium Sphaerocephalon, Tuberosum & Fistulosum lyrics Geeze! The Chinese, Have been eating these, Prior to 3,000 B.C., That’s way before me. Organosulfur, Will you go so far, As to protect me, How soon, Can I be immune? Instantly? I confess, I’m not that Herculean, I surrender, Can you render, The carcinogen, Harmless? What about that [...]
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Carotenoids
lyrics I try not to avoid, Carotenoid, Oh, Mary, Mary, Quite the contrary, How does my garden, Grow? By trying to know, What beta carotene, Does mean, To my well-being. Not equal, To vitamin, Nor phytochemical, But, then again… Just as critical. I’m in the dark, Can you help me see, You give my eyes [...]
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Edible Plants Found In North America
Guide To Edible Plants Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers & Medicinal Plants Plant Name High In: Health Lore Anise soothing, expectorant, phlegm, coughs, colds, bronchitis, anemia Anise Hyssop coughs, bronchial congestion Apple fiber Arugula Asparagus protein, vitamin A & C Basil methyl reduces indigestion, breath freshener, cures nausea and stomach ailments Bay Laurel Beans — Yellow [...]
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Herbie Herb & The Plant-its