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  Dehydration. The Nuts, Bolts and Spanners. Introduction Although written from the perspective of a medicinal herb grower, it must be understood that the ownership of a dehydration apparatus is of great economic benefit for the grower, irrespective of the type of crop grown. The usage may be extended to timber, fish, fruit, vegetables flowers […]

Earth Air Fire and Water The Pharmageddon Herbal Chapter 4 Part 3 Macroscopic and Microscopic Quantities. 4.24 Physics may be called the wholistic science, the science of everything, and from which, every other branch of science must draw sustenance. Physics seeks to link each component of the known universe; and further to link the macroscopic […]

    Volatile Oils of Australia. Part 2 Compiled and edited by Ivor Hughes. 21. Eucalyptus obliqua, I, Herit., N.O., Myrtaceae, B.FL, iii., 204. Variously called ” Stringybark,” ” Messmate” ” Black Box,” and ” Ironbark Box.” (For synonyms, see “Timbers.”) The essential oil is reddish-yellow, of mild odour, and bitter taste. Sp. gr., 0.899; […]

The Enigma of Dr. Edward Bach and theFlower Remedies-::-:-::-A Spagyric ViewbyIvor Hughes The Man and His Work.Dr. Edward Bach was born on the 24th of September 1886. In the suburb of Moseley, Birmingham, England. He died peacefully on the evening of November 27th, 1936. He was only 50 years old. One presumes that his mission […]

    EQUIVALENT B.P. (1932) FORMULA Compiled and Edited by Ivor Hughes.   N.B. None plant drugs have been omitted. THE following equivalent formulae have been prepared in order to be a convenience to the pharmacist when preparing quantities in Imperial weights and measures. The formula give only the proportions of the constituents and quantities […]

Earth Air Fire and Water The Pharmageddon Herbal Chapter 3. DEHYDRATION Introduction 3.1 Dehydration as an art is very old, the origins of which are lost in time. As a science, it is relatively young, being little more than 100 years old. As a process, it is fundamental to most herb growing operations. The drying […]

Earth Air Fire and Water The Pharmageddon Herbal Chapter 2. The Harvest Schedules. Introduction. The harvest is now a measure of economic productivity, Lines of hieroglyphs that tell a story for the taxman. Pity those that get caught on the banker or chemical company treadmill. For they cannot see the natural alchemy of which they […]

Earth Air Fire and Water The Pharmageddon Herbal Chapter 4 Part 2 The Measure of Things 4.15 Measurements are fundamental to every sphere of human activity. By measure of the greatest to the smallest, we may see the symmetry of things and their relationship to each other irrespective of scale. Standing at the kerbside, the […]

Library Essential Anatomic Terms  and Anatomic Images  1      2      3      4      5      6      7     8     Aponeurosis: expanded tendon for the attachment of a flat muscle..   Artery (a.): a vessel carrying blood from the heart through the body.   Articulation: connection between bones.   Autonomic nervous system: for the innervation of smooth muscle, heart […]

  Denstons Textbook of Pharmacognosy. Compiled by Ivor Hughes Part 2 of 2. OIL OF ROSEMARY Official Source: The flowering plant, Rosmarinus officinalis Linn. Fam.: Labiatae. Geographical Source: S. France, and the islands off the Dalmatian coast. Preparation: By distillation in steam. Constituents: Borneol, 8 -18 %, official requirement being not less than 9-0 per […]