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The fresh juice of Dandelion is applied externally to fight bacteria and help heal wounds. The plant has an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphococcus aureus, pneumococci, meningococci, Bacillus dysenteriae, B. typhi, C. diphtheriae, proteus. The latex contained in the plant sap can be used to remove corns and warts.

Dandelion is also used for the treatment of the gall bladder, kidney and urinary disorders, gallstones, jaundice, cirrhosis, hypoglycemia, dyspepsia with constipation, edema associated with high blood pressure and heart weakness, chronic joint and skin complaints, gout, eczema and acne. As a tonic, Dandelion strengthens the kidneys. An infusion of the root encourages the steady elimination of toxins from the body. Dandelion is a powerful diuretic but does not deplete the body of potassium. |+

Cha de Bugre is a small tree that grows twelve to sixteen inches. It is indigenous to Brazil, and is found mostly in the Brazilian States of Goais, Acre and Bahia. Brazilians often call Cha de Bugre, Café de Mato, as it produces a real fruit similar to a coffee bean that can be roasted and used as a coffee substitute. In Brazil, Cha de Bugre is drunk as a coffee or as a tea. It is said to have both weight loss and appetite reducing effects. |+

Cha de Bugre is a great appetite suppressant, but rather than stopping appetite completely (then causing intense hunger when it wears off at the wrong time) it gives one a sense of being full and satiated after eating only a few bites of food.

This seems to promote much smaller meals, more often, which is what many practitioners believe is better for sustained weight loss and keeping the metabolism going throughout the day.

It works best if taken 30 minutes to one hour prior to a meal. |+

sweatpotato:

Passion flower cuttings hanging to dry for tea- you pick everything (flower, leaves, vines) and hang it up from string until it’s all so brittle that you can crumble it with your fingers and put into a jar for use as a tea to ease anxiety.

From http://www.nutrasanus.com/passion-flower.html:

The passion flower is most commonly used for its ability to calm the central nervous system. Like benzodiazepines and other herbs, the passion flower increases the levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry messages from nerve cells to other cells. It decreases the activity of nerve cells in the brain, causing relaxation. It is helpful for anxiety and insomnia because of its calming effect. Chemicals known as harmala alkaloids, used to block an enzyme involved in depression, are also apparent in the passion flower. It is effective in increasing the activity of neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin in increasing mood stability by blocking monoamine oxidase.

In addition to being helpful for anxiety, insomnia, and nervous gastrointestinal conditions, the passion flower is also commonly used for the following:

• pain relief, as a sedative, hypnotic, antispasmodic, neuralgia (pain along a nerve)
• diarrhea, dysentery
• generalized seizures, nervous tachycardia (abnormally high heart rate), spasmodic asthma, hysteria, nervous agitation,
• dysmennorhea (painful menstruation), and hemorrhoids

Dosage and Administration:
Adults should take (via infusion) 2 to 5g of dried herb 3 times a day or .5 to 1.0 mL 3times a day as an alcohol based extract. For Tincture (1:5 in 45 alcohol): 0.5 to 2.0 mL 3 times a day.
Children - per 50 lbs may take (20 to 25 g).