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Frankincense/Boswellia

USED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AS AN INCENSE IN SACRED CEREMONIES, THIS AMAZING PLANT’S RESIN CAN BE USED FOR MANY DIFFERENT MEDICINAL PURPOSES AS WELL; FROM SKIN HEALING AND WRINKLE PREVENTION, TO INFLAMMATION AND TISSUE REPAIR, THIS MAY BE WHY IT WAS CONSIDERED SACRED. Frankincense, along with gold and myrrh, is one of the gifts […]

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California Poppy Materia Medica

Unlike the large red or white Poppy, California poppies are the smaller golden poppies commonly grown as ornamental plants. They too have some of the same effects as their stronger cousins, but because they do not contain any opiates, they are considered to be the safer and less-controversial of the two plants to use. These poppies […]

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Poppy

POPPY VS. CALIFORNIA POPPY The poppy that most people think of are the large red poppies made iconic by the film The Wizard of Oz; it’s Latin name somnifera comes from the Latin somnus, “sleep”, and ferre, “bring” in reference to the plants ability to bring sleep. These are also the poppies that we get seeds from for bagels, hamentaschen, as well […]

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Magnesium: The Mind Mineral

MAGNESIUM: THE MIND MINERAL By James Greenblatt, M.D. and Kelly Heim, Ph.D. Magnesium is required for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It ranks fourth as the most abundant mineral in the body, and second to potassium, is the most prevalent intracellular mineral. Its roles in brain function are diverse—it is essential for […]

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