Traditional gardening by the phases of the moon 🌱
New moon 🌑 - Gravity pulls water up, seeds swell and burst. Increased moonlight in the coming days balances root and leaf growth
Plant above ground crops that produce seed outside the fruit (lettuces, greens, brassicas)
Increasing T cell counts - Licorice, elder, red root, zinc
Supporting lymph - red root, asclepias asperula, and asclepias tuberosa (specific for lung), pleurisy root
Protect the cilia - Bidens pilosa, olive oil and leaf, Cordyceps, and berberine plants
A reminder that medicine is all around us, popping up out of some of the toughest rock and harshest conditions. Keep your senses open to their communication 🌱
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I sent my friend and her kids on their big international trip with 5 bottles of your antiviral and so far so good 🤞🏼💞 She and her husband masked on the flight but her 5 kids didn’t. They also took like a dozen boxes of BLIS K12 probiotics & saline nasal sprays!
Important: During Infection, increase frequency of consumption - take once every hour if possible:
Direct antivirals for influenza: Chinese skullcap, licorice, isatis, houttuynia, lomatium, cordyceps, astragalus, rhodiola, boneset, elder, forsythia suspensa, Sophora flavescens
In vivo mouse study finds that Baicalein (flavonoid extracted from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis / Chinese skullcap) alleviated the progression of endometriosis through anti-inflammatory activities!
Immunomodulators are an important part of endo care!
Tinctures are shelf stable for an unlimited number of years when stored in a cool dark place
Dried herbs and supplements last between 1-3 years or less and should also be stored in a cool dark place
Recovering from a viral infection? We want to help with this broad spectrum Viral Recovery Blend
Works well for respiratory, cognitive, and cardiovascular issues, among others. See full info on our site 🌱
Although human cases are still rare, the high mortality rate and potential for pandemic spread make it a critical focus for public health surveillance and intervention strategies.
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The main advantage of utilizing herbalism is that most of these herbs have additional actions to those listed here such as being anti-inflammatory, expectorant, mucoprotective, adaptogenic, promoting lymph drainage, and lowering fevers and other symptoms.
Stinging Nettle is like a multivitamin in plant form.
Let's boast for a sec.
- Long history of traditional use
- Antioxidant
- Anti-inflammatory
- Rich in [A, C and K B vitamins, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium]
Skullcap baicalensis (Chinese Skullcap) & compounds found in Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice root) in particular have been studied in their ability to prevent histamine release. In the future, these herbs could be utilized as a natural antihistamine to be used during allergy season.
Antiviral herbs tend to have multiple functions and work on a broader spectrum than developed drugs.
H5N1 is a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus with significant impact on bird populations, the ecosystem at large, and human health.
Cordyceps is specific for brain neuroinflammation during encephalitis infections. Could it be helpful for the neurological effects from Covid /
#LongCovid
?
There is no toxic upper range to the herb, and dosage may be significantly increased in severe cases.
Houttuynia is an important antiviral
- inhibits viral replication
- interferes with the function of the viral envelope
- is directly virucidal
- stops virion release from infected cells
- prevents viral infection if taken prophylactically
Where our bidens comes from 🥰
Cut fresh and tinctured immediately
We keep this herb potted because it has a tendency to roam and we want to protect other native flora
Increasing T cell counts - Licorice, elder, red root, zinc
Supporting lymph - red root, asclepias asperula, and asclepias tuberosa (specific for lung), pleurisy root
Protect the cilia - Bidens pilosa, olive oil and leaf, Cordyceps, and berberine plants
Another potentially useful combination for T cell health
Echinacea purpurea, Astragalus membranaceus, and Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice root)
Finding increased CD25 expression on T cells, increased CD69, CD4, and CD8 expression on T cells.
Each virus has a preferred docking point.
Influenza attaches to sialic acid linkages.
SARS-COV-2 mainly attaches to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2).
This is one of many differences re: “covid is not the flu”
Influenza viruses prefer the lungs, where they cause the greatest damage
The name H5N1 refers to the specific forms of two proteins on the virus surface, hemagglutinin (H5) and neuraminidase (N1), which are crucial for the virus's ability to infect host cells.
H5N1 (avian influenza or bird flu), is a highly pathogenic subtype of influenza A virus that primarily infects birds but can also infect humans and other animals.
Remember that RNA viruses like influenza alter their genetic structures quickly in response to their environment.
Moringa seed tincture (Moringa oleifera) 🌟giveaway🌟
Foraged by us in Mexico 🇲🇽
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Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens), a plant with the highest source of L-dopa, a precursor to dopamine, may hold advantages over conventional medication for Parkinson's disease treatment.
This is not infused vinegar, this is vinegar that’s made from the fruit fermenting in water ✨ thanks to the microbes who make it all possible
Airborne yeast starts alcoholic fermentation by eating the fruit sugars
Then aceitic acid bacteria transforms the alcohol into vinegar
Ep 55: Creating A Food Forest 🌳
This episode introduces you to the concept of a food forest as an agricultural design focused on resilience, food security, and ecological harmony.
The seed share hit 100 members this week 🥳 102 in fact! Thanks to everyone who has helped us create this network that will sustain us for years to come 💚 shipping these out tomorrow
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Viruses need a host cell in order to create new virus.
Viral replication has several steps:
- Virus attaches to & enters the cell
- Production of viral proteins
- Replication of viral genome
- Assembly of new virus particles
- Release of the particles from the cell
Bidens pilosa is a strong prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor (like NSAIDs)
It's one of 39 plants used in traditional Zulu medicine to treat headache or inflammatory diseases.
After 5 months of using the Polycultured Antiviral Blend, they received a negative test for HPV in November of 2020. This lends credence to the existing research behind many of the herbs in the blend which states that the herbs have broad spectrum antiviral use beyond SARS-COV-2.
Cork Foraging Backpack with Foliage Pattern
✨new item✨
Sustainably produced natural cork backpack
Available as a gift bag - receive your backpack filled with assorted items from our shop. Ships directly with gift note.
⚠️ Polycultured Pantry is taking a hiatus in January⚠️
We will be closing the online store to
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- make some big changes
- stay safe
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Mushroom Blend tincture (Reishi / Chaga / Trametes / Birch Polypore / Red Belted Polypore / Lions Mane / Cordyceps) 🌟giveaway🌟
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S. baicalensis... significantly inhibited in vitro NA activity and replication of influenza A virus subtypes, including pandemic 2009 H1N1 as well as seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses.
February this year we were roaming the Portuguese countryside and doing what we could to preserve the flavors of our experience. I made these preserved lemons with smoked seasalt, bay, pink peppercorns, peri peri peppers, rosemary, wild fennel, and a touch of local olive oil
H5N1 exclusively infects ciliated cells. When the cilia are infected they are killed.
Cilia’s purpose is to move mucus upwards so you can get it out of your lungs, and without them, mucus accumulates in the lungs.