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snottiegobble starts with ... Voted top 5 superfoods by Dr Oz ( whoever he is) from the Dr Oz Show. PURPLE SWEET POTATO TURMERIC TEA MANGOSTEEN FRUIT/JUICE MUSTARD GREENS BARRAMUNDI FISH This is interesting because he says that the women of Okinawa, Japan eat this veg. called IMO for damn near every meal & they are the longest living ladies on the planet!
| About the Author snottiegobble bunbury 11th June 2010 5:13pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 12th June 2010 12:02pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Yes obviously as a superfood I promote mangosteen juice, but what about cranberries, pomegranite, acai, goji, noni, licorice root,cranesbill geranium, asparagus? Dr Oz claims that barramundi live on algae so dont ingest heavy metals from prey, so why do they strike lures so readily??? | About the Author snottiegobble bunbury 13th June 2010 10:26pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MNash1 Terranora Northern NSW 14th June 2010 12:13am #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi All, I remember reading a book a long time ago saying 'one' should only eat food that's grown in a 500km radius from where one lives? It had something to do with the vitamins & minerals in the food that's grown in your area. eg, people in Tasmania don't need to eat pawpaw or pineapple. (or something like that) I'll see if I can find the book:-) | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 14th June 2010 7:58am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Kind of know what youre getting at but here in Aust.we would have only bush tucker if you mean original food. We are all so cosmo now that we can buy just about anything anytime as long as it has a long shelf life! Thats why you cannot beat growing your own heirloom varieties, they taste great but we will never see them in Woolies! | About the Author snottiegobble bunbury 17th June 2010 10:19pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... My top 10 plant picks in no particular order would be Garlic, Parsley, Moringa leaf, Acerola cherry, Avocado, Turmeric, Ginger, Ashitaba, Chia seed which is biased to a cooler subtropical climate none of these are modern superfoods. all were recognised long ago as special by the people who used them. Barra is ok, but farmed barrra is rubbish I remember the first time i had wild barra - it blew me away. wild salt water barra isnt even close to what they sell as farmed fish so many wild fish are great. Pomfrey, Cobia, Mackeral, wild tiger prawn, eel The Jade grunter (Scortum barcoo) tested higher than any other fish out of a large list that included salmon and swordfish in omega 3 fatty acids. i dont know what diet it is on but id imagine either natural or fishmeal enriched. ive also heard about the okinawans could be many things they grow lots of veggies that they tend themselves even into advanced age they live by the coast with the salt air and eat lots of sea vegetables and products. They eat bitter gourd (immune system stimulator and antidiabetic) and ashitaba (b12 source) ive see telly segmnets about this vegetable but never knew its identity the humble sweet spud! they work hard but low stress and seem to have a good attitude to life as well. thats prob part of it the purple spuds we get arent as purple as the one in this link, but theyre still purple theyre ok. drier and good in stews | About the Author Rev north qld 22nd June 2010 1:21am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... My Ashitaba is flowering. I've heard also that they eat the leaves of shell flower ginger in some places of Japan and it's classed as a longevity herb. It's very nice in a salad with gynura procumbens leaves and violets. Yum! A bit of Yerba Mansa leaf too.
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Linton says... Hi Fay Very nice Ashitaba! There seems to be many ways to use it and many benefits to boot. However there appears to be some confusion between Ashitaba and gynura procumbens as some people think they are one and the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNWtatRDXrA | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 28th April 2015 7:51pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... I've just been down to the greenhouse Mark and there's some runners with roots on them for you. I'll send them off to Linton tomorrow. It's very easy to grow. It can take the cold - it gets below 0 here - but I've heard it can't take a frost....I've never tried it outside the shade house. Don't expect it to do much in Winter but it will really take off when it warms up. Mine is a couple of years old and it has a woody stem about an inch across. Mine has been growing amongst the taros, arrowroot and turmeric and this year it's been crowded out a bit. It gets very leafy when it has a bit more light. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 5th May 2015 9:39am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 6th May 2015 6:19pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... I hope they work out good for you Mark, and there will always be more here if something goes belly up with it. Mike, there are so many things being put into the super food category these days and sometimes I wonder if it's just to boost sales. But just take your turmeric for example. I've experimented with it. On its own, I felt no difference. Added a pinch of pepper to enhance its absorption...still felt nothing. Tried it with Boswellia.....nothing. Then I made a drink with about I inch of Turmeric, 1 inch of ginger, a whole lemon with its white pith and seeds, and some of my bee's raw honey. I whizzed it all up in a blender with rain water and drank a small glass. Tasted ok. About two hours later all my low back pain was totally gone. The effect lasted about eight hours. I continued the experiment and it never failed to relieve the pain. It could have been either the ginger or the turmeric, or maybe the alkalising effect of the lemon, but synergistically, it was amazing! It didn't feel like I'd taken a pain killer either; it just worked like a super anti inflammatory. If you want the "wow" feeling after eating something, I got it when I made a salad from Sambung, Yerba Mansa leaves and young shell flower ginger leaves. Shell flower ginger leaves have an eyebrow-lifting, surprising flavour. I'm looking forward to trying my Maralroot. How many people grow Cape gooseberries and never know the benefits of its leaves? There are so many "super foods". I can just imagine what it would be like to combine them and have them do their magic with one boosting the other. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 7th May 2015 9:47am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 7th May 2015 11:07am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... Julie, I use fresh ginger and turmeric from my garden. The lemons and honey are also from my own trees and hives. The drink is very refreshing. I added about a litre of water and when it's stored in the fridge, it turns an electric yellow colour overnight. http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=113 Cape gooseberry leaf tea is nothing to write home about. I have only had it as an infusion whereas most web sites say to have it as a decoction. It has a mild green flavour that isn't offensive and is probably better mixed with another herbal tea. Whenever I try a new herb, I always take my pulse before I have it and again 20 minutes later and because some people have allergies to the nightshade family it doesn't hurt to do it. There are many places on the net that discuss its uses in depth, some with scientific research to back up the traditional uses. It's always good to research a herb first and make your own choices but keep in mind that there are side effects to eating raw cabbage, mild opioids in lettuce and something scary in everything we eat. I hope you enjoy the ginger and Turmeric drink. : ) | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 7th May 2015 7:19pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 7th May 2015 8:13pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... No, I don't strain it Julie. I don't mind a few lumpy bits. I even shake it up before I drink it to get the lumpies all through the drink. I only make up to two litres at a time and my family drinks it over two days. They would have larger glasses if I let them, and there wouldn't be a problem with having it a few times a day, but I tried this when I had only a few spare rhizomes of each. I've got heaps now though. I'd like to plant large garden beds of some of the things that demand respect. Mine haven't died down either yet (6 degrees here also : ) and I don't normally harvest until the plant goes dormant. I started my turmeric from store-bought rhizomes. It gets a very pretty flower on it too. Do you grow any other herbs? I've been collecting medicinal herbs for many years and have some very rare ones. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 8th May 2015 7:46am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Thanks for all the info Fay. I'll have another go at growing turmeric next summer. I found it much easier to grow than ginger, but at the time wasn't sure how to use it. I used to grow a lot of different herbs, mainly out of curiosity to see how well they would grow. I now only grow what I use all the time - basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, sorrel and rosemary. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 8th May 2015 10:15am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... julie, you might only be growing culinary herbs, but each of those herbs you're growing are considered highly in some preparations. Oregano is one of the very best for flu and other viruses, bacterias and fungal infections. Wonderful in a steam inhalation. Rosemary is one of the ingredients in my favourite anti itch formula. You've got the beginnings of a great medicine garden. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 8th May 2015 5:59pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Hi Fay - have to try your drink but not sure if you peel off the zest of the lemon or blend the whole lemon inc the seeds - have to use my friends Bullet blender that would shred everything - summer wasnt long eneough for my ginger and turmeric to flower or the Galangal although the leaves get quite big and lush :) | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 10th May 2015 9:50am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... I peel the lemon but leave on a good amount of white pith because I read somewhere years ago that it's good for counteracting radiation (and I'm pretty sure it's high in the vitamin, rutin, which is for the blood vessels. I whizz it all up, seeds and all. My Galangal flowered for the first time this year but it's not spectacular like turmeric flowers. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 10th May 2015 3:44pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... I've never heard of an Etrog lemon before Mark. They sound wonderful! I always look up everything new to see its medicinal qualities and I found this: http://www.drnerman.com/blog/1 I would love to try one but I've never seen one before. Even the religious aspect of the fruit is fascinating, and with its very long history, I'm surprised it's not more widely available. How does the taste compare with the pith of an ordinary lemon? It looks like the classy cousin of a bush lemon. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 10th May 2015 6:18pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... I found one of these large lemons with very thick soft pith and tried that salad over a year ago (search etrog on forum)- both Mary and I have some small seedlings on the go still only tiny but these lemons become available around now - hate to think how big the tree grows - my flicks yellow large fruit starting to show a color change and Carters red trying to set flowers for fruit - a bit out of wack?? | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 10th May 2015 6:32pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... There's a fruit seller in Toowoomba who might be able to get one for me. I've just read about it on the forum and I'm surprised you just stumbled across one. Even though I always check out new fruits and veggies in the shops, I've never seen one. I can't wait to try one. Did you dry the seeds before planting? I read in a DPI booklet that citrus seeds can't be dried out or they become unviable, but A friend of Linton's had success with dried citrus seed. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 10th May 2015 7:12pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 10th May 2015 8:16pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... I hope they made it through the post ok. It took six days to get there. I didn't think and should have sent them express. My postal address is Toowoomba but I live out of town on eight acres, so I do have plenty of space. I've also got a creek with a very good supply of high quality water. I would very much like an Etrog if you have one spare. The fruit guy here says he can't get them and didn't know what I was talking about. Thank you Mark | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 13th May 2015 10:53am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Great Fay - will send next week to the Address on Tube - those daileys freight free plastic tubes are quite light and strong so will work out best way to send by next week - was 6 degrees C most of this morning with small hail all over the yard luckily too small to damage - cheers Mark :) | About the Author Markmelb MT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 13th May 2015 11:21am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... Mark, I've been reading about Etrogs and their rind is supposed to contain a substance called Beta-ionone which smells like violets. There seems to be so many uses for the fruit from recipes to preserves and alcoholic drinks. Some people infuse Etrogs in oil to make perfumed oils for culinary use, but steam-distilled oil of Etrog is very rare. I found one place selling it for $35 for 2.5 mls. I've got a distiller and I really get a kick out of preserving. Used externally, the distilled oil is antibacterial, anti inflammatory, analgesic, and uplifting. I'm going to very much enjoy growing this tree. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 14th May 2015 8:59am #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Fay, I only found some turmeric yesterday, so no, not yet. I did what I usually do with ginger - chop it finely and freeze in ice cube trays. But, I did remember that at some point I was taking an expensive curcurmin capsule, which many people say helps their arthritis. It didn't help me, so maybe the turmeric won't either. We are all individual, and not everything works for everyone. No matter, I will still try it! | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 22nd May 2015 9:29am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rissa says... Hi, I have a couple of Acres in the beautiful Wongawallan Valley, high up on a mountain. I have been growing my own fruit and vegetables for a few years now, but I'd like to take it a little more seriously now. I have beautiful rich red volcanic soil and most things grow without much effort. I'd like to grow some super foods but not sure where to really start. I was hoping someone on here may be able to offer me some advice on what to start with and where I should source my seeds/seedlings from besides what I can get from Daley's. Is there a seed savers network around the Tambourine Mountain area that anyone knows of? Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you
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Fay says... For JohnMc1: Buddhas hand In MODERN PHARMACOLOGY an alcoholic extract is used for: Dilates coronary blood vessels; increases coronary blood flow; Large dosages inhibits myocardial contractility, slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, protects experimental myocardial ischemia; Relieves asthma and to some degree eliminates phlegm; Polysaccharide supports immune system. PROVEN BUDDAH'S HAND REMEDIES: Chinese medicine a decoction is used; it is acrid, bitter sour and warm. Influences lung, liver and spleen meridians. Used for: Fullness or distension in stomach with pain; Reduced appetite with vomiting etc Cough with phlegm stagnation Tampanitis and swelling http://www.chineseherbshealing.com/buddhas-hand/ | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 24th May 2015 6:19pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fay says... Hi Rissa, you're probably better off researching a few of the common ones to see if they'll grow in your area. There are hundreds of super foods and these days most berries are in that class because of the antioxidant value of the anthocyanins they contain. Anthocyanins are also in most of the highly coloured fruits and vegetables. Things like Turmeric, ginger (including some of the obscure but edible ones), and guava for its fruit and leaves are good ones. The foods that contain long chain polysaccharides have a very positive affect on us. Check out the fruits and nuts that have a wide range of omega oils (not so much omega 6) for example, Russian olive etc. hope this helps. Then, the more variety you get, the better. | About the Author Fay Toowoomba 24th May 2015 6:31pm #UserID: 11498 Posts: 84 View All Fay's Edible Fruit Trees |
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davewastech says... Regarding the diet of Okinawa. Unfortunately the diet of the post World War II generation has changed a lot in Okinawa. Junk food and burgers have become popular. (big US military influence). They have had the highest obesity rate in Japan for many years. However many of the elderly still are very long lived. See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/3342882/Japanese-get-a-taste-for-Western-food-and-fall-victim-to-obesity-and-early-death.html | About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST,2068,NSW 5th November 2016 12:27pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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