one more (plus three exams) to go! phew... nearly there. By this time next week, I'll be shacked up in a Halls of Residence in Docklands, ploughing my way through three days of exams. Then my first semester will be over - hurrah! Right now, I'm compiling a list of 20 medicinal herbs, their chemical constituents and their actions for my final piece of coursework. I also have to collect specimens of each part of these plants (roots included) and press them. So far I have 6 of the little blighters captured and squished.... only 14 more to go. I hope to collect most of the rest of them while walking out in the countryside in Wiltshire over the next few days - wish me luck :) Once that's done, I can get down to the business of revising 100s of muscles and bones and goodness-knows what else for the exams next week. I find myself wishing I could insert one of those chips from the "Matrix" in my head..
more soon (and hopefully unrelated to study!) M xx
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Thought you'd appreciate this: I bought a CURRY plant at the local Herb Society's plant sale last weekend. It has these little silvery needles, a little like a small rosemary plant only greyer, and it smells exactly like a curry! Any idea what I could do with it?
Hmmm, I think it's Helichrysum angustifolium or similar. Haven't found a culinary use for it yet, but it appears the essential oil is used for a whole host of medicinal purposes, including skin conditions and respiratory problems. See http://antiagingchoices.com/Aromatherapy/helichrysum_oil.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helichrysum_italicum
Will let you know if I find a good recipe for it :)
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