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Recipes for Kitchen Medicine

Most of these were taken from K. P. Khalsa and The Green Pharmacy. EASY VEGETABLE SOUP BASE Fill a pot about half full with water.  Add: Celery Garlic Hawthorn berries Kudzu Onion Tomato Broccoli Carrots Purslane Saffron Bring to a boil, and then simmer, adding any other vegetables or spices or meat you want. Blood Pressure The above, by itself, is good for lowering blood pressure.  To aid in that, add: Oregano Black Pepper Basil Tarragon BONE STRENGTHENING BROTH To help prevent osteoporosis In large pot, place leftover fish bones in a few quarts of water.  (If bones are tiny, tie them in a cheesecloth bag to make it easier to remove them later.)  Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 30 minutes.  Add couple of handfuls each of: Finely chopped cabbage Dandelion greens Stinging nettle greens Parsley Pigweed Purslane Simmer until greens soften slightly.  Season to taste with salt/pepper and any other seasoni