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"Environmental bamboo Foundation (bamboo) (www .bamboocentral.org) • Forest Stewardship Council (wood) (www.fscus.org) • Green Home (linoleum) (www.greeenhome.com) Water Filtration If you're thinking of installing a water-filtration system in your home, you should visit several informative Web sites that allow you to compare different systems and see which one is right for your family. • Water Filter Comparisons (www.waterfiltercomparisons .net) is an excellent site that lists many of the filters out there for the home and explains what different filters remove from the water." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"English: Thorny bamboo. Parts used Root, leaves, fruits, Bamboo-manna. Dose Decoction 50-100 ml, Bamboo-manna 1-3 g. Classical use Charaka prescribed the paste or decoction of the leaves or seeds in external and internal prescriptions for acute suppurated conditions, poisonous bites, intestinal worms, excessive fat. In polyuria, Charaka gave barley-shaped fruits of the plant in a dietary preparation. Bamboo nodes are included in a compound formulation of Siddha-bheshaja-manimaala for amenorrhoea." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.)

"Poaceae; spiny bamboo, male bamboo Ind, TrAs shoots Bambusa beechcyana; Poaceae Chin shoots Bambusa comuta; Poaceae TrAs shoots Bambusa spinosa; Poaceae TrAs shoots Bambusa vulgaris; Poaceae; common bamboo TrAs shoots 17 2.5 0.30 0.90 A, Bl, B2, C, Nic Barbarea verna; Brassicaceae; land cress, winter cress Med, NE leaves 21 5.14 - 1.49 C Basella alba <=B. rubra); Basellaceae; Malabar spinach, Ceylon spinach Ind, TrAs leaves Bauhinia esculenta (=Tylosema esculenta); Fabaceae; marama bean Afr (South) seeds 539 32.9 37.8 3." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"The good news is, in recent years, the flooring industry has introduced some more environmentally friendly alternatives. bamboo, cork, natural fiber carpets, carpets made from partially or fully recyclable materials, reclaimed or rediscovered wood, and natural linoleum are among the many flooring materials now available to you. Refer to page 257 of the resources section at the end of the book for an extensive list of safe, attractive flooring options. Lighting." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Habitat & Cultivation Found throughout tropical Asia, especially in India and China, spiny bamboo thrives up to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above sea level. Parts Used Root, leaves, sprouts. Constituents Spiny bamboo juice contains high levels of silica. History & Folklore Spiny bamboo is arguably the most useful plant on earth, being used to make scaffolding, rafts, furniture, paper, and dozens of other items. It also has an important role to play in herbal medicine. Medicinal Actions & Uses The various parts of spiny bamboo are used in many different ways in Indian and Ayurvedic medicine." - Andrew Chevallier, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants (Get the book.)

"In the earlier tale of the clam wife, the sons were tried with the bamboo knife. We have seen, in our review of the adventure of the hero, to what degrees the severity of the father can go. For the congregation of Jonathan Edwards he became a veritable ogre. The hero blessed by the father returns to represent the father among men. As teacher (Moses) or as emperor (Huang Ti), his word is law. Since he is now centered in the source, he makes visible the repose and harmony of the central place." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"The foods highest in silicon include barley, bamboo shoots, kelp, oats, rice polish, rice bran syrup, straw tea, and alfalfa tablets. Silicon-rich foods include burdock root, cucumbers, skin of cucumbers, skin of bell peppers, grasses in general, horsetail grass, hemp leaves, marjoram, nettles, New Zealand spinach, nopal cactus, radish, romaine lettuce, and skin of tomatoes, as well as bamboo sap. Nature's First Law bamboo sap has the highest silicon content of any food on Earth. Nuts, seeds, grains, and cereals are high in silicon." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"Uses & properties The young stems are bland tasting but have a crispy texture and are very popular in oriental and especially Chinese cooking. bamboo shoots are eaten cooked as a vegetable or added to numerous dishes, especially stir-fries and stews. They may be pickled in vinegar, salted or candied. Canned or preserved bamboo shoots are readily available and are used for sukiyaki, a traditional Japanese dish of sliced beef and various vegetables cooked directly at the table. It is served with boiled rice and each mouthful is dipped in raw egg before being eaten." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"The United States had broken off diplomatic relations with Communist China in 1949, and the bamboo Curtain had largely excluded visitors from the United States since then. In the early 1970s, however, the Nixon administration began to explore the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations with China. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger took the lead in laying the groundwork for the first meeting between Nixon and Mao." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"Strain the tea through a metal-wire or bamboo tea strainer. Drink throughout the day. RECOMMENDED SCREENING TESTS AND IMMUNIZATIONS The following charts list recommended screenings and immunizations for women at average risk for most diseases and for women with various risk factors. These are guidelines only. Your health-care provider will personalize the timing of each test and immunization to best meet your health-care needs. The charts are based on the recommendations of the National Women's Health Information Center, U.S." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Production: bamboo sprouts are the young shoots of Arundinaria japonica. ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY COMPOUNDS Soluble mono, oligo- and polysaccharides Silicic acid: to some extent water-soluble EFFECTS No information is available. INDICATIONS AND USAGE In oriental medicine, the drug is used for asthma, coughs, and disorders of the gallbladder. PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. DOSAGE Preparation: The juice from the young shoots is hardened as bamboo sugar." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.)

"Production: bamboo sprouts are the young shoots of Arundinaria japonica. actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Soluble mono-, oligo-, and polysaccharides Silicic acid: to some extent water-soluble EFFECTS No information is available. indications and usage Bamboo is seldom used for medicinal purposes in Western medicine. Indian Medicine: The drug is used for asthma, arthritis, and coughs. precautions and adverse reactions No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Centenarians recount how Japanese soldiers used their Okinawan draftees as human shields, forced to confront GI machine guns though armed only with bamboo spears. American warships rained down some 600,000 shells and fired more than 1.7 million rounds from the ground in the battle known as the "typhoon of steel." The assault literally changed the island's topography. Ie Shima's part in the Battle of Okinawa lasted six days. Many Okinawans were killed." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"So the bamboo knife was sharpened to cut him, but when its point was placed on his body it just slipped over his skin, and he cried out: The knife is placed and slips, Do thou but sit and gaze at us Whether we are like thee or not. "Then Sinilau asked what the youth had said, and they repeated the lines to him. So he ordered the two young men to be brought, and asked them who their father was. They replied that he himself was their father. After Sinilau had kissed his newfound sons he told them to go and bring their mother." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"Habitat & Cultivation Found throughout tropical Asia, especially in India and China, spiny bamboo thrives up to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) above sea level. Parts Used Root, leaves, sprouts. Constituents Spiny bamboo juice contains high levels of silica. History & Folklore Spiny bamboo is arguably the most useful plant on earth, being used to make scaffolding, rafts, furniture, paper, and dozens of other items. It also has an important role to play in herbal medicine. Medicinal Actions & Uses The various parts of spiny bamboo are used in many different ways in Indian and Ayurvedic medicine." - Andrew Chevallier, The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants (Get the book.)

"Instantly it turned into bamboo sprouts, and, while she pulled them up and ate them, he fled. Then his younger sister sent in pursuit of him the eight thunder deities with a thousand and five hundred warriors of the Yellow Stream. Drawing the ten-grasp saber that was augustly girded on him, he fled, brandishing this behind him. But the warriors still pursued." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"An image from the East that is often used is that of bamboo. A bamboo stalk is firmly rooted, anchored in the ground, so that even in the strongest wind it won't blow over or break. It is supple and flexible. It is able to bend with the wind. This is the secret of its stability and its longevity. No matter which direction the wind blows, the bamboo can bend with it and then, when the force of the wind is spent, it springs back to its normal, upright position. The bamboo image is a helpful one to remember when you're practicing grounding and centering yourself." - Jim Dreaver, The Ultimate Cure: The Healing Energy Within You (Llewellyn's Whole Life Series) (Get the book.)

"He finessed donkeys over precarious bamboo bridges spanning chasms; he was attacked by murderous brigands; and he trekked over Siberian glaciers so cold that milk froze in his cup before he could drink it. He visited many places that had never seen a white man, let alone such a large, strapping beefcake. He was often asked to ripple his muscles and crowds would gather to watch him bathe. In the pear-growing district of Tongchangdi, villagers scrambled onto rooftops to catch a glimpse of him." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"An image from the East that is often used is that of bamboo. A bamboo stalk is firmly rooted, anchored in the ground, so that even in the strongest wind it won't blow over or break. It is supple and flexible. It is able to bend with the wind. This is the secret of its stability and its longevity. No matter which direction the wind blows, the bamboo can bend with it and then, when the force of the wind is spent, it springs back to its normal, upright position. The bamboo image is a helpful one to remember when you're practicing grounding and centering yourself." - Jim Dreaver, The Ultimate Cure: The Healing Energy Within You (Llewellyn's Whole Life Series) (Get the book.)

"In her kitchen, a bamboo steamer hung from the ceiling just beneath an electric rice cooker. Small plates and tall narrow cups were neatly stacked and ordered on the shelves. There were no candy, cookies, or other tempting foods under the counter. If she had any junk food, it was hidden away in the cupboards. Between Suzuki's tests and my interviews, we stayed with Kamada for about two hours, and then we let her rest. Ignoring a possible etiquette breach, I embraced Kamada before we left, which she enthusiastically returned. Beneath her kimono, I could feel her delicate bones." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"In 1974, Professor Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi economist from Chittagong University, learned that a woman who made bamboo stools in one of the poorest villages had to borrow the equivalent of fifteen pence to buy raw bamboo for each stool made. Because of the high interest rates, she made only one penny in profit and therefore lived below subsistence level. Yunus realized that there must be a better way and took matters into his own hands. He lent the equivalent of seventeen pounds to forty-two basket-weavers." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"Dry cupping is by far the most common and involves heating the air in glass or bamboo suction cups and then placing the cups along energy meridian lines or affected areas of the body. To heat the air cotton wool soaked in alcohol is ignited and held at the mouth of the cup, causing the air inside to expand. The cup is then placed mouth down on the body and as it cools the air contracts and the resulting drop in pressure in the cup draws the flesh upwards. This increases the blood flow to the surface, drawing out impurities." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"He gathered six great ministers around him, with whose help he composed a calendar, inaugurated mathematical calculations, and taught the making of utensils of wood, pottery, and metal, the building of boats and carriages, the use of money, and the construction of musical instruments of bamboo. He appointed public places for the worship of God. He instituted the bounds and laws of private property. His queen discovered the art of weaving silk." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"Usually cut shortly after they first appear, most bamboo shoots are cone-shaped, six to twelve inches tall, and three inches in diameter. The shoots may also be "hilled"; they are piled with soil as they grow, which prevents the development of the green pigment chlorophyll. Once the tough overlapping sheath is stripped off, the white shoot is ready for eating either raw or cooked. The bamboo plant is symbolic of many attributes, including long life, strength, and grace, and serves a multitude of functions for the peoples of Asia." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Calories: 27 Reported health benefits: bamboo shoots have been recommended in cases of constipation, worms, obesity, high blood pressure, and toxemia (internal poisoning). Preparation: The tender bamboo shoots are edible raw or they may be softened by boiling them for about ten minutes. The young shoots are the only edible parts of the bamboo. BANANA Botanical information: The banana is the fruit of the banana plant Musa sapientum. Vitamin A: 430 I.U. per 100 gm. Fat: .2 gm. Vitamin B: Thiamine .04 mg.; Carbohydrates: 23gm. Riboflavin .05 mg.; Niacin .7 mg. Calcium: 8 mg." - Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D., Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Seeds for Healthful Living (Get the book.)

"Buying Tips Purchase bamboo shoots that are creamy white, with preference being given to smaller-sized shoots. Culinary Uses The young shoots taste something like sweet, young corn. Fresh whole bamboo shoots should have the outer layer peeled to expose the white flesh. Cut small-diametet shoots into rings one node at a time; cut large shoots into slices. If the shoots ate sweet, they are edible raw in salads or with dips as an appetizer. However, most shoots are bitter until parboiled for fifteen to twenty minutes." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"The juice from the young shoots is hardened as bamboo sugar for medicinal use. Bamboo-manna is available in the U.S. in the form of 270 mg (Arkocaps Phytosilica) capsules as a health supplement for bone and joint disorders and for preventing bone decay after the menopause. The capsules are also used in feverish cold, asthma and debilitating conditions. Acanthaceae Barleria prionitis Linn. Habitat Found throughout the hotter parts of India. Also commonly grown as a hedge plant in gardens." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.)

"Pseudosasa japonica (B 5) bamboo (= Bambusa metakae) From the Greek "pseudes," false, derived from "pseudo," to cheat, and "sasa," name of a bamboo genus. Originally from Japan, it is cultivated for ornament in S. Fla. where it is occasionally found as an escape. Young bamboo shoots are edible raw (see Arundaria spp.). The grains can also be used as food. Puccinellia (C 2) Alkali Grass After B. Puccinelli, Italian botanist. N. & W. N.Am. The grains of P. nuttalliana - C. & W. N.Am. - were used as food by some Western Indians." - Francois Couplan, Ph.D., The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America (Get the book.)

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