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"Greek women were applying lead and chalk powder to their faces and crushed mulberries as rouge. Roman women later adopted these practices and added the use of red lipstick made from ochre clays. "A woman without paint is like food without salt," wrote the Roman playwright Plautus (254-184 B.C.), expressing an attitude that prevailed among both sexes, that cosmetics were essential to a woman's sex appeal. But by the first century A.D." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Peaches, apricots, cherries and plums all came from Central Asia; the banana and the mango had ancestral links to India; pears originated in the Transcaucasus; wild grapes first grew east of the Black Sea; untamed quinces and mulberries cavorted near the Caspian; the watermelon emerged in tropical Africa. In some cases, pinpointing the spot was clear: citrus had more varieties and parasites in South China than anywhere else, so its home was not disputed. In other cases, such as coconuts or dates, it proved impossible to find a fruit's birth spot." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Wheels came about as a way of transporting fruits with ox-drawn carts. mulberries were the reason that humans invented paper, silk and forks. (Paper was initially derived from mulberry trees, without which silkworms couldn't spin their magic, and the berries were too messy to eat by hand—the way we ate everything else—so tines came about.) Our first bowls and containers were the fruits of the Crescentia cujete, otherwise known as bottle gourds or calabashes (which played a crucial role in the birth of agriculture in the Americas)." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Ecstatically juicy mulberries stain my fingers. "What we're really after is unstandardized, unhomogenized fruits," explains George. "The integrity of quality is to be seen in their different shapes, textures, flavors, sensations and nutritional values. No two fruits are identical—nor should they be identical." They planted a wide variety of different trees in different years in order to ensure that they'd have some fruits every year. "Biannual fruit is natural with most trees," he says. "They shouldn't bear every year, so we let them be. Other people force them. They need to take a break." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Black mulberries contain deoxynojirimycin, a chemical that combats HIV Mars chocolates have launched a new line of medical products using cocoa to treat diabetes, strokes and vascular disease. Grapefruit, it's been revealed, can disrupt a variety of medications including antidepressants and high-blood pressure pills. Anise fruit's carminative properties earned it the name tut-te see-hau—meaning "it expels the wind"—among certain Native American tribes. It is also antiseptic, antispasmodic, soporific and a few seeds taken with water can cure hiccups." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Fresh mulberries reduce pitta and vata and, in moderation, kapha. Use For culinary purposes, use fully ripened mulberries. Eaten out of hand, black mulberries are irresistible. Sweet but never cloying, these berries are excellent in jam or wine; they can be substituted for other berries in any dessert or salad recipe. The dried fruits may be substituted for raisins. Buying/Foraging In recent years, mulberries have become somewhat available in natural food stores and specialty food markets." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Significant amounts of IP(, are found in foods such as beans, brown rice, whole-kernel corn, sesame seeds, wheat bran, cornbread, grape juice, raisins, and mulberries. It can also be taken in supplement form. Some studies have shown that IP(, may interfere with the body's absorption of minerals, so supplements should not be taken within one hour of meals. IPg from Jarrow Formulas and Cell Forte with IP-6 from Enzymatic Therapy are recommended sources of D?6. Kelp Kelp is a type of seaweed that can be eaten raw, but it is usually dried, granulated, or ground into powder." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"In medieval England, mulberries were made into murrey, a blue-black puree added to spiced meats or used as a pudding. Dried mulberries are a winter staple for some peoples living in the high foothills of the Himalayas. Health Benefits Nutritionally, this fruit has the same kind of high mineral content as figs and othet berries." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) "At one time, mulberries were highly regarded as a general tonic for the whole system. mulberries are excellent for stomach ulcers, help strengthen the blood, and are soothing to the nervous system because of their high phosphorus content. Mulberry juice is especially good for the digestive system. Nance (Byrsonima crassi/o/ia) The genus name Byrsonima refers to the use of some species in the tanning process in Brazil. Crassifolia means "thick-leaved." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Plus, mulberries are a good source of vitamin C and potassium, which are also needed for detoxification. Don't wait for a disaster to strike to collect mulberries. This is one of the most nutrient rich of all berries, available to virtually everyone. These sun-enriched berries are far more nourishing than the rather bland nutrient poor varieties found in the supermarkets. Plus, mulberries offer significant anti-toxic and anti-cancer powers. If you pick an excess, they may be dried in the sun or in an oven under low heat. This way you can eat them continuously." - Dr. Cass Ingram, Dr. Cass Ingram's Lifesaving Cures (Get the book.)

"These fruits superficially resemble large mulberries, hence the common name "Indian mulberry". Other common names are canary wood, large-leaved mulberry, noni fruit, nonu or pain killer tree. Origin & history The tree is indigenous to India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific region. It is a traditional source of food and medicine in India and especially in Hawaii, where the fruit is known as noni. The fruits were used as a famine food on Pacific islands but were also a staple food of choice in Samoa and Fiji. Parts used Ripe fruits or fruit juice." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.) "They are similar to black mulberries but less juicy and not as tasty. Nutritional value The black-fruited form has less sugar and a lower calorific value (about 30 kcal per 100 g) than black mulberry but other nutrients are similar (see under M. nigra). The anthocyanin pigments are considered valuable in the diet as antioxidants. Notes The leaves, bark and fruits are used in Chinese medicine for coughs and colds." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Clinical Cancer Research 12: 4018-26, 2006] Resveratrol and prostate cancer Resveratrol, widely known as a red wine molecule, but also found in mulberries, peanuts and in other botanical sources, is by far the most promising molecule to prevent or treat prostate cancer. Not only is resveratrol a mild estrogen-like molecule that inhibits hormonal aspects of prostate tumor growth, but as a small molecule it can enter the cell nucleus and "silence" genes responsible for tumor growth." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Found in grapes (particularly red) and wine, as well as peanuts, cranberries and mulberries. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA): Nutrient intake recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, an arm of the American Academy of Sciences. RDAs are safe levels of intake for essential nutrients, based on current scientific knowledge. They are set to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people. RDAs have been around and updated regularly for more than 50 years. RDAs are gradually being replaced by revised guidelines called Dietary Reference Intakes or DRIs." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"The most remarkable of all chemopreventive agents is resveratrol, a molecule concentrated in red wine and also derived from dietary sources such as mulberries, peanuts and grapes. Resveratrol is receiving great attention because of its widespread chemical action. [Mutation Research 523: 145-50, 2003] Here is what researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical Science Center had to say about resveratrol and chemoprevention: "Conventional therapeutic and surgical approaches have not been able to control the incidence of most of the cancer types." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Nutritional value Ripe black mulberries have a calorific value of 57 kcal per 100 g. They contain about 8% sugar and are rich in minerals such as potassium (more than 200 mg per 100 g) and vitamin C (15 mg per 100 g). The sour taste is due mainly to citric acid. Anthocyanins are known to have antioxidant and venotonic effects so that their presence in high concentrations no doubt adds to the nutritional value. Murray a koenigii curry leaf Curry leaf flowers Curry leaf leaves Description a small, aromatic, evergreen tree, 3-6 m in height." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"Fruit: mulberries and lemons calm the mind (mulberries have the stronger effect of the two). Schisandra berries (Schisandra chinensis; Mandarin: wu wei zi) calm the spirit and are prescribed in Chinese herbology for insomnia and to aid memory recall and concentration. Their astringent nature lends them to treating*frequent urination, nocturnal emissions, diarrhea, and excessive sweating. • Seeds: jujube seeds (Ziziphus jujuba/spinosa; Mandarin: suan zoa ren) are a widely used Chinese herbal remedy for calming the spirit; they are thought to directly nourish the heart." - Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book.)

"From that day to this, elderberries and mulberries have been my favorite wild fruits, and I like sassafras tea. "I do not believe that there is a disease to which human flesh is heir but that somewhere there is growing a weed or an herb or plant that will cure it. Somewhere there is a remedy for the dread plagues of the human race, consumption and cancer. God has made the cure and is waiting for man to discover it. "The greatest doctor this world ever knew is an old Christian mother, and my mother was the greatest of all." - Jethro Kloss, Back To Eden (Get the book.)

"Has Resveratrol, a substance also found in mulberries and peanuts that protects plants against disease; in humans tested a better anti-inflammatory than drug phenylbutazone and equal to indomethacin; lessens suffering and expense resulting from poor nutritional habits, inhibits artery clogging from fats (in red French wine), platelet aggregation/clumping, thickening/coagulation, helps bum fat stores, improves circulation, counters low blood sugar and low blood pressure." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

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"Buying/Foraging In recent years, mulberries have become somewhat available in natural food stores and specialty food markets. Fresh mulberries are too fragile to have commercial availability, so count yourself lucky if there's a mulberry tree in your neighborhood. MUNG BEAN (Phaseolus aureus) This small, khaki green, cylindrically shaped legume is Indian in origin. An important staple throughout Asia, mung beans are sprouted, cooked as a legume, or made into a pasta that looks like cellophane." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"A twelfth-century recipe from Salerno used opium, henbane, poppy, mandrake, ivy (Hedera helix), mulberries, lettuce (Lactuca virosa), and hemlock (Brandt 1997, 41 ff.). Soaked in wine, these mixtures were dripped onto a bath sponge (Euspongia officinalis L.), which was then inserted into the nostrils of the patient. The patient would then fall into a sleep filled with wild fantasies. A number of authors have speculated that such soporific sponges were in use in ancient Jerusalem, and that the sponge dipped in vinegar that was offered to Jesus on the cross was actually one of these." - Christian Ratsch, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications (Get the book.)

"Don't wait for a disaster to strike to collect mulberries. This is one of the most nutrient rich of all berries, available to virtually everyone. These sun-enriched berries are far more nourishing than the rather bland nutrient poor varieties found in the supermarkets. Plus, mulberries offer significant anti-toxic and anti-cancer powers. If you pick an excess, they may be dried in the sun or in an oven under low heat. This way you can eat them continuously." - Dr. Cass Ingram, Dr. Cass Ingram's Lifesaving Cures (Get the book.)

"There is good evidence that the daily consumption of fresh fruits reduces the risk of diseases, including cancer. However, fruits have a high water content and a relatively low food value (low calories, typically 30 to 70 kcal per 100 g), so that they should always be combined with other foods in order to create a balanced diet. Some exceptions are banana (about 90 kcal), granadilla (95 kcal), avocado (160 kcal) and olives (420 kcal)." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"The Ancients, Longevity and The Secret The longevity of the biblical patriarchs is legendary. One of the most startling discoveries I came across by suggestion of my friend Steve Adler was the "Bible Code" concept. It has been discovered that the first five books of The Bible, commonly known as the Torah, are encoded. What is interesting for us is the dietary law laid down in Genesis 1:29 - herbs and fruits. By analyzing Genesis 1:29 after understanding the Bible Code it was discovered that it contains, in code, the seed-bearing plants which existed in the Garden of Eden." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"The agriculturally diverse region is also home to large-scale cultivation of hot chiles, peaches, mulberries, rapeseed, apples, powlonia trees for timber, the largest walnut farm in Asia, and an astounding 600,000 acres of medicinal herbs! Our group was headed to the very center of that area's herbal commerce, in a city that was capital of the Shang Dynasty 3,700 years ago. Little did we suspect that we were an official delegation." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.)

"Resveratrol has been identified in more than seventy species of plants, including mulberries and peanuts, but the flesh of grapes is an especially good source. Resveratrol acts as an antioxidant and has also been shown to reduce the buildup of plaque in arteries. In addition to possibly reducing the risk for atherosclerosis, animal studies demonstrate some anticancer effects and antiinflammatory action. Fresh grape skin contains about 5 to 10 milligrams of resveratrol per serving, while red wine concentrations range from 1.5 to 3 milligrams per liter." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

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