Grow your own Drugs

Libby · Grow your own Drugs

New series on the BBC starts next Monday 8.30 - 9pm

"Ethnobotanist James Wong demonstrates how to transform familiar plants into simple natural remedies that could ease the symptoms of minor ailments including coughs, colds and eczema, and also provides beauty treatments. In the first episode, focusing on fruit, James shows how figs can relieve constipation, turns kiwi and papaya into a face mask and makes soup using goji berries to help cure a cold"

Lizzie

Thanks for the reminder Libby - I saw a trailer for this last evening and thought looked pretty interesting. We'll certainly be watching (if we remember!!).

Cabbagepatch

I read the title and remembered the time I found what I thought were tomato plant seedlings growing in pots on no.1 son's bedroom windowsill....

Aqui

That sounds interesting.

Although I thought the same as CP!

Kathy

The powers that be will probably ban any remedy that works, like they're doing and trying to do with many medicinal herbs. Rolling Eyes

Sounds like a good programme though. Smile

Flowerlady

oo how interesting ! Very Happy

Libby

has anyone watched this? I have missed everyone as mum likes to watch something else? Is it any good??

Lizzie

I've been watching it - really interesting I thought, and the chap that presents it is very enthusiastic Very Happy

Jacky

Libby you can't watch episode 1, but if you watch this today i.e. episode 3 starts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...6xwh/Grow_Your_Own_Drugs_Flowers/

I missed the first one as the recording machine was full up and missed the iplayer bit.

Libby

thanks Jacky will do Very Happy

Libby

I actually got to watch this last night, and can understand why you all like him. Simple but effective.
My neighbour has a conker tree, so may have a go at that, I have a small varicose vein, which doesn't hurt but I don't like it!!
He has brought out a book which I think could be a good buy and not tooooooo expensive! Tempting Very Happy

Libby

Even my hubby likes this programme, he suggested I got the book.

Aqui is this the book you have that you mentioned in the other thread!!!

Aqui

It is indeed Libby. My sister bought it for my birthday.

It's got lots of recipes in it, I suspect the ones from the programme and at the end of the book it lists lots of medicinal and their uses and has more recipes (which I don't think are from the programme).

I find it interesting an useful. You can probably get more comprehensive books, but it's still got lots of useful stuff in it for relative beginners!

We (J and I) watched it earlier online and after we watched anything, J always says whatever the prog is "ended" or "finished" or "bye bye". He usually says the end of the programme name. So anyway, he's been going around most of the morning saying "bye bye drugs", "drugs finished" etc. It's a good job we're not going out today!!!

Libby

Libby

Just thought people maybe interested in the fact that James Wong's book 'Grow your own Drugs' is on special offer with The Book People at £5.99 plus £3.50 p&p[/url]