muppetk ([info]muppetk) wrote,
2005-09-04 03:04:00

Saffron

Now this is interesting.

Saffron: An Anti-Depressant herb.
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/saffron.htm

Interesting article. It's meant for chinese medicine professionals, but it's really 95% layman accessable. It's interesting. Talks about not just medical uses but production and even the economics of Saffron. It even suggests that due to it's high price, saffron might be a viable alternative to opium production in Afghanistan. Neat.

(yes, I have geeked again.)
Tags: health, herbology

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[info]idat

September 6 2005, 12:54:18 UTC 6 years ago

Again?

[info]wetdryvac

September 8 2005, 22:17:23 UTC 6 years ago

Oh no, not the geekingness! Heh. In the meantime, new variant of penguin tummy for you, though this one is definitely not card material. I'd been working on poses, getting rocks in and out - and suddenly realized I'd created penguin zilla. Oh... my...

Oh, and drop an email to nhillium at hotmail dot com if'n you'd like me to just email when I get something more useful done up. In the meantime, imagine a 70 story penguin trying to find a good sushi bar.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/22707318/

[info]muppetk

September 8 2005, 22:52:08 UTC 6 years ago

Bwahahah! I love it! (At least as amusement -- not quite card material.)
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