Fw: [at-l] "Berry" Good Recipe Suggestions?

[kdpo at gottawalk.com (Ken Powers)]

But also see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000165.htm
An article about digitalis toxicity. I don't know anything about digitalis
except my garden book lists it as potentially toxic, so I checked. I also
laughed when I saw a symptom of "confusion". Maybe AT hikers should worry.
:)

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
To: <ellen@clinic.net>
Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: RE: [at-l] "Berry" Good Recipe Suggestions?


> I guess those enviro-nazi's at the Forest Service just have no shame.
>
> One of my favorite wild herbs is Foxglove, or digitalis in Latin. It can
> give you a boost on climbing or working, but has to be used in moderation.
> I chew a leaf and stick it between cheek and gum. It has been prescribed
> for centuries, but is now replaced by a variety of purified digitalis
> tablets. A little goes a very long way.
>
> OrangeBug
>
> At 02:30 PM 7/18/2004 -0400, ellen wrote:
> >But Saturday evening I attended a forest service program on using the
wild
> >foods found in the northern mountains.
>
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