Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tonight is a baked potato soup with about a zillion carbs and calories. Tomorrow, We're eating at the in-laws, but I'm making the cabbage, cooked up with onions and (real) smoked ham. A pot of that and a pan of cornbread, and I really don't need anything else. ;-) On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Sonny, > > I'll trade you for some starlings (they're like rats with wings). I suspect > they can tolerate your climate better then an Asian vine would mine. > > What's on the menu your way for tonight or tomorrow? > > Greg Lorenzo > Calgary, Canada> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:11:30 -0600> From: > sonc.hegr@gmail.com> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: > Kudzu> > C'mon down, Greg, we'll give you all you cane tote away, and you > can cherish> it as much as you want. ;-)> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:15 > PM, Lawrence Zeitlin> <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>wrote:> > >> > On Dec 31, > 2008, at 3:55 PM, Greg wrote:> >> >> >> > You all are giving kudzu no > respect. In several parts of the world kudzu is> > cherished both as a food > and medicine. Considering the date, I especially> > like that it is a cure > for hangovers.> >> > Read the following excerpt from the Wikipedia article > on kudzu:> >> > Food> >> > The non-woody parts of the plant are edible. The > young leaves can be used> > for salad or cooked as a leaf vegetable, the > flowers battered and fried> > (like squash flowers), and the starchy > tuberous roots can be prepared as any> > root vegetable. The starchy roots > are ground into a fine powder, known as> > kuzu, and used for varieties of > Wagashi and herbal medicines. When added to> > water and heated, kudzu > powder becomes clear and adds stickiness to the> > food. It is sometimes > known as "Japanese arrowroot", due to the similar> > culinary effect it > produces.[3]> >> > Its leaves are high in vitamins A and C, as well as > calcium and protein.> > Its roots are rich in starch and its flowers are an > excellent honey> > source.[4]> >> > Jelly> >> > The purple flowers of Kudzu > are also used to make a sweet jelly. This jelly> > is well known in the > southern United States. This jelly has been described> > as tasting like > either a cross between apple jelly and peach jelly or> > > bubblegum.[citation > needed] The viscous substance has a golden yellow color.> >> > Medicine> >> > > Studies have shown that kudzu can reduce both hangovers and alcohol> > > cravings.[5][6][7] Persons who take kudzu will still drink alcohol; > however,> > they will consume less than if they had not taken kudzu.[8] The > mechanism> > for this is not yet established, but it may have to do with > both alcohol> > metabolism and the reward circuits in the brain. The > Harvard > Medical School> > is studying kudzu as a possible way to treat alcoholic > cravings, by turning> > an extracted compound from the herb into a medical > drug.[9]> >> > Kudzu also contains a number of useful isoflavones, > including > daidzein (an> > anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent), daidzin (a > cancer preventive)> > and genistein (an antileukemic agent). Kudzu is a > unique source of the> > isoflavone puerarin. Kudzu root compounds can > affect > neurotransmitters> > (including serotonin, GABA, and glutamate) and it has > shown value in> > treating migraine and cluster headache.[10] It is > recommended for allergies> > and diarrhea.[11]> >> > Research in mice > models > suggests that Kudzu is beneficial for control of> > some post-menopausal > symptoms such as hypertension and diabetes type II.[12]> >> > In > traditional > Chinese medicine, where it is known as g? g?n (??), kudzu is> > considered > one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is used to treat tinnitus,> > vertigo, > and Wei syndrome (superficial heat close to the surface).> >> > Larry Z> >> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> >> > > > > -- > Regards,> > Sonny> http://www.sonc.com> > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/> Natchitoches, Louisiana> USA > _________________________________________________________________ > It's the same Hotmail(R). If by "same" you mean up to 70% faster. > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA