Prima Materia
The Calcinator
I don't know where I got this idea that plants that grow in the same habitat (not all of them of course) can have good synergistic effects. In the case of mint I am aware the plant has some medicinal uses and could therefore be potentially synergistic with phalaris or phragmites.
Dithyramb you make an excellent point about this whole project or other similar NEW projects to be a lot of hard work and serious dedication. This reminds me why the various traditional knowledge systems are to be preserved and studied - especially now with the new fancy lab gear available the options are even greater. Also the old knowledge systems have put so much time (generations) into for example studying plants and their effects that we can never put in with our limited time and human resources. We should of course be careful and not make stupid acts.
Can anyone throw any more light on the clay distillation process ? Sounds very interesting and it might have uses in other fields that I have not yet thought about.
I am more and more drawn into different approaches to work with plant/fungi materials that are more "ecological" or don't use nasty solvents that cannot be obtained relatively easily like ethanol with fermentation for example. I am aware that this is the approach many members of this community prefer as well. This mood or approach to work more with the "naturally" available materials. Of course the whole idea of working with phalaris/phragmites is in line with this idea as well.
Dithyramb you make an excellent point about this whole project or other similar NEW projects to be a lot of hard work and serious dedication. This reminds me why the various traditional knowledge systems are to be preserved and studied - especially now with the new fancy lab gear available the options are even greater. Also the old knowledge systems have put so much time (generations) into for example studying plants and their effects that we can never put in with our limited time and human resources. We should of course be careful and not make stupid acts.
Can anyone throw any more light on the clay distillation process ? Sounds very interesting and it might have uses in other fields that I have not yet thought about.
I am more and more drawn into different approaches to work with plant/fungi materials that are more "ecological" or don't use nasty solvents that cannot be obtained relatively easily like ethanol with fermentation for example. I am aware that this is the approach many members of this community prefer as well. This mood or approach to work more with the "naturally" available materials. Of course the whole idea of working with phalaris/phragmites is in line with this idea as well.