We are getting far afield from Andrographis and suggesting people use it for cancer without valid evidence. More than any other bad advice that's appeared in this forum over the many years I've posted, here, inappropriate claims for herbal or other alternative cancer therapy have the capacity to harm people and steer them away from treatments that actually have been shown to work. If I have to see a physician with a serious medical complaint, I want to know that his/her suggested treatments have a sound evidentiary basis. I will not accept them if he/she says "trust me, I'm a doctor". Similarly, people who consult a herbalist with a serious complaint deserve more than to hear "trust me, I'm a herbalist". As for nutrition, physician education in nutrition could probably use improvement. They do however get far more than 24 credit hours in the course of their training (which includes practical exposure to nutrition-related issues during residency, fellowship, clinical practice and continuing medical education, as well as learning about diet-related issues through related courses in biochemistry, human physiology, pharmacology etc. It is also worth noting that even limited coursework based on sound nutritional principles is far better than a slew of courses based on inaccurate nutritional woo. To recap, Andrographis may have valid uses to prevent/treat some complaints including upper respiratory infections. But it is downright irresponsible and dangerous to suggest that it is appropriate to prescribe for cancer, without the person first having consulted a physician to get a proper diagnosis and learn about potentially curative treatment options (and whether any alternative remedies might interact negatively with those treatments).

Hmm... anyone know a good translation site? http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html translates the third post as: I found a hawthorn (Crateagus) with 4 couleurs..les two branches(feuillage) of bottoms are green and the others are 4 couleurs(feuille)(verte, white, pink and red. it is very pretty... I have contaminé(test) other seedlings with an extract to check if that is possible to contaminate other seedlings... That's not very good. http://ets.freetranslation.com/ translates zcabn's reply as: Hello This would not be a grafted variety since the two green branches are in the bottom? I never heard to say that one could "to transfer a mutation" of a plant to another (to provoke a genetic mutation) by a realized treatment from brew of leaves... Although. ..la question appears interesting. Concerning for example the trees tortueux of the forest of Verzy, person so far did not understand why in this forest one found at once beech tortueux (fagus sylvatica var tortuosa) but also chataigniers tortueux and an oak tortueux. It is not impossible that an again misunderstood mechanism allows transferring through the ground a character (Here tortueux) of a plant to the other. In the case of the false one of Verzy, the hypotheses of a mutation caused by a virus or a radiation (falls meteorite) never was proved. Ouch. http://world.altavista.com/ translates the next message: I believe that this idea of Clerc's Office becomes plausible.... but I pause myself the question how one made to have this seedling with as much couleur..peut-to be a dream but... (l'origine) j' have déja observed branches without almost of chlorophyle at the lilac or among young sowings. but they disappeared quickly. my experiment is in function. what j' tested on semis(spores) of fern with completion bruler.. I want to still inoculate in June several shrubs of which apple trees and some seedlings d' hawthorns None of the 3 are that great.

at the risk of being pretty unpopular, i'd like to post this response. for those concerned about using actual dishware vs. paper...actual resources go into heating the water in the dishwasher (coal, electricity, etc), rinsing your dishes, and not to mention the expense of keeping fats, oils, and grease (FOG) out of your sewage treatment plant (STP). just like your food does not come from the 'grocery store', nor does your water. we're all probably drinking water that's been 'recycled', that is...it's already been in and come out of someone else. (gross way to put it). most likely your STP is in need of an upgrade and would appreciate not having as much water to treat, especially before a big rain. you know, there is (and always will be) a finite amount of usable drinking water on this planet. on the other hand, use of paper products supports the paper industry, puts bleach and other chemicals into water (but then so does our dishwater), cuts down trees, fills up the landfills (into future compostable product i might add). so there are two sides to every story. choose whichever is right for you and your situation, try to minimize your impact when you can, and have fun while you're doing it. same argument with new moms using disposible diapers vs. washable. no disrespect intended, just that there are different sides to every dilemma.

florantha suggested resurecting this thread to post my kitchen wall. Here it is: Love the red accent. It is SW Poinsettia. We just finished an update of our 14 year-old builder kitchen. The housing market does not justify a total remodel, in our locale, which was our initial plan. Here's a summary of what we used: Dishwasher - Bosch, Whisper Quiet Refrigerator - Jenn-Air, Side-by-Side, cabinet depth Range - Jenn-Air, natural gas, slide in 4-burner with single oven plus warming drawer Sink - Soci, 16 x 28 x 10 undermounted, 15 guage Faucet - Blanco Disposal - KitchenAid, 1HP Granite - Cathedral Brown. We continued it onto the window sill and a new top for the side table. Backsplash - 4 x 4 stainless tile Paint - Cabinets: Cabinet Coat, White, semi-gloss. Walls: C2, Shaker and Fusion - both in Eggshell finish. Accent wall: SW Poinsettia From appliance shopping to completion of room painting took 37 days. We handled all the painting DIY. Because we had been considering a remodel or facelift for so long, decisions were fairly easy and we caught the granite fabricator in a slow time so the counters were installed in only 11 days. Linked are Updated and Before photos. Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Updated and Before Photos