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Archive for September, 2007

Adventures of a Kitchen Apothecary

Posted by Cinnabar on September 14th, 2007

This is partially a follow-up to my previous post on gingko.
Seattle has experienced a dramatic change in atmospheric pressure over the past couple of days – from warm and sunny to foggy and overcast. These changes often result in bad multiple-day-long sinus headaches for me and I have been experiencing quite a bit of discomfort. [...]

Gingko Leaf Tisane

Posted by Cinnabar on September 6th, 2007

Yesterday’s scientific experiment was a determination of whether gingko tea could eliminate headaches. I had both a headache and a tin of Tao of Tea’s 100% organic gingko tisane at hand, so it was the optimal time to test my theory. Gingko has properties that act on the brain – the opening up of blood [...]