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>> DIRECTIVE 2004/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 31 March 2004 amending, as regards traditional herbal medicinal products, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (.pdf)
OUR FATHERS OF OLD
Rudyard Kipling
EXCELLENT herbs had our fathers of old -
Excellent herbs to ease their pain -
Alexanders and Marigold,
Eyebright, Orris, and Elecampane -
Basil, Rocket, Valerian, Rue,
(Almost singing themselves they run)
Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you-
Cowslip, Melitot, Rose of the Sun,
Anything green that grew out of the mould
Was an excellent herb to our fathers of old.
Wonderful tales had our fathers of old -
Wonderful tales of the herbs and the stars -
The Sun was Lord of the Marigold,
Basil and Rocket belonged to Mars.
Pat as a sum in division it goes -
(Every herb had a planet bespoke) -
Who but Venus should govern the Rose ? Who but Jupiter own the Oak ?
Simply and gravely the facts are told
In the wonderful books of our fathers of old.
Wonderful little when all is said,
Wonderful little our fathers knew.
Half their remedies cured you dead -
Most of their teaching was quite untrue -
"Look at the stars when a patient is ill
(Dirt has nothing to do with disease),
Bleed and blister as much as you will,
Blister and bleed him as oft as you please."
Whence enormous and manifold
Errors were made by our fathers of old.
Yet when the sickness was sore in the land,
And neither planets nor herbs assuaged
They took their lives in their lancet-hand
And, oh, what a wonderful war they waged !
Yes, when the crosses were chalked on the door -
(Yes when the terrible death-cart rolled!),
Excellent courage our fathers bore -
Excellent heart had our fathers of old.
None too learned but nobly bold
Into the fight went our fathers of old.
If it be certain, as Galen says -
And sage Hippocrates holds as much -
"That those afflicted by doubts and dismays
Are mightily helped by a dead man's touch,"
Then be good to us, stars above !
Then be good to us, herbs below !
We are afflicted by what we can prove,
We are distracted by what we know.
So - ah, so!
Down from your heaven or up from your mould,
Send us the hearts of our fathers of old !
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Vom ajunge sa cultivam menta in casa, cu astfel de politicieni.
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"We have been sold out by our unaccountable politicians, who have been bought by the drug companies. There is NO doubt about it."
În lumea a 3-a mor de malarie anual milioane de copii, fiindcă nu se împrăştie DDT deasupra mlaştinilor cu ţânţari anofel. Cică DDT-ul are "toxicitate remanentă", "infestează mediul". Alte insecticide nu sunt la fel de eficiente, şi sunt mult mai scumpe.
Ii lasa sa moara premedidat.....
Au tot fost conferinţe pe tema malariei, ca cea recentă de la Oslo
Private sector involvement 'key to tackling malaria'
dar vor "controlul" populaţiei în lumea a 3-a (copiii au mortalitatea mult mai mare ca adulţii la malarie).
E normal, celulele roşii au aceeaşi mărime la copii ca la adulţi, dar un adult are de 2-3 ori volumul de sânge al unui copil, deci de 2-3 ori mai multe celule roşii, are de unde "pierde", în cursul anemiei produse de malarie.
Vor controlul populatiei,sunt diabolici.
N-as fi crezut asa ceva acum vreun an.Acum, dupa ce am citit pe blogurile tale, m-am lamurit cu cine avem de-a face....
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