#Edema Types

[drsumitblog]

Edema is the swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body’s tissues. Learn about the different types of edema, its causes, and explore effective treatment options to manage this condition. Whether you're dealing with localized swelling or generalized edema, understanding the underlying causes is key to finding the right solution.

[elysian-noctuary]

Wishing I could write

Promise I've been thinking about the beans

Just my arm has been bothering me 😞

[frownyalfred]

Lois finding out Bruce's secret identity and using/abusing his expertise on crime and weird combat shit to ask him questions for background on random pieces she's assigned to.

"Hey hotshot. Quick question. Hypothetically, can you, or can you not, die from a punch to the throat."

"Hello, Lois. Nice to hear from you again."

"No, I don't think you heard me. Throat punching. Is that a thing?"

"A thing?"

"Can someone die if you punch them hard enough in the throat? Google says maybe."

"Looking it up on Google. That's a new low for you, isn't it?"

"The new low for me was thinking you'd take this conversation seriously. I need a yes or no answer, Bruce."

"..."

"I can hear you typing. Are you Googling it now?"

"Give me some parameters."

"I don't know, hard? If you punched them hard enough, could they die?"

"There would be some edema present, subsequent to blunt force trauma. Shortness of breath. Other delayed sequelae."

"So no?"

"Maybe."

"What if I punched them really really hard? Would it be instantaneous then?"

"Lois, I'm getting the impression this isn't much of a hypothetical anymore."

"Completely unrelated follow up question: can you break someone's neck if you punch them hard enough?"

"Lois."

"I just need a yes or no on this one. Promise."

"Lois."

"I'm not asking if you've ever done it, I'm asking if it's possible."

"...What does Google say?"

"To suck my dick, I'm on deadline."

"That new AI is testy."

"Are you going to be like this every time I call you?"

"Like this?"

"Yes or no answer, Bruce. Five seconds. I know you're holding it back. You're dying to tell me."

"I'm dying to tell you something you can Google?"

(five minutes later, Bruce's phone buzzes with a screenshot of a text conversation between Lois and a very confused Clark whose only response was "...I think so??? ask B")

Lois: final chance, yes or no

Bruce: Running to Clark is a choice.

Lois: oh god, you text with periods too?

Bruce: Yes.

Lois: yes throat punching or yes you text with periods?

Lois: Bruce

Lois: BRUCE

[greggslife]

Here Are My Top 10 Favourite Ants

(Updated due to public outcry and political pressure.)

No. 10 - Yellow Crazy Ants

These guys are on a list of "one hundred of the world's worst invasive species" formulated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), having invaded ecosystems from Hawaii to the Seychelles.

But don't hate just because they are awesome at establishing themselves in a new habitat due to their aggression toward other ant species, lack of aggression toward members of their own species, efficient recruitment, and large colony size. Respect the hustle!

No. 9 - Paraponera Clavata

Also known as the "bullet ant," "the one wounding deeply," or "24-hour ant", referring to the full day of pain that follows being stung.

This ant's sting currently ranks the highest of all insect stings on Justin O. Schmidt's informal sting pain index, at 4.0+. Some victims compared the pain to that of being shot, (hence the nickname,) with "waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours."

Lymphadenopathy, edema, tachycardia, and fresh blood appearing in human victim feces are common symptoms from even a single sting.

Un-fuck-with-able.

No. 8 - Honeypot Ants

The name honeypot ant comes from the peculiar development of replete workers, whose abdomens become so swollen with food that they are used by the rest of the colony as living food storage. They are "drained" during famine, usually the wintertime, to sustain the colony, leaving them as "flaccid depletes."

Disgusting. 10/10

When a replete worker fills with food, a portion of her digestive tract swells and displaces other abdominal organs. It can expand about four to five times its normal linear dimension when they are fully engorged with food.

I can relate. I have eaten pasta in such quantities to displace my own organs many times.

No. 7 - Red Imported Fire Ants

Though South American in origin, the red imported fire ant has been accidentally introduced to many other parts of the world.

More than 14 million people are stung by them in the United States annually. Most victims experience intense burning and swelling, followed by the formation of sterile pustules, which may remain for several days. Up to 6% of people may suffer from anaphylaxis. More than 80 deaths have been recorded from red imported fire ant attacks.

These ants thrive in urban areas. Nests can be built under pavements and foundations. This means not only can they damage or destroy individual structures, but red imported fire ants can have an affect on broader infrastructure, damaging land, business and property values. In agriculture, they can damage crops and machinery, and threaten pastures. They also pose a threat to animals and livestock, capable of inflicting serious injury or death, especially on young, weak, or sick animals.

With annual damages estimated in the billions of dollars, these ants are considered the second worst thing to arrive on North American soil since 1492.

No. 6 - Black Garden Ants

When building their colony, these ants will structure it so as to inhibit the transmission of different contagions. Different communities within the colony are segregated by a limited number of connective nodes, allowing for greater protection of vulnerable hive members, such as larvae and pupae.

A trait I could only wish other species performed so well.

No. 5 - Pharaoh Ants

These ants utilize three types of pheromones. One is a long-lasting attractive chemical that is used to build a trail network. It remains detectable even if the ants do not use the trail for several days.

The second pheromone is also attractive, but will decay to imperceptible amounts in a matter of minutes without reapplication. This pheromone is useful in marking food sources as these are unpredictable and liable to change quickly, so not worth the longer-lasting pheremone.

The third pheromone is a repellant. If an individual finds an unprofitable area with little food or significant danger, it will release this repellant pheromone, which will warn others and cause them to look elsewhere. While positive pheromones indicating lucrative foraging sites are very common in social insects, the pharaoh ant's negative pheromone is highly unusual and pharaoh ants were the first species found to employ such a thing.

No. 4 - Argentine Ant

This species is like the Mr. Worldwide of ants. It has established itself in every continent except Antarctica (including many oceanic islands.)

It even has "supercolonies" that extend across hundreds or thousands of kilometers, first reported in California in 2000, then in Europe in 2002, Japan in 2009, and Australia in 2010.

Several subsequent studies used genetic, behavioral, and chemical analyses to show that supercolonies on separate continents actually represent a single global supercolony.

The researchers stated that the "enormous extent of this population is paralleled only by human society."

How can you not admire (and fear) the ambition and the achievement?

No. 3 - Leafcutter Ants

"Leafcutter ants" is a bit of an umbrella term, as it consists of over 45 ant species, but this gang is just so remarkable. Next to humans, leafcutter ants form some of the largest and most complex animal societies on Earth. They are known for their advanced agricultural practices. These ants are not merely foragers but skilled farmers, cultivating their own food by collecting specific kinds of leaf matter in order to produce specialized fungi in their nests.

No. 2 - Formica Fusca

These ants, (sometimes called silky ants or dusky ants,) are fast to learn, and only a single presentation of stimulus is enough for them to form a genuine long-term memory. This formed memory is also resistant to extinction.

Ants of this species can also detect volatile organic compounds emitted by cancer cells. After a 3-trial conditioning, they can differentiate cancer cell lines from healthy ones. They can also differentiate between at least two different cancerous cell lines.

A similar ability to detect human tumours has been shown in more recent studies.

No. 1 - Weaver Ants

An arboreal species, (i.e. they live in trees,) weaver ants are known for their unique nest building behaviour where workers construct nests by weaving together leaves using larval silk. Colonies can be extremely large consisting of more than a hundred nests spanning numerous trees.

How they sew the leaves together is a remarkable feat of cooperation. Typically, dozens of ants will need to form a chain to first bridge a gap between two leaves, then pull them together so another team can hold them in position whilst yet more ants sew the gap together with silk. But adult ants can't make silk, so they have to use larvae to do it, picking the larvae up and using them like little pots of glue to spin a mat of silk between the two leaves. Altogether, a hundred ants might be involved in the same task. This is a pretty remarkable piece of evolution and a testament to the power of cooperation!

[bullet-prooflove]

Horror Show: Peter Benton x Reader

Tagging: @kmc1989 @hobbit-habbit @cannonindeez

Summary: Your date with Peter is thrown off course when John Carter is brought into the ER.

Companion piece to:

Plastics - Peter has never had a high opinion of plastics surgeons.

The Right One - Peter makes a realisation about you when the two of you share a patient.

You don’t get that date with Peter.

 You don’t get it because ten minutes before the end of your shift the both of you are paged downstairs to your very own horror show.

One of your own, stabbed in the back, his would be murderer a couple of minutes behind. It sounds like something out of a soap opera.

You recognise Carter almost immediately when you enter the Trauma Room and so does Peter, you can tell by the way his step falters behind you. The med student is laid out on the table, his eyes roving, his skin deathly pale as they attach him to the heart monitor. His voice is weak, desperate as he calls out for Crys.

That girl, she’s a mess. Blood is soaked into the white tank top she’s wearing, there’s a six inch gash across her left forearm. Her hand slips into his, grasping it tightly and his chin tips up towards her.

“Love…you…” He rasps.

And that’s when his vitals plummet, all hell breaking loose.

“Mina, we need you in Trauma Two!” Doug Ross shouts through the adjoining swing door. “We have a patient with severe burns and scalding injuries to his face, neck and chest, he’s circling the drain!”

You look to Peter and he nods his head.

“Go,” He says with that quiet assertiveness. “I’ve got Carter.”

The guy in Trauma Two, he’s long past circling the drain, he’s already sunk down into the depths of the pipes. You can tell from the lack of breath sounds when you crike him. His airways are too swollen shut from the burns, his lungs the victim of pulmonary edema, something that’s common with this type of injury.

“It’s time to call it.” You say, shaking your head. “He was already too far gone by the time he got here.”

Doug’s mouth sets into a grim line as he stares down at the patient. A crushed orbital socket, seared flesh that’s been torn away from the wound on the right side of his features. His skin is pink and shiny from the light scalding all over his face, neck, chest and shoulders.

“She hit him with a kettle didn’t she? Crys? She did it to protect herself?” You say and Doug glances up at you surprised. “I’ve seen it before with DV vics, sometimes something inside them snaps and they pick up the closest thing to them to defend themselves. You can tell from where his skin stuck to the metal, the fact the hot water cooled as it ran further down his body.”

You pause as you examine the injury.

“The police are gonna ask if his injuries are consistent with having hot water poured over his head and I’m going to tell them it’s more likely the lid came off when she hit him. Do you concur?”

You can tell from the look in his eyes that he understands what you’re asking him.

Are you going to back me up?

“Yeah.” He says, nodding his head. “I concur. I just hope this doesn’t fuck up that poor girl.”

“Yeah me too.” You say stripping off your gloves and putting on a fresh pair. “You good doing time of death? I’m gonna see if they need a second set of surgical hands next door.”

“Go.” Doug shoos you away with the back of his hand.

They’re already wheeling Carter out of the Trauma Room and towards the elevators when your hurtle through the doors. You fall into step alongside the gurney, your gaze meeting Peter’s over Carter’s unconscious form.

“You want me to scrub in?” You ask, pushing the button for the elevator.

“Please.” He says, his voice raw as he looks at Carter. “His kidney, it’s obliterated, the fucker twisted the knife…”

“I’ve worked nephrectomy reconstruction before.” You assure him as the elevator doors open and you help to roll Carter inside. “I can help with the tissue repair, minimising his scarring so that his recovery goes a lot smoother.”

“Thank you.” He says softly as the doors close behind you and the elevator starts to ascend to the Surgery floor. “You have no idea how much it means...”

“I do Peter.” You say kindly, already running through the procedure in your mind. “Trust me  do.”

***

It’s a six hour surgery, that’s how long it takes to repair the damage to John Carter’s internal injuries. The kidney is completely destroyed, it’s blood supply had been pumping into his abdomen and chest cavity, his lungs soaking it up. He must have been in excruciating pain, lying there in the rain, drowning in his own blood.

The whole thing exhausts Peter, emotionally, physically. He holds himself together until he gets to the locker room and then his knees go out from underneath him, his ass landing heavily on the wooden bench that runs through the centre.

He can’t believe this happened, that the earnest kid he’s spent the last year teaching is now fighting for his life in one of the recovery rooms. He places his head in his hands, praying to God that Carter makes it.

He doesn’t hear the door open, he doesn’t even realise you’re in the room with him until you crouch down in front of him. Your palms graze the back of his hands before you gently draw them away from his features. His eyes sting as he looks at you, prickling in a way they haven’t since his mom died.

“It’s ok.” You whisper, your thumb chasing away the tear that leaks down his cheek. “He’s just had the two best surgeons in Chicago work on him, his scrappy little ass is gonna be up and around, annoying the hell out of you in no time.”

He laughs then and it’s a rich, warm sound that feels like an exhale as it leaves his body. The edges of your mouth tip up into a smile and in that moment Peter doesn’t think he’s ever seen anything quite so beautiful.

“Mina.” He says softly. “I really did want to take you on that date.”

“I know.” You tell him, pulling away. “Maybe it’s something we can revisit it after Carter wakes up.”

 “Yeah.” He says, rubbing his palms together, one over the other. “Yeah I think we should.”

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Some Allergy Vocabulary

for your next poem/story

Allergic crease - A crease or pale line that develops across the lower part of the nose because of frequent upward wiping of the nose.

Angioedema - (or edema) Swelling

Dander - Material that is shed from the body of humans and animals that have fur, hair, or feathers.

Dust mite - A small mite invisible to the naked eye. Dust mites are widely distributed in homes and dust mite allergy is a major cause of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

Elemental diet - A diet of predigested liquid containing amino acids, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and glucose.

Eosinophils - Cells that circulate in the blood. They attack tissues at the site of an allergic reaction causing damage.

Erythema - Reddening of the skin.

Macrophages - Scavengers whose job is to engulf or eat up infecting germs and even infected cells. Macrophages also help to overcome infection by secreting signals that help activate other cell types to fight against infections.

Monocytes - Cells that circulate in the blood and become macrophages in the tissues. These cells are very important in alerting the immune system about an infection.

Neutropenia - A condition that results when the body does not have enough neutrophils, an important white blood cell that fights infections. The lower your neutrophil count, the more vulnerable you are to infectious diseases.

Pollen count - (or a mold count) Is based on the measurement of the number of grains of pollen or mold spores in a cubic meter of the air. The higher the count, the greater the chance that people suffering from hay fever will experience symptoms when they are outdoors or exposed to outdoor air.

Pruritus - Itching

Urticaria - The medical word for hives, which are itchy, raised lumps that can vary in position from hour to hour or day to day.

Wheal - A raised whitish itchy lump, which occurs after skin prick test or after contact with an allergen and is a term also used to describe the individual lump seen in hives.

Wheeze - A whistling sound that can occur in the breathing tubes or airways. It is important to make your doctor aware of wheezing that reoccurs. Wheezing is often a symptom of asthma or COPD, but it may be related to temporary respiratory conditions such as pneumonia or bronchitis.

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ More: Word Lists

[scientia-rex]

Wound Care

Ok so, take this with a BIG grain of salt, because I may be a medical doctor BUT you need to know how much wound care training we get in medical school: none. Zip. Zilch. There may be medical schools where you do, but mine wasn't a bozo factory and there was NO wound care training. Everything I know I learned from one of several sources: an intensive 2-day wound care course I did in residency (highly recommend), the local Home Health wound care nurse (highly recommend), a completely batshit insane old white male doctor who started our learning sessions by yelling Vietnam War stories at me (do not recommend), a hospital wound care nurse (highly recommend), and experience (oh god do not recommend).

The first thing you need to know is that wound healing varies dramatically across the course of a lifespan. Kids? Kids will heal. If they don't, get their ass to a pediatrician because there's something genetic going on. Young adults will heal. Middle-aged adults will heal. You know who doesn't heal for shit? The elderly, and people with severe illnesses, and people with uncontrolled type II diabetes.

Your body needs several things in order to heal. It needs macronutrients, so you need to be able to EAT protein, fat, and carbs. If you are on total parenteral nutrition, aka TPN, aka IV nutrition, you are going to be worse at healing. If you are starving yourself, you are going to be worse at healing. If your body is desperately funneling all the calories you take in to surviving your COPD or cancer, you are going to be worse at healing.

It also needs micronutrients. If your diet sucks, you won't heal. Take a multivitamin once in a while.

There are two CRITICAL skin components to healing: collagen and elastin. Guess what we stop making as we age. Promoting collagen isn't just good for "anti-aging," it's good for NOT ripping your skin apart. Taking oral collagen is probably bullshit because your body is going to have to disassemble it to get it across the intestinal membranes to absorb, but it's also harmless, and if your diet REALLY sucks, who knows. Give it a try. Collagen is made of amino acids; think protein.

Another absolutely crucial component is blood flow. As people age, they start to develop cholesterol plaques lining arteries that eventually pick up calcium deposits. This makes blood vessels less elastic, which is a problem, but eventually also blocks them off, which is a much bigger problem. If someone has the major blood flow to their feet decreased by 90% by arterial stenosis, they are not going to heal for shit AND their foot's gonna hurt.

One component of blood flow I hadn't thought about before going into medicine is fluid retention. The way your body works, blood exits the heart at a very high velocity, but slows to a crawl by the time it gets into capillaries, the smallest blood vessels in the body. Water is a very small molecule and can leave the blood vessel, especially if there aren't big, negatively-charged molecules like proteins like albumin in the blood vessels to hold the water there. And we're built for this--some water is supposed to leak out of our blood vessels when it gets to real little vessels. It gets taken back up by the lymphatic system and eventually dumped back into the bloodstream at the inferior vena cava. But if you aren't making albumin--for instance, in liver failure--you may leak a LOT of fluid into the tissue, so much that your legs get swollen, tight, the skin feeling woody and strange. This isn't fixable by drainage because the fluid is everywhere, not in a single pocket we can drain. And because it puts so much pressure on the tissues of the skin, it often results in ulcers. Congestive heart failure, liver failure, kidney failure--these are all common causes of severe edema, aka swelling due to fluid in the tissues. And they're a real bitch when it comes to wound care, because we have such limited resources for getting the fluid back out, which is a necessary first step to healing.

Pressure is another common cause of wounds. Pressure forces blood out of those little capillaries, so you starve the cells normally fed by those capillaries, and they die. It's called pressure necrosis. Very sick people who can't turn themselves over--people in the ICU, people in nursing homes--are especially prone to these wounds, as are people with limited sensation; pressure wounds are common in wheelchair users who have lost some feeling in the parts of their bodies that rub against those surfaces, or diabetics who don't notice a rock in their shoe.

So, if you're trying to treat wounds, the questions to ask are these:

Why did this wound happen?

-Was it pressure? If it's pressure, you have to offload the source of the pressure or else that wound will not heal. End of story. You can put the tears of a unicorn on that thing, if you don't offload the pressure it won't heal.

-Was it fluid? If it's fluid, you have get the fluid out of the issues or else it won't heal. You can sometimes do that with diuretics, medications that cause the body to dump water through the kidneys, but that's always threading a needle because you have to get someone to a state where they still have juuuuust enough fluid inside their blood vessels to keep their organs happy, while maintaining a very slight state of dehydration so the blood vessels suck water back in from the tissues. You can use compression stockings to squeeze fluid back into the vessels, but if they have arterial insufficiency and not just venous insufficiency, you can accidentally then cause pressure injury. The safest option is using gravity: prop the feet up above the level of the heart, wherever the heart is at, at that moment, and gravity will pull fluid back down out of the legs. Super boring though. Patients hate it. Not as much as they hate compression stockings.

-Was it a skin tear because the skin is very fragile? This is extremely common in the elderly, because they're not making collagen and elastin, necessary to repairing skin. If this is the case, make sure they're actually getting enough nutrition--as people get into their 80s and 90s, their appetites often change and diminish, especially if they're struggling with dementia. And think about just wrapping them in bubble wrap. Remove things with sharp edges from their environments. I have seen the WORST skin tears from solid wood or metal furniture with sharp edges. Get rid of throw rugs and other tripping hazards. I had somebody last week who tried to a clear a baby gate and damn near destroyed their artificial hip.

The next critical question: why isn't it healing?

-Are you getting enough nutrients? Both macro and micro?

-Are you elderly?

-Are you ill?

-Do you have a genetic disorder of collagen formation?

Fix why it's not healing and almost anything will heal. If you're diabetic, find a medication regimen that improves your sugars and stick to it. If you're anorexic, get treatment for your eating disorder. If you have congestive heart failure, work with your doctor on your fluid balance. Wear the damn pressure stockings. Prop up your feet.

If, after those two unskippable questions are done, you want to do something to the wound--apply a dressing, do a treatment--that's a whole other kettle of fish. I'll write that later. The dryer just sang me its little song and I need to put away the laundry.

[queer-and-bloating]

CW: HEALTH ISSUES, NEAR DEATH, CAUTIONARY TALE

Small PSA because I'm not sure how well it will land

I saw a post regarding excitement over type 2 diabetes, and as a diabetic, I wouldn't really wish it on anyone. Here's a little bit of my experience:

From years of uncontrolled blood sugars, I've ended up with permanent nerve damage in my fingers and toes. Too hot and too cold water is extremely painful and if it progresses, you cross into the territory of losing limbs or succumbing to infection.

I have retinopathy, meaning I'm at risk of losing my sight. At this point, I can't reverse the damage I've done to my body; only slow its progression.

January of 2022 I was hospitalized for a condition called Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA) which is a condition where high blood sugars lead to your body absorbing and breaking down your fat as a way to fuel the body. Your fat has something called ketones, which in high amounts will turn your blood acidic, causing dehydration, multiple organs failure, and cerebral edema (swelling of the brain) which can (and will if untreated) result in a VERY painful death.

Once again, this is from uncontrolled blood sugars. (brought on by a depressive episode where I stopped taking all medication for over a week). It started with chest pain and tightness. I was out with friends and called my gf at the time while driving an hour home, as I was beginning to feel Very Wrong™️ (spacey, hard to breathe, nauseous and tired).

I asked her if I should go to a hospital before following it up with how I wasn't sure if it was truly something wrong. I hadn't checked my blood sugars or taken insulin in over a week on top of having had cake and cookies in excessive amounts. She pushed me to go and I put the hospital I normally go to in my GPS. I was pretty out of it, and picked the wrong hospital, one without an ER. I decided to go home. As soon as I got home and sat on my couch, I passed out a few times while sitting up. At this point, my cat was crying at me in a way he hadn't before. I went to bed, hoping I'd be better when I woke up.

I woke up at about 3am with severe nausea. I vomited for hours. Scared, I called my best friend to take me to the ER. By the time she had me in her car, I was delirious. I was wheeled into the emergency room, and at this point, the details become foggy. I was out of it for 2 days, alternating between sleep and going from very small amounts of water, to being on a liquid diet. I stayed in the ICU for about 5 days, where I was told a bunch of things I still can't remember. But what I do remember is that I was TERRIFIED. I was dying, and if I hadn't gotten emergency care, I would've died a painful, and terrifying death.

In case you took the time to read, I wrote all this as a caution. This disease could either kill you, or cause lifelong damage to your body. Either way you can guarantee a miserable existence without the proper care. It didn't feel very hot, sexy, or cool to experience what I did. And I hope no one in this community will have to experience it too.

Please be safe

[homeofhousechickens]

This hen is the likely the source of infection from what we have narrowed down. She was from a show breeder who has an NPIP flock. Mareks is highly contagious so perhaps her flock got it from a show. The white pullet behind her is actually the 2nd hen who died likely because her vaccine didn't protect her from getting infected by her broody.

Even before this i wasn't to fond of this hens breeding, her crest is huge and would imeped her vision greatly (her crest and beard is already trimmed back in the picture). Her feet were so thickly feathered she didn't really walk well, just kind of waddled everywhere. She also had pretty severe edema in her heart which was unrelated to the Mareks.

Show type silkies tend to be more susceptible to Mareks due to extreme breeding in my opinion

[greenwitchcrafts]

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Known as: compass weed, dew of the sea, elf leaf, guardrobe, incsensier, labonotis, Mary's cloak, polar plant, sea dew, stella maria & star of the sea.

Related plants: A member of the mint family Lamiaceae that includea basil, mint, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme, lavender & perilla. As well as other herbs such as catnip, salvia, bee balm, wild dagga, and oriental motherwort. 

Parts used: Leaves, roots, sprigs & essential oils from the flowers.

Habitat and cultivation: This evergreen  shrub is native to the Mediterranean Portugal, and northwestern Spain.

Plant type: Perennial

Region: Zone 6 with occasional winter protection & zones 7-10

Harvest: Anytime but avoid taking more than 1/3 of the plant when you do.

Planting tips: Rosemary has a low germination rate and slow to sprout, try using cuttings or buy from a nursery if you have problems. Keep in full sun with a well drainer container & let the soil dry out completely before watering again.

Medicinal information: Over the years rosemary was used to relieve muscle pain, repelling insects, improve memory, boost the immune system & promote hair growth.

Cautions: While safe, ingesting excessive amounts of rosemary can be dangerous and lead to vomiting, coma & pulmonary edema.

ROSEMARY IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR EVERY HERB

Magickal properties

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Sun

Element: Fire

Deities: Faeries, Elves, sea spirits & Virgin Mary

Magickal uses:

•Place in dream pillows to prevent nightmares

• Burn as an incense to purify & remove negativity

• Hang above your doorways to drive away unwanted visitors

• Add to a ritual bath for cleansing & removing hexes

• Use as a substitute for frankincense

• Plant in your garden to attract fae

• Carry a sprig to protect against the evil eye

• Keep under your bed to ensure fidelity & a happy relationship

• Wash your hands with a rosmary infusion before healing magick to increase potency

• Wear in a satchet or amulet to improve memory recall & improved health

• In Italian folk magic, it is cooked with to alleviate sadness  grief

• Rosemary may be used as incense at rituals of death and dying. It may be cast upon the coffin when it is slowly lowered into the burial place. With this we will all remember with love and fondness the one who is passing into another life, and thus we will also remember that we inhabit mortal bodies as we walk through the earth

[bunny-claws]

crystal meanings a - z 🔮 [long post]

common crystal correspondences

(ctrl+f or cmd+f to navigate)

a 

agate (all types): protection, good luck, balance body/mind/spirit, perceptiveness, strength, inspiration, awaken talents.   healing lore: insomnia, teeth/gums, digestive/circulatory/endocrine system, stamina. 

ajoite: peace, harmony; heal old emotional wounds, overcome sorrow, anger, and fear; connect with higher self, meditation, remove and release negative energies, transformation.   healing lore: powerful healing booster. 

alexandrite: inspiration, willpower, self-respect, self-esteem, purification, renewal, creativity, imagination, soothing emotions.   healing lore: reproductive system, nervous system, endocrine system, liver stimulation, detoxification. 

amazonite: truth, honor, communication, integrity, and trust; enhances intuition, psychic powers, creativity, intellect, and psychic ability. lessen stress and self-destructive behavior by calming and building self-esteem. heals emotional disturbances and trauma.   healing lore: preventive energy for general health, colic, cardiovascular problems, calcium deficiency, pregnancy, eczema, muscle cramps, nervous system, decreasing tooth decay, osteoporosis. 

amber: soothing, calming, cleansing, remove toxins, wisdom, purification, intellect.   healing lore: detoxification, addictions, alcoholism, stress and anxiety related problems, poisoning, bone problems, cardiovascular problems, circulation, ears, hearing impairment, endocrine system, fibromyalgia, intestinal/digestive disorders, renal system, genitourinary system, respiratory system, general healing. 

amethyst: addiction of all kinds; stability, peace, calm, balance, courage, and inner strength. protection against psychic attacks. stimulates telepathy and psychic abilities; good for meditation and dreamwork, past life work, or to help visualize your life path. ease pain and grief/bring upon happiness. beneficial for legal problems and money issues/leads to prosperity and abundance. protection for travelers.    healing lore: addictions, alcoholism, headaches, insomnia, arthritis, pain relief, circulatory system, endocrine system, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, immune system deficiencies, asthma, migraines, phobias, pregnancy/preventing miscarriage, menopause, pms, and general healing. 

ametrine: intellectual stimulation, attunement, optimism, remove negative energy, releasing, dispelling tension, connecting, psychic abilities, remove prejudice, inner peace.   healing lore: boost immune system, chronic fatigue syndrome, blood cleanser; repair dna/rna, depression. 

andalusite: “the seeing stone;” clarity, scrying, enhance memory/recall; brings chivalry, moderation, and balance. helpful for meditation and centering.  healing lore: immune disorders, eye problems, deficiencies in calcium, iodine, and oxygen; water retention, edema. 

angel aura quartz: serenity, love, harmony, spiritual communication, ease emotional distress, mental clarity, self reflection, transformation healing lore: immune disorders, illness related to pollution, uv rays, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, thyroid problems, asthma, upper neck and back pain.

anthophyllite: releasing, especially when things to be released cause problems or pain, cleansing, aura cleansing, writer’s block.   healing lore: colon/lower digestive tract issues, absorption of nutrients. 

apatite: intellect, achieving results, healing, insight, humanitarianism, meditation, balance, creativity.   healing lore: skin/nails, allergies, arthritis, bone problems, cellular regeneration, calcium absorption, teeth/cartilage, suppress appetite, raises metabolism. 

apophyllite: spirituality, mysticism, meditation, astral travel, purification, protection, mindfulness, self-realization.  healing lore: stress, anxiety, respiratory system. 

apple aura quartz: growth, expansion, prosperity, intuition, stability, balance, letting go, severing ties, release, protection from emotional or psychic attacks. healing lore: immune system, lymphatic system, spleen.

aqua aura quartz: psychic skills and awareness, meditation, telepathy, psychic healing, distance spiritual energy healing, communication, awareness of one’s own motivations, success, prosperity, protection from psychic attacks.   healing lore: throat problems, stress-related illness, immune system deficiencies, and thymus gland. 

aquamarine: courage, luck, purification, peace, intuition, inner strength, self-expression, balance, relieve fear, calms communication, angel communication, preparedness, protection during travel on water.   healing lore: throat, speech, chronic fatigue, eyes, eyesight, fluid retention, edema, headaches, intestinal/digestive health. 

aragonite: magick charms, increase energy, boost self-confidence, diminish anger, and relieve stress.  healing lore: chronic fatigue, hair loss. 

astrophyllite: self-acceptance, self-awareness, breaking bad habits, grounding, calming, protection, honesty, fidelity, positivity, astral travel.  healing lore: hyperactivity, weight loss, seizures, cellular regeneration. 

aventurine: healing, money, mental agility, see potentials, happiness, peace, opening heart, creativity, imagination, motivation, leadership, friendship, gambling luck, good fortune, career success, protection.   healing lore: strong healing, vision/eyesight, blood flow, headaches, sleep disorders, circulatory system.

azeztulite: very high vibration, angelic, ascension stone, raise vibrations, expand consciousness, light energy, project positive energy, never needs cleansing, remove energy blocks.   healing lore: disease of all kinds, cellular regeneration and rejuvenation.

azurite: “stone of heaven”, intuition, dreams, healing, insight, stilling the mind, concentration, self-transformation, meditation, control energy.   healing lore: prevent cancer, liver, arthritis, joints, depression, sinuses, and skin problems.

b 

binghamite: good fortune; holds the energy of elves and fairies.   healing lore: regenerate energy flow in the body; cellular regeneration, theta brain wave patterns, burns, convulsions.

biotite: rationality, responsibility, mental clarity.   healing lore: disorders caused by disorganized cell patterns, eyesight, shrink growths, bile regulation. 

bloodstone: courage, survival, adaptability, release blockages, renewal, strength, victory, intuitive decision making, banishing, and abundance.   healing lore: intense healing, emotional trauma, anemia, blood diseases, blood pressure, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, renal system, genitourinary system, physical trauma, post-surgical recovery. 

blue lace agate: tranquility, grace, higher spiritual planes, calming, gentleness, ease communication, public speaking, perform miracles, protection.   healing lore: arthritis, headaches, digestive issues, skin issues especially eczema, growth, and bones. 

bronzite: protection, grounding, self-confidence, harmony.  healing lore: emotional/mental disorders, muscle tension, iron assimilation  

c 

calcite: amplify energy, lessen fear, reduce stress, purification, peace, calming, emotional healing, compassion, memory, awareness, and appreciate of nature.   healing lore: general healing, physical energy, back pain, physical strength, teeth/bones. 

carnelian: creativity, sexuality, manifestation, good luck, precision, analytical capabilities, verbal skill, protection, protection from anger, jealousy and fear, peace, spirituality, reduce sorrow.   healing lore: abrasions/scrapes/cuts; tissue/cellular regeneration, rheumatism, kidney stones, other renal problems, gall stones, colds, pollen allergies, neuralgia. 

celestial (tanzan, tanzine) aura quartz: celestial magic, intuition, psychic abilities, dreamwork, inner vision, spiritual communication, astral travel, overcoming boredom, reclaiming passion. healing lore: anxiety, emotional distress, memory, neurological disorders, connective tissue disorders, physical strength.

celestite (celestine): angelic communication, serenity, verbal skills, healing, compassion, calming, growth, intuition, hope, emotional protection, decrease negativity.  healing lore: eyesight, mental disorders, detoxification, digestion, cellular disorder. 

chalcedony: relieve depression, lessen hostility, kindness, miracles.  healing lore: emotional and mental stability, heavy metal toxicity, senility, dementia. 

champagne aura quartz: cleansing, protection, grounding, resolving conflicts, harmonious communication and relationships, dissolving negativity, transforming negative thinking. healing lore: endocrine system, hormones, eases musculoskeletal pain, relieves headaches, purifies environmental pollutants.

charoite: spiritual growth, dreams, endurance, courage, emotional healing, inspiration, transformation.   healing lore: headaches, hepatic problems, detoxification, muscle cramps, cardiovascular problems, insomnia. 

chrysocolla: easing heartache, harmony, stamina, wisdom, peace, love, communication, vitality, inner strength, purifies a place, removes negativity, reduce fear anxiety and guilt.   healing lore: asthma, emphysema, tb, pneumonia, muscle cramps, arthritis, childbirth, pregnancy. 

chrysoprase: good fortune, prosperity, balances opposing energies, love, grace, compassion, clemency, personal growth, mend broken heart.   healing lore: eyesight, immune system, fertility, gout, mental illness, fevers, temperature regulation, reproductive health. 

citrine: success, intuition, comfort, creativity, physical energy, wealth, mental awakening, clarity, protection, good fortune / luck, decrease nightmares, remove toxins.   healing lore: depression, mood swings, trauma, digestion, sleep disturbances, thyroid, general health, heart, kidney, liver, muscles, strength, endocrine system, circulatory system, tissue regeneration, genitourinary system, immune system, fibromyalgia, addictions, ocd. 

cobalt aura quartz: contentment, removing blockages, overcoming obstacles, self expression, creativity. healing lore: immune support when an illness has become unresponsive to treatment; kidneys, pancreas, liver, spleen; vitamin absorption.

coral: diplomacy, wonders of nature, creativity, optimism, understanding of purpose, quieting emotions, visualization.   healing lore: general healing, blood disorders, circulatory system, renal system, genitourinary system, epilepsy, bones/bone marrow disorders, eyesight, respiratory system. 

covellite (covelline): high energy, psychic, intuitive, meditation, past life recall, rebirth, see solutions to problems.   healing lore: depression, anxiety, ears, nose, mouth, sinuses. 

cuprite: awareness, teaching, spiritual messages, will power, security, confidence, sexuality, morality, past life experiences, heals father relationship.   healing lore: thymus gland, cardiovascular system, blood metabolism, muscle tissue, skeletal system, oxygenation, stamina, renal system, menstrual cramps, vertigo, water retention, edema, addictions, alcoholism. 

d 

danburite: peace, stress relief, interdimensional travel, love, calm, tranquility, acceptance, positive outlook on life, restful sleep.   healing lore: general healing. 

diamond: courage, strength, healing, protection, spirituality, mental abilities, love, bond relationships, abundance, amplification, hope.   healing lore: genetic disorders, bed-wetting, lower cholesterol, flatulence, constipation, exhaustion, hair loss, lower fever, athlete’s foot, prevent gallstones and kidney stones, gout, dizziness, seasickness, rheumatism, shingles, lumbago, hot flashes, sciatica, corneal inflammations, knee pain, headache, varicose veins, bronchitis, indigestion, paralysis, cramps, prostate, back pain, strains, sunburn, gums, cysts. 

dolomite: calm, balance, focus, grounding, optimism, emotional stability, generosity, kindness, alleviate negative emotions.  healing lore: cardiovascular system, circulation, oxygenation, reproductive health, hearing impairment, muscle/bone strength, adrenal glands, renal system, insomnia, calcium/magnesium balance. 

dumortierite (blue quartz): self-reliance, mental clarity, stamina, patience, recognition of potential, understanding, communication of ideas, spiritual development.   healing lore: throat, thyroid, parathyroid, detoxification, overstimulation, blood, spleen, hyperactivity, endocrine system. 

e 

eliat stone (king solomon’s stone): a combination of chrysocolla, malachite and turquoise from israel near eilat. aligns subtle bodies; heals hurt, fear, stress, and loss; stress relief and anti-depressive.  healing lore: cardiovascular system, respiratory system, depression, thyroid, bones, fevers, sinuses. 

emerald: love, domestic bliss, sensitivity, loyalty, memory, mental capacity, harmony, focus, eliminating negativity, romance, memory, faith, truthfulness.   healing lore: remove mental causes of disease and unwellness, general healing. 

epidote: transmutation of negative energy, memory, enhancing energy,manifestation, attracts the same energy you put out into the world.  healing lore: clear energy blockages/congestion, balance energy, absorption of nutrients, digestion, general healing and recovery, immunity, dissipating tumors, weight loss from modifiable source. 

f 

fire agate: vitality, creativity, sexuality, implementation, safety, calming, attraction, expression, protection.  healing lore: circulation, depression, lethargy, concentration, metabolism, digestive system, endocrine system, sexual activity, sleepwalking, epilepsy. 

fire opal: passion, creativity, sexuality, vitality, removal of negative energies, removal of emotional/mental toxins.  healing lore: adrenal glands, pms, menopause, renal system/detoxification. 

flame aura quartz (rainbow aura quartz): focus, confidence, courage, awareness, spiritual attunement, inner strength. healing lore: diabetes, immune system, skeletal system, blood cancers.

fluorite: stability, peace and calm, impartial reasoning, responsibility, concentration, spiritual wholeness, psychic development, meditation, mental blocks, aura cleansing, protection from psychic attack, self-love.   healing lore: overall health, skeletal system, muscular system. 

fossil stone: accomplishments, business, communication, innovation, breaking old habits, quality, excellency, telepathic.   healing lore: paranoia, schizophrenia, abuse recovery. 

fulgurites: direct and channel energy, leadership, weather manipulation, communication with extraterrestrials.   healing lore: immune system, ears, nose, and throat ailments, eyesight, thymus gland, tumor reduction. 

g 

galaxite: protect and cleanse aura, astral travel.   healing lore: stress-related illnesses, anxiety disorders, cns disorders, digestion, metabolic illnesses. 

garnet: remove negativity, romantic love, passion, sensuality, intimacy, career success, self-confidence, protection from evil, awareness, commitment, regeneration, order, insight.   healing lore: general health, cellular regeneration, blood disorders, cardiovascular system, respiratory system. 

goldstone (glass): calming, easing emotions, generating energy, deflecting unwanted energy, manifestation, achieving goals.  healing lore: circulatory and skeletal system. 

h 

hematite: mental attunement, memory, calming, balance, grounding, centering, focusing energy and emotions, peace, inner happiness, transforming negativity.   healing lore: temperature regulation, blood disorders, cns disorders, insomnia, spine alignment, mend broken bones, and anemia. 

hemimorphite: empathy, emotional healing, communication, joy, bliss, personal growth, good fortune, self-esteem, psychic visions, enlightenment, balancing feminine/masculine energies, banish regret.  healing lore: overall health, blood disorders, ulcers, hormones, pms, weight loss. 

herkimer “diamond” (herkimer “diamond” quartz): attunement, mind/body/spirit balance, manifestation, power, inner vision, purification.   healing lore: pain relief, metabolic disorders, cellular disorders, physical exhaustion, immunity, eyesight. 

howlite: awareness, calm, emotional expression, observation, patience, eliminating negativity, selfishness, creativity.   healing lore: bones/teeth, calcium levels, leg cramps. 

i 

infinite stone: soothing, calming, healing, protection, revitalization, regeneration.   healing lore: strong healing, emotional/mental stress relief, pain relief, fatigue, joint pain, connective tissue damage, cellular regeneration, restful sleep. 

iolite (water sapphire): intuition, spiritual growth, balance, releasing discord, awakening to inner knowledge, visions.   healing lore: strong healing, addictions, sobriety, detoxification, sore throat, varicose veins, blisters. 

j 

jade: fidelity, dreams, realization of potential, peace, accord, resourcefulness, accomplishment, emotional balance, protection.   healing lore: cardiovascular system, renal system, general illness. 

jasper (all types): protection, nurturing, joy, awareness, relaxation, tranquility, wholeness, astral travel, yin/yang.   healing lore: hepatic system, digestive system, gallbladder. 

jet (black amber): grief, mourning, protection from evil negativity and psychic attacks, banishing, financial safety, depression, sympathy.   healing lore: epilepsy, migraines, stomach pain, colds, glandular problems, lymphatic problems. 

k 

kansas pop rocks: release blockages, energy alignment.   healing lore: arthritis, back pain, general healing, cellular regeneration, adrenal glands, chronic fatigue. 

kunzite: understanding, communication, heals “broken heart”, stress, anger, love, peace, harmony, removing obstacles.   healing lore: strengthen circulatory system, respiratory disorders. 

kyanite: energy alignment, channeling energy, altered states, dream recall, visualization, loyalty, honesty, tranquility, diminish anger, ease confusion, and remove energy blockages.   healing lore: general healing, cardiovascular system, throat, eyes. 

l 

labradorite (spectrolite): alignment, success, dreams, reduce stress and anxiety, spiritual growth and awareness, transformation, mental clarity, peace, progression, psychic development, discernment, protection, intuition, creativity, wisdom. healing lore: stress related illness, sensitivity to cold, anxiety disorders, gout, colds, rheumatic fever, blood pressure regulation. 

lapis lazuli: manifestation, wisdom, truthfulness, openness, communication, inner power, intuition, spiritual evolution, virility, self-confidence, objectivity, dreams, purity, serenity, guardian spirits, love & fidelity within marriage, protection.   healing lore: sinus ailments, insomnia, depression, recurring fevers, vision, hearing impairment, throat, lungs, immune system. 

larimar: freedom, peace, energy.   healing lore: throat, upper respiratory system, schizophrenia. 

lavender aura quartz: meditation, spiritual growth, tranquility, peace, harmony, relaxation, restful sleep. healing lore: insomnia, other sleep disorders, nightmares, overall health and wellbeing.

lepidolite: hope, stress reduction, birth, peace, acceptance, spirituality, physical strength, luck, protection, emotional balance.   healing lore: bipolar disorder, stress, anxiety, depression, manic-depression, despondency, ptsd, anger, traumas, panic attacks, addictions, glands, immune system, skin, nails, hair, dna, enzyme balance, alcoholism recovery, pregnancy/childbirth, general healing. 

m 

magnesite: meditation, visualization, relaxation, calm, harmony, self-love, recognizing unconscious thoughts. healing lore: detoxification, magnesium absorption, muscle cramps, headaches, clotting disorders, heart disease, regulation of body temperature. 

malachite: transformation, insight, spiritual evolution, protection during pregnancy and childbirth, clarifying emotions, fidelity, loyalty, practicality.   healing lore: radiation sickness, asthma, arthritis, tumors. 

marble: charitable actions, original thinking, alleviation of sorrow, universal love, ancient wisdom, self-control.   healing lore: postpartum depression, bones/teeth. 

merlinite: luck, magic power, subconscious thought, clear psychic visions, past life recall, cleansing, wisdom, balance.  healing lore: skeletal system, improves blood flow, physical growth, lymphatic system, respiratory system. 

mica: recognize flaws with love, improve visions, mystical clarity, eliminate negative personality traits, enhance flexibility in all realms, personal growth, lessen anger and nervous energy.   healing lore: purposeful fasting, insomnia, mononucleosis symptoms, dehydration. 

milky quartz (snow quartz): good fortune, calming, soothing, meditation, looking within, purification.  healing lore: immune system health. 

moldavite: enhance inner journeys, channeling, cosmic consciousness, crystal consciousness, extraterrestrial and interdimensional contact, transformation, raise vibrational level.   healing lore: all healing, hair loss, fertility issues, promotes new cell growth. 

molybdenum: reliability, stress relief, communication, balance.   healing lore: all types of healing, stress-related illness. 

moonstone: introspection, reflection, beginnings, insight, tenderness, harmony, peace, travel, intuition, psychic abilities, protection (especially during pregnancy, childbirth, travel at sea), substitute for pearl in crystal healing.   healing lore: pituitary gland, digestive system, obesity, water retention, edema, hormonal problems, menstrual problems. 

morganite: angel stone, heart stone, bring love or rekindle old love, communication with angels, compassion, empathy, self-control, patience, ease separation pain.   healing lore: emphysema, tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems, throat problems. 

mother of pearl: mental clarity, intuition, sensitivity, imagination, adaptability, cooperation, psychic, protection of children, purify environment.   healing lore: high blood pressure, dizziness, vision, cataracts, wound healing. 

n 

natrolite: spiritual growth, psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience, and automatic writing, absorbs toxic energy.  healing lore: cns disorders, water retention, edema. 

nebula stone: memory, removes fear, let go of the old, grounding, vitality, “cosmic window.”   healing lore: vitality, detoxification, emotional balance. 

nuumite (nuumit): protection from negative energy, shielding, remove energy blockages, clear aura, synthesizes psychic wisdom and intellect.   healing lore: general healing, infections, purifying blood, kidneys, insulin production regulation, eyesight, and cns disorders. 

o 

obsidian: clarity, deflecting negativity, protection, healing, grounding.   healing lore: buried emotions causing illness, stomach, intestines, muscle tissue, bacterial infections, and viral infections. 

ocean jasper: transmutation of negative energy, stress relief, relaxation, physical/emotional healing, tranquility, clear thinking.  healing lore: internal organs (including reproductive system), pms, teeth/gums, tumors, skin conditions, digestive and lymphatic system. 

onyx: self-control, decision making, conquer challenges, intuition, recognition of personal strengths, grounding, and protection.   healing lore: stamina, childbirth, wound healing. 

opal: creativity, inspiration, hope, spontaneity, relationships, memory, happy dreams, changes.   healing lore: eyesight, parkinson’s disease, depression. 

p 

pearl: purity, faith, charity, innocence, integrity, focus, wisdom, spirituality, sincerity.   healing lore: fertility, childbirth, digestion, muscular system. 

peridot: warmth, friendliness, understanding, openness in love and relationships, regulation of cycles, esp, find what is lost, protective shield.  healing lore: high healing energy, slow aging, ulcers, digestion problems. 

phenacite (phenakite): extremely high energy, third eye, clear energy centers, meditation, intuition.   healing lore: spine, throat, hypothalamus, amygdala, carotid arteries, and jugular veins. 

phlogopite (phlogopit): speed evolution, flexible perception, adaptation, channeling, remove spiritual blocks.   healing lore: relieve mental anguish, back pain, muscle relaxation, dental health, and mononucleosis symptoms. 

pietersite (tempest stone): relaxation, relieves worries, courage, improves memory, tenacity, work with angels, astral travel, and release deep emotions calmly.   healing lore: body fluid balance, nutrition, gastrointestinal functions, endocrine glands, hormones, pms, menopause. 

psilomelane (crown of silver): gazing, scrying, astral travel.  healing lore: correct behaviors/emotions that are not useful/harmful, lungs, pneumonia, diabetes. 

pyrite (aka fool’s gold, healer’s gold): defense, prevention, protection from negativity, leadership, psychic abilities, memory, shields from physical danger.   healing lore: physical wholeness, lungs, inflammations, stamina, digestion, circulation. 

q 

quantum quattro silica: healing, grief, depression, trauma, energy alignment.   healing lore: general healing, immune system. 

quartz (crystal quartz, rock crystal): power stone, intensify energy, spiritual development, healing, raising consciousness, protection.   healing lore: pain, arthritis, bone injuries, depression, fibromyalgia, digestion, mental and physical energy, stamina, physical strength. 

r 

rhodochrosite (rhodocrosite): love, emotional balance,“stone of love and balance”, cleansing, renewal, relaxation, expansion of consciousness.   healing lore: digestion, kidneys, thyroid, pulse rate. 

rhodonite: grace, elegance, peace, generosity, attention to details, calming, unconditional love, service to mankind.   healing lore: emphysema, joint inflammation, light sensitivity, strep throat, cardiovascular disorders. 

rainforest jasper (rhyolite): change, variety, progress, creativity, transcending barriers, yin/yang.   healing lore: hepatic cleansing, throat, general healing. 

richterite: calm, relaxation, strength, anxiety, balancing action and reaction, deeper meditation, internal communication, higher states of awareness.   healing lore: ptsd, circulation, glandular problems especially thyroid, respiratory problems, parasites, fevers, typhoid. 

rose aura quartz: joy, attraction, self-love, release, kindness, consideration, tranquility, peace. healing lore: emotional healing, healing from past trauma, protection from radiation and static energy, anger issues, self esteem.

rose quartz: love of all kinds including self-love, protection during pregnancy and childbirth, peace, happiness, gentleness.   healing lore: emotional wounds, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, fertility, headaches, renal disease, migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat problems, depression, addictions, ear aches, slows signs of aging in general, reduces wrinkles, spleen problems, fibromyalgia, and reaching one’s ideal weight/weight loss. 

ruby: integrity, generosity, nurturing, spiritual wisdom, attainment of values, economic stability and prosperity, protection from distress, home and contents protection.   healing lore: emotional problems, fever, constrictions in circulatory system, cardiovascular system, blood flow, muscular system, throat, parathyroid glands, cns. 

ruby aura quartz: energy, strength, power, courage, passion, vitality, focus, transmute negativity, protection against aggression. healing lore: sciatica, lower back problems, endocrine system, degenerative disc disease.

ruby in zoisite: energy amplification, psychic power.   healing lore: cardiovascular disorders, physical vitality. 

s 

salt (halite, sea salt, volcanic, himalayan, and others): protection in general, protection from evil, protection of the home, purification, dispelling negativity, magical and traditional rituals, and clairvoyance. release attachments, grounding and centering, abundance and a rich home life.   healing lore: blood disorders, hypotension (low blood pressure), diarrhea, physical strength, intestines, and to stimulate the meridians. 

sapphire: joy, peace, beauty, creative expression, meditation, intuition, prosperity, fulfillment of dreams, mental clarity.   healing lore: relieve depression, lower fevers; reduce inflammation, burns, hearing impairment. 

sardonyx: optimism, confidence, strength, courage, creativity, mental clarity, grounding, integrity, absorbing information, will-power.  healing lore: respiratory system, allergies, immune system, water retention, edema, skeletal health, depression, anxiety.  

schorl (black tourmaline): ground excess energy, purifying, transform negative energy, protection, protection from black magick and the evil eye, deflect radiation from electronics, dispel fear.   healing lore: obsessions, neuroses, emotional stability, immune system, heart disease, arthritis, brain tumors, and gout. 

scolecite: manifestation, improve relationships, inner peace.   healing lore: circulation, blood clotting, clogged arteries, bruises, mental imbalances, eyesight, respiratory system, intestine, misaligned spine, and removing parasites. 

selenite: mental clarity, mental flexibility, decision-making, angelic guidance, access past lives, good business practices, removes energy blocks, love, clear and charge other stones.   healing lore: to remove blockages for healing, skeletal system, seizures, epilepsy. 

seraphinite: regeneration, self-healing, angelic connection, love, personal relationships, conflict resolution, peace, harmony, understanding.  healing lore: respiratory/cardiovascular system, systemic illnesses, improves blood flow, hepatic/renal detoxification, release of tension in the neck and back. 

serpentine (aka “new jade” and other trade names): attract love and money, emotional cleansing, psychic powers, protection vs snakebite, poison and venom, meditation, restore self-confidence.   healing lore: parasitic infections, snakebite, venom and other poisons, cellular regeneration, balance hormones, milk production in those who are nursing. 

shungite: purification, protection, healing, grounding, calming, relaxing.  healing lore: “cure-all:” benefits all body systems. 

silver: soul mirror, intuition, psychic, improve speech, eloquence, enhance and store energies of gemstones, draw out negative energies, moon energies, feminine/yin energy.   healing lore: hepatitis, detoxification, headache, rheumatic pain, nausea, gastritis, obesity, diabetes, increase assimilation of vitamins a and e. 

smithsonite: stress relief, relaxation, soothing, emotional healing, rebirth, love, guidance, protection.  healing lore: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, immunity, skin problems, respiratory/reproductive/endocrine/digestive issues, addiction. 

smoky quartz: dissolving emotional blockage, clearing the mind, cooperation, grounding and centering, banishing, personal pride, joy in living, attentiveness to the moment, protection, and good luck.   healing lore: renal system, digestion, pancreas, reproductive organs, menstrual cramps, fertility issues, water retention, edema. 

snowflake obsidian: balance, serenity, protection, gently brings issues to the surface.   healing lore: veins, skeleton, and smooth skin. 

sodalite: wisdom, logic, calmness, healing, stress reduction, companionship, self-esteem, work in groups, heal communication breeches, truth, intelligence, knowledge, learning.   healing lore: glands, digestive system, insomnia, calcium deficiency, head colds. 

sugilite: love, emotional healing, spiritual growth, wisdom, psychic advancement, calmness, peace of mind, dispelling negative energy, protection.  healing lore: cns disorders, mental disorders, learning disabilities, inflammation, headaches, pain relief. 

sunset aura quartz: new beginnings, creativity, joy, confidence, trust. healing lore: general health and wellbeing; emotional distress and heartbreak.

sunshine aura quartz: recovering from past trauma, optimism, joy, acceptance, energy, expansion. healing lore: digestive issues, matters of the liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, and neurological system; aids in vitamin absorption.

sunstone: “leadership stone;” alleviating fears & phobias, energizing, cleansing, strength, decrease stress and depression, good luck, abundance, negative energy and psychic attacks turn to positive energies, personal power, life force energy, animal guides, spirit guides.   healing lore: general health, physical energy, sexual dysfunction, increases sexual energy. 

t 

tangerine aura quartz: energy, creativity, catalyst, manifestation, joy, uplifting. healing lore: problems with intimacy, sexual matters, fatigue, brain fog.

tanzanite: “workaholic’s stone;” communication, intuition, protection, symmetry, decision-making, spirituality, slow down and take it easy, relieve stress, composure, harmony, poise.   healing lore: stress-related illness, high blood pressure. 

tektite: wisdom, knowledge, withstand mental or emotional “stumbling,” overcome challenges with mental processes, extraterrestrial communication, astral travel, lucid dreaming, strengthening one’s energy field. 

thulite: emotional healing. healing lore: central nervous system; coordination, concentration, dexterity. 

tiger’s eye: self-discipline, practicality, protection, grounding, peace, clarity, intelligence, intuition & psychic powers, new experiences, financial stability, calmness, releasing inhibitions, integrity, willpower, prosperity, personal power.  healing lore: heal wounds/bruises, digestion, stomach problems, eyesight, night vision, pain relief, alcoholism, reproductive system. 

tiger iron (mugglestone): artistic abilities, creative projects, balance, beauty, endurance, motivation, vitality.   healing lore: low energy, tiredness, muscular system, white/red blood cell balance, natural steroids in the body, chronic fatigue. 

topaz: true love, success, manifestation, understanding of interrelationships, expression of ideas, trust, health, personal expansion and growth, creativity, individuality, hope, spiritual peace.   healing lore: gout, blood disorders, hemorrhages, poor appetite, tuberculosis, reverses aging, tissue regeneration, endocrine system. 

tsavorite: manifestation, destiny, prosperity, spiritual world, benevolence.   healing lore: cell growth, quick healing, cardiovascular problems, disorders of the five senses. 

tourmaline: energizing, soul-searching, releasing, banishing, flexibility, happiness, objectivity, serenity, dispel negativity, ease grief, calm nerves, charisma, compassion, tolerance, psychic channeling, protection, raises vibrations.   healing lore: endocrine system, reproductive system, cancer, genetic disorders, peaceful sleep. 

turquoise: spiritual attunement, cleansing, communication, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity.   healing lore: “master healing stone”, prevents illness, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, all health issues in general. 

u 

ulexite: clairvoyance, balance, actualization, telepathy, channeling, creativity, inspiration, imagination.   healing lore: eyesight, pineal gland, balance, nervous system. 

unakite: balance, rebirth, foresight, emotional balance, release blockages.   healing lore: reproductive system, healthy pregnancy, development of unborn child. 

v 

variscite: “true worry stone;” eases fear, anxiety, tension, worry, impatience, stress and depression. provides inner strength and self-reliance. psychic perceptions, meditation, intuition.  healing lore: cell/tissue strength, hematological issues, nervous system, renal system, musculoskeletal system, reproductive system, impotence. 

vauxite: peace, relaxation, calm, mental clarity, memory recall, meditation, trance, easing nightmares. healing lore: nutrition, renal system, fevers. 

verdite: growth, harmony, past lives, joy, enthusiasm, calming. healing lore: eases vertigo and dizziness.

violet flame opal: spiritual awareness, clairvoyance, clairsentience, intuition. 

w 

wavellite: clarity, enhanced decision making, logical thinking, self-acceptance, calms anger, unveiling suppressed emotions.  healing lore: improves blood flow, stabilizes blood counts, dermatitis. 

wulfenite: transfer energy, white magic, emotional blocks.   healing lore: reproductive system, energizing and revitalizing the body systems. 

z 

zoisite: trust in the universe, release fears, dispels laziness.   healing lore: vitality, adrenal glands, reproductive organs, and strengthening the heart.

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[justkidneying]

Shock

SHOCK! Everyone loves writing about it, so we're gonna talk about it.

What is shock? Shock is a condition in which the blood flow in your body is no longer able to sustain the function of critical organs. We call this hypoperfusion. Blood carries a lot of stuff, but most importantly, it carries oxygen. When your tissues don't have oxygen, they're hypoxic. If they're hypoxic for long enough, they die.

What does shock look like? The patient might have hypotension, syncope (fainting), chest pain, abdominal pain, cool fingers/toes, shortness of breath, and/or altered mental status (I know you guys love that last one, lol).

What are the stages of shock? Trigger Insult -> Compensated Shock -> Uncompensated Shock -> Irreversible Shock (organ failure) -> Death

Not all of those stages are obvious in every patient, but that is the general progression. So, what does that all mean? It means that first, something is going to happen (trigger insult). This could be trauma, sepsis, anaphylaxis, heart attack, etc. Something has gone wrong with the normal blood circulation (we'll talk about what in a moment).

Next, the body will compensate to maintain perfusion and keep blood pressure normal. This can cause an increase in heart rate, constriction of blood vessels, rapid breathing, stress, and cool extremities.

When the body can no longer compensate, shit goes wrong. Mechanisms are failing, blood pressure is falling, and the organs are in dysfunction. You may see confusion, syncope, weak pulses, and metabolic acidosis (that's actually deadly but not as fun to write about, lmao).

Finally, when shit has gone very, very wrong, you get organ failure. If there were no interventions in the previous stages, the organs will begin to shut down. Heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate will freefall. The patient will no longer respond to interventions. The nervous system's electrical activity will fade, and the patient will go into a comatose state. Then they die.

The Five Types of Shock

Distributive: this is from the dilation of vessels, which drops the blood pressure to unacceptable levels. This can be do to anaphylaxis, sepsis (bacterial infection), or adrenal crisis. One thing to note with this type is that the skin at the extremities will be warm, not cold.

Cardiogenic: the heart is not working correctly. This can be do to heart disease, heart attack, arrhythmia, etc. This leads to low cardiac output but constricted peripheral vessels. This may present with pulmonary edema.

Hypovolemic: this is from low blood volume. This can be due to hemorrhaging, severe vomiting (or, on the other end, pissing out your butt), or severe dehydration. The patient will have cold extremities and may be pale. Usually, this type of shock is easy to spot because there's either blood everywhere or some other type of trauma causing internal bleeding.

Neurogenic: this is due to nervous system failure from injury to the brain or spinal cord. Note that this type of shock does not have a fast heart rate. Since the autonomic nervous system is non-functioning, there is no response mounted to the shock.

Obstructive: this is a blockage of circulation to the heart. There are two types, pulmonary and structural. Pulmonary is due to increased pulmonary circulation resistance. This can be due to a tension pneumothorax or a collapsed lung. Structural is due to resistance in the heart, such as with cardiac tamponade (fluid in the pericardial space). This case of shock requires you to realized that there is clinically a right and left heart, as the blockage of either side will result in vastly different symptoms and require different treatment.

How do you treat shock? For treatment, it really depends on the type of shock. For all types (except that caused by pulmonary edema), you should give the patient a saline IV to increase blood pressure and volume. Then, it really depends on the case as to what you do next. For distributive shock, you want to give the patient vasoconstrictors (like norepinephrine or vasopressin). For cardiogenic shock, give them inotropes (to increase cardiac output). For hypovolemic shock, fix whatever was torn up and give them IV fluids. For neurogenic shock, you can give fluids and vasoconstrictors. For obstructive, fix whatever is wrong, like breaking a clot or draining the pleural cavity.

Okay, I hope this is a good guide. I think hypovolemic and distributive shock would probably be the most fun to write about, but I mean you could probably make any of these pretty interesting (except obstructive, maybe). Let me know if you have any questions in the notes (is that what the reply thing is?? or are they called comments??)

[covid-safer-hotties]

Reference saved in our archive

An interesting, variant specific analysis of common dermatological issues following a covid infection.

Abstract Almost 20% of patients affected by COVID‑19 develop dermatological symptoms after recovery. This condition is termed as post‑COVID‑19 syndrome and is characterized by a state of hyperinflammation, as well as deregulations in the humoral response of CD8+ T‑cells. Since there is no specific treatment for these injuries, the treatment of choice depends on the symptoms; thus, it is essential to provide a description of the type and nature of the injuries presented. In the present study, a systemic review was performed using the PICO strategy in the repositories of PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase and Scopus using the key words ‘POST‑COVID and skin symptoms’. A total of 44 studies were included in the present systematic review. In these studies, the majority of subjects exhibited non‑specific symptoms, commonly referred to as ‘skin rash’, affecting up to 27.4% of the population. According to the studies, a maximum prevalence of 50% of alopecia was observed among the affected subjects. Additionally, several studies reported the prevalence of other lesions, including pruritus (25%), subcutaneous nodules (12%), dermatitis (9.4%), edema (9%) and pigmentation changes (6%). Dermatological lesions associated with autoimmunity were also identified, with these findings being more pronounced among females and in patients with a history of severe COVID‑19. Finally, several studies investigated the presence of autoantibodies, revealing a maximum prevalence of 41% for autoantibodies targeting the epidermis. Specifically, the prevalence was 12.9% for the Wuhan variant, 5.7% for the Alpha variant and 5% for the Delta variant. Although mostly benign, post‑COVID‑19 syndrome produces marked dermatological alterations for hair health, mainly among females. This, together with the development of lesions with an autoimmune component, constitutes an emerging therapeutic need.

[ask-a-vetblr]

is it effective to use Furosemide for post-spay seroma in dogs or cats?

GV here.

No. Furosemide is a powerful diuretic designed to reduce overall total blood volume and/or induce urine production in urgent or emergent scenarios such as congestive heart failure, certain types of shock including anaphylactic, certain severe edemas, and oliguric or anuric kidney failure. It's never the *only* thing you do, either. In each of those scenarios you would be throwing a book of treatments at the animal. Also, furosemide runs the risk of being quite damaging to the kidneys even when used properly and is not designed to be used to stop normal, non-life-threatening inflammatory processes. Just getting rid of the fluid in a post-spay/post-surgical seroma is not going to get rid of any specific discomfort and definitely not a life-threatening problem, nor will it address the underlying issue (typically a combination of the body's reaction to the suture + excessive movement +/- infection).

[fairyspoonmummy]

DNA neurological health report

Likely detected

-Alzheimer Disease

Possibly Detected

-Hereditary Sensory And Autonomic

Neuropathy With Spastic Paraplegia

-Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (JALS)

-Autosomal Dominant Striatal

Neurodegeneration Type 1

-Episodic Ataxia Type 1

-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 12 (ALS12)

- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 10 (ALS10)

-Cerebral Edema

Possible carrier or Possible detection

-Dystonia 16

-Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4C

-Susceptibility To Mononeuropathy Of The

Median Nerve, Mild

-Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

Possible carrier

-Muscular Dystrophy-

Dystroglycanopathy (Congenital With

Brain And Eye Anomalies), Type A, 11

-Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

**each illness comes with info and symptoms. If curious about one of these, just ask. (: I’ll share what I was given. This report was around 22 pages long so that’s why I’m not adding all the info.

[didanawisgi]

Using CDC/FDA-defined safety thresholds (PRR ≥ 2), they found statistically significant breaches for 47 cognitive, 28 general psychiatric, and 11 suicide/homicide-related events — with proportional reporting ratios (PRRs) up to 3,060 times higher than comparator vaccines.

When grouped by clinical category, compared to influenza vaccination, the COVID-19 mRNA injections were associated with:

A 118-fold increase in reports of cognitive adverse events (PRR: 118; 95% CI: 87.2–160; p < 0.0001; Z = 30.9)

A 115-fold increase in general psychiatric conditions (PRR: 115; 95% CI: 85.1–156; p < 0.0001; Z = 30.8)

An 80-fold increase in suicidal and homicidal outcomes (PRR: 80.1; 95% CI: 57.3–112; p < 0.0001; Z = 25.7)

Here is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand list of each safety signal:

🧠 Cognitive Adverse Events (47 total)

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis – PRR 3,060× vs. flu shot ➤ Fatal brain clot reported 3,060× more often

Cerebral thrombosis – PRR 794× vs. flu shot ➤ Stroke-causing brain clot 794× more frequent

Mental fatigue – PRR 704× vs. flu shot ➤ Debilitating brain fog 704× more often

Cerebral hemorrhage – PRR 310× vs. flu shot ➤ Brain bleeding event 310× more often

Dementia with Lewy bodies – PRR 425× vs. flu shot ➤ Rare neurodegenerative disease 425× more common

Dementia (Alzheimer’s type) – PRR 142× vs. flu shot ➤ Alzheimer’s-like decline 142× more often

Dementia (general) – PRR 137× vs. flu shot ➤ Broad memory loss syndrome 137× more often

Cerebral disorder – PRR 118× vs. flu shot ➤ General neurological injury 118× more common

Brain fog – PRR 104× vs. flu shot ➤ Memory/concentration issues 104× more often

Cerebral small vessel ischemic disease – PRR 98× vs. flu shot ➤ Silent brain strokes 98× more often

Mental impairment – PRR 115× vs. flu shot ➤ Diagnosed cognitive dysfunction 115× more frequent

Depressed level of consciousness – PRR 87× vs. flu shot ➤ Semi-conscious or unresponsive states 87× more often

Brain injury – PRR 73× vs. flu shot ➤ Neurological trauma reports 73× more frequent

Cerebral atrophy – PRR 64× vs. flu shot ➤ Brain tissue shrinkage 64× more often

Cerebral edema – PRR 59× vs. flu shot ➤ Brain swelling with neurological compromise 59× more often

Delirium – PRR 54× vs. flu shot ➤ Acute confusion or disorientation 54× more common

Mental status changes – PRR 108× vs. flu shot ➤ Sudden cognitive shifts 108× more often

Cerebral infarction – PRR 34× vs. other shots ➤ Ischemic brain injury or stroke 34× more often

Ischemic demyelination – PRR 12× vs. flu shot ➤ Nerve insulation damage 12× more frequent

Perfusion brain scan abnormal – PRR 6× vs. other shots ➤ Altered blood flow patterns 6× more often

(Many more in this category ranged between 5×–50× vs. flu or other shots)

🧩 General Psychiatric Adverse Events (28 total)

Psychotic symptom – PRR 442× vs. flu shot ➤ Hallucinations/delusions 442× more frequent

Psychiatric symptom – PRR 238× vs. flu shot ➤ Severe psychiatric changes 238× more often

Panic attack – PRR 197× vs. flu shot ➤ Acute fear episodes 197× more frequent

Schizophrenia – PRR 315× vs. flu shot ➤ Chronic psychosis diagnosis 315× more often

Mania – PRR 414× vs. other shots ➤ Dangerous agitation and hyperactivity 414× more common

Anxiety – PRR 117× vs. flu shot ➤ Overwhelming emotional distress 117× more frequent

Conversion disorder – PRR 70× vs. flu shot ➤ Functional paralysis or neurological symptoms 70× more often

Delusion – PRR 50× vs. flu shot ➤ Fixed false beliefs 50× more common

Acute psychosis – PRR 118× vs. flu shot ➤ Sudden psychotic break 118× more frequent

Psychotic disorder – PRR 79× vs. flu shot ➤ Persistent severe mental illness 79× more often

Psychotic behavior – PRR 52× vs. other shots ➤ Violent or irrational acts 52× more often

Schizoaffective disorder – PRR 6× vs. flu shot ➤ Bipolar-psychosis hybrid illness 6× more often

Stress – PRR 119× vs. flu shot ➤ Severe reported stress levels 119× more often

(Other events in this category ranged from 5×–100× elevated risk vs. flu or other shots)

⚠️ Suicidal and Homicidal Adverse Events (11 total)

Depression (suicidal) – PRR 534× vs. flu shot ➤ Suicidal depression 534× more common

Self-injurious ideation – PRR 385× vs. flu shot ➤ Thoughts of self-harm 385× more frequent

Suicidal ideation – PRR 153× vs. flu shot ➤ Suicidal thoughts 153× more often

Suicide attempt – PRR 96× vs. flu shot ➤ Active self-harm efforts 96× more frequent

Suicide threat – PRR 182× vs. flu shot ➤ Expressed desire to die 182× more common

Homicidal ideation – PRR 25× vs. flu shot ➤ Thoughts of killing others 25× more frequent

Aggression – PRR 35× vs. flu shot ➤ Dangerous behavior toward others 35× more often

Physical assault – PRR 114× vs. flu shot ➤ Violent acts reported 114× more frequent

Physical violence – PRR 79× vs. flu shot ➤ Violent outbursts 79× more common

Psychiatric investigation – PRR 373× vs. flu shot ➤ Involuntary psych evaluations 373× more frequent

Suicidal behavior – PRR 65× vs. other shots ➤ Suicide-related actions 65× more often