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dunmerofskyrim · 5 years

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All morning they walked by water and never saw it. The tangle of trees hid it from sight, but surrounded them in its sound. The chattering run of clear bright water.

Simra’s mouth was dry and sour from the heat. He caught himself patting the waterskin looped to his belt, checking it, then caught himself checking again, hopeless and habitual, like a superstition. Why would it have changed? Blighted thing was empty that morning. Of course it was still empty now. Still empty, and still sweat stinging at his back and in his eyebrows. Feet still hurting, but when did they not?

There was no track through all this growth. Every step was a blow struck against the forest. A process of gnawing into its bulk, its mass, chased on by the sense it was healing behind you, would mend quicker than you could travel. Trap you.

Following the Kogaru, Simra stepped where they stepped, weeds and grasses, and Llolamae traipsed behind him. They weren’t comfortable here, he realised. No more than he was. Didn’t know how to move through forest like this, all crashing feet and the cutting switch of a spear against the knit of green ahead. Their people had lived on this island since before time had a name for itself. Generations and generations, living in the icewastes of the coastlines like as not. Life and living balanced between the sea and the hotcaves. Might be this place had still been the greenest piece of the island in Kaliklu’s younger years, but Dalvur Vedith brought the forest. It was recent; newer than anything like this ought to be. Not a forest, Simra corrected himself. A garden.

The light changed. One moment, filtered yellow sun and shadows of midnight green. Now things were luminous, sallow. Fungus reached in fronds, thin-stemmed up to left and right, like fences of growing willow. They ended capless in paintbrush tips, like blossoms almost, or the tendril-mouths of something that lived too deep under the sea to be understood by anything that didn’t. No glow to them that Simra could see, but then again there was no sunlight either. A smell on the air, like wax and turned earth and the sweetness of boiled milk.

Underfoot, nettles and weeds grew high as Simra’s waist. Pale-leafed and sticky on Simra’s clothes, they spooled and hedged together like messes of twine, and he tramped through them in long high clownish strides. Not a path, too thick-grown for that, but then why did the fungus either side feel like it’d been waiting for them? Ushered them into itself. Grown round them, maybe. A tunnel, a passage, a funnel.

To one side a tree was trying to grow, crashing up through the wall of fungus. Colourless craggy bark, dried up, and all its leaves starved to bones. The weeds crowded its trunk and had clambered choking into its branches. They sagged under the weight, overburdened, but up amongst them the weeds were flowering. Each was a pair of petals, lurid yellow and palm-sized, with a long smug purple needle hanging down.

Simra felt his mouth twist and tighten. He strayed as far as the fungus fence would let him, not keen to be under the weed-choked tree. Something pinched at his vision as he passed it by. Motion. He snapped his head up, back. His hand went for his belt, then slacked.

Butterflies. Moths maybe. A swarm of them, all big as his palm, swarmed between the branches in billowing stormclouds, wheeling scattering loops. Simra felt himself frown. Their wings were bright yellow and they searched the air with flickering tongues, thistle-flower purple.

“What in the��…”

Llolamae whooped and clapped her hands. Stopped and turned in place to watch them, mouth open and jaw hanging.

“There a reason Telvanni do things like that?” Simra said, stuck between the wonderment and wrongness of it. “Or is it just for the spice of it. See if they can.”

“Might have a reason.”

“Seeing if you can’s not a reason.”

“Might be an important one, even!” said Llolamae, neck still craned, keeping track of the moths.

“A weed that – let me straight this out – kills trees to make flowers that turn into moths, and then…fuck knows where that journey ends.”

“Seeing if you can’s important sometimes. That’s what Master Vidanu says. Testing principles, intit? You start small, and it might look like nothing, might even seem like a waste. But then who’s laughing when you reapply it somewhere else and of a sudden you’ve up and cured autumnsbone or gripe!”

“With moths…”

“Maybe.” Llolamae looked down, looked full at him, squaring her hips and shoulders.

“Fuck…” Simra muttered. “Well if I was waiting on a sign we were getting close… Come on. Let’s get this done.”

The fungus ended but Simra couldn’t quite place when. Gone in the time it took not to look at it. No fungus, no breeze, and back to daylight through the still leaves overhead, littering the ground like scraps and shatters of noontime gold. The weeds had given way to a dark velvet of moss, tending slippery and slow downhill.

Simra looked up from watching his feet, not wanting to stumble. A bright gap showed ahead in the closure of ferns and trees. The Kogaru disappeared through as Simra watched. He forgot the footing, his care of it, and hurried after them, muttering again, “Come on.”

With one hand he parted the greenery, opening the gap to fit through. Stiff hairy stems, one broken and bleeding what looked like bile. Delicate fronds, complex and intricate. Tiny leaves fitting together like tiles in a mosaic, like teeth in a clenched mouth. His other hand itched anxious at his belt, hovering between the hilt of his sword and handle of his knives.

“Come on…” Didn’t know if the words were meant to speed Llolamae behind him or steel himself for what was ahead. It was this place. Turning him round, putting a fear up him at seeing – what? – a stand of ferns. Then, sky, stark and open. A cut through the woodland, ten strides broad.

A deep narrow ribbon of water cut across the way and the Kogaru haunched down beside it, drinking from their cupped hands. Only the hunter stood back, leaning on his spear and glaring as Simra came through the ferns. Without looking down, the hunter lowered a hand to the bundle slung across his shoulders and brought out a flattened leather bottle, throwing it beside the youngest Kogaru who set to filling it.

Simra eyed the water. Crouched down beside it and sniffed, careful of it. Moss, moths, fungus that found you in the wilderness and fanfared your way with steepled stems — hadn’t yet found a thing in this basin he trusted. Just because he liked the look of this water didn’t mean he’d start trusting it too. How long had they walked beside it while it hid from them?

He wet his cracked lips. Unhitched his own waterskin, crushed the air out, and submerged it, giving it the side of his gaze as it filled. The water was so clear, seemed almost so still and steady in its running, that he scarce knew his hand was under it except by the chill of it. Deep and sharp, flooding up his wrist and into the bones of his arm. He was already longing for it. Thinking how it would ache in his teeth and unparch his throat. Freezing, high-mountain cold.

Wincing, Simra stood up and and passed the skin into his other hand, fluttering the wet one like that might fidget some feeling back into its fingers. Llolamae lurked by him and he passed her the uncapped skin. “Hold this a moment.”

Straight away she made to drink.

“Tscht! Hold on!”

She hesitated, mouth still open and skin raised almost up to it.

“I said hold it.” Simra cocked his eyebrows and jerked his head at the Kogaru, watching a moment. They were drinking free and open now, and weren’t dead yet, but all the same, all the same... He shuffled his old leather satchel round to his front. Picked through, staring into it, and came up with a length of plaited twine round his fingers, the coin-slight weight of a bronze medallion dangling from its length. It was wide across as a fingerjoint and tarnished green-blue by water — centuries of patina, he might’ve thought, if he hadn’t watched the streetmage etch her enchantment into it himself less than three years ago.

“What’s that do?” Llolamae asked.

“Makes water safe to drink,” he said, taking back the skin. Safe, unless someone put poison in it by design.

“By magic?”

He nodded. “Small thing, but it’s saved my life more times than any other blade or bit of magic I’ve ever owned.” Anycase, he liked to think it had. He’d never really know, not while it did its job, but since half the camp at Gelan-Telai went down with a blood-tinged flux, Simra reckoned one never could be too careful.

The medallion went into the neck of the skin and came out wet. No more tarnished though. Simra liked to think that meant something. He drank a measured draught. One clean, cold sip, then a long glug, cheeks filling, throat filling, then stomach cold and glad with it. “Ghosts…” he gasped. “Good.” He swilled out the sour corners inside his mouth, washing away the taste of thirst, and turned his back to Llolamae. Spat.

She took a quick gulp when he passed it to her then drained it dry.

Taking it back, Simra crouched to fill it again. Thoughtless, he found himself thinking, and something he thought stuck like a fishbone in the throat of his mind. Might be nothing. Maybe so, but it still itched. Looking down at the cut of the stream through the forest, it had no banks. No silt, no pebbles or gravel. Just the clean cleave of it, a deep brief trench through the moss and the pale solid stone beneath it. Like a gutter, sliced neat. Like something brand new.

Chewing the inside of his cheek, he dipped the medallion again and made himself look away from the water. Its stone bed, its strange slow run. There’d be no standing up for falling down if he let himself get tripped up on every scrap of strangeness in this place. Best just to carry on. Get this done. He’d been away long enough already.

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dentistdrolivares · 3 years

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Tongue Detox Treatment

Interesting Facts About the Tongue

1. The tongue is made up of eight muscles and, contrary to popular belief, is not the strongest muscle in the body.

2. The color of a person’s tongue tells a story.

Tongue color can be an indication of serious health issues.

Pink tongues are healthy while red tongues may be affected by allergies or infections.

A blistered tongue might be an adverse reaction to certain allergy and blood pressure medications.

White patches covering the tongue may be linked to fungal infections.

Especially smooth tongues can be a sign of folic acid, iron, or vitamin B12 deficiency.

3. The small pink and white bumps on a person’s tongue are not taste buds. They are called papillae and they house the taste buds, which cannot be seen by the naked eye. 4. There are thousands of taste buds all over the tongue. 5. Being able to roll the tongue is not always genetic. It is important to take care of your tongue. Failing to practice proper tongue care inhibits your ability to speak or taste, and it can lead to bad breath.

White Tongue

What is White Tongue?

A white tongue occurs when the tongue is covered in a thick white coating or has white coating patches. A person may experience bad breath, a hairy tongue, and irritation. Usually, white tongue is harmless and temporary, but in rare cases it indicates a serious conditions.

What Are the Causes of White Tongue?

A white tongue is usually caused when bacteria, debris (like food and sugar), and dead cells get trapped between the papillae on the surface of your tongue. These string-like papillae then grow, swell and sometimes become inflamed.

Leukoplakia: A common condition caused by an overgrowth of cells in the lining of your mouth. These cells combine with the protein keratin (found in your hair) to form a white raised patch on your tongue.

Oral Lichen Planus: A chronic inflammatory mouth condition caused by an immune system disorder and other microscopic threats.

Geographic Tongue: Occurs while the skin on your tongue is regrowing. Parts of the upper layer of skin on your tongue shed too quickly, leaving tender red areas that often get infected.

Oral Thrush: An infection in the mouth caused by too much yeast (fungus).

Syphilis: Bacterial and sexually transmitted infection (STI) with many symptoms including a white tongue.

What Are the White Tongue Risk Factors?

Diabetes.

Being very young or very old. Oral thrush is most common in infants and toddlers.

Taking antibiotics (they can cause a yeast infection inside your mouth).

Eating a diet with limited fruits and vegetables (iron or vitamin B12).

Eating a diet of mostly soft foods.

Suffering a fever or a weak immune system.

Wearing dentures or damaging your tongue with sharp objects.

Practicing poor oral hygiene.

Breathing through your mouth.

Dehydration.

Experiencing a dry mouth caused by a medical condition or by using medications (like muscle relaxers).

Smoking or chewing tobacco.

Drinking more than one alcoholic drink per day.

Undergoing cancer treatments.

Having hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland causing poor metabolism).

How Can I Prevent White Tongue?

White Tongue can be unavoidable.

Avoid alcohol and tobacco.

Eat fruits and vegetables.

Practicing proper oral hygiene.

Drink lots of water.

Schedule regular follow-up visits with your dentist to ensure white patches do not form, grow or become cancerous.

When Should I Call A Professional?

White Tongue is usually harmless and temporary. Depending on symptoms, people suffering with White Tongue often wait to see if it goes away on its own.

If your tongue hurts or itches, it should be looked at. Hurting or itching can indicate a developing health risk like an infection or oral cancer. In severe cases, untreated White Tongue can spread to other areas of the mouth and body.

Who Should I See If I (Or My Child) Have White Tongue?

You can get help from one or more healthcare professionals, including:

Dentists clean tongues using a tongue scraper and can prescribe medications to treat White Tongue.

General Practitioners can diagnose white tongue, prescribe medications and determine if your symptoms point to a more serious condition.

Pharmacists can recommend products to treat White Tongue.

CARE AND TREATMENT

WAYS TO DETOX YOUR MOUTH

1. Probiotics.

Taking probiotic supplements and eating probiotic foods balances gut bacteria i and treats health conditions related to candida.

2. Baking Soda

Baking soda maintains proper pH levels in the mouth by neutralizing acids and exfoliates the tongue, removing any residue causing White Tongue.

3. Coconut Oil Pulling

This oral detoxification is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine.

Ayurveda advises oil pulling purifies the entire system, as it holds that each section of the tongue is connected to different organs of the body.

Swish a tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth for 10–20 minutes. Spit out the oil, rinse your mouth with warm water and brush your teeth as normal.

4. Sea Salt

Natural antibacterial properties in Sea Salt eliminate White Tongue causing bacteria and debris by gargling and swishing with water.

The coarse texture of sea salt works as an exfoliant, removing the white coating from the tongue.

5. Aloe Vera Juice

Antibacterial, anti-fungal anti-inflammatory properties in Aloe Vera heal infections, wounds, burns, and skin irritations.

Aloe Very contains enzymes that remove dead cells and promote the regeneration of skin tissue.

To remove the tongue’s white coating, swish one tablespoon of aloe vera juice in your mouth two to three times a day until the coating has disappeared.

6. Colloidal Silver

Known for its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, Colloidal Silver is used for prompt action against irritating and highly infectious viruses and bacteria including pink eye, herpes, shingles, and HIV/AIDS.

Swish a tablespoon of colloidal silver with equal parts water in your mouth for five minutes, twice daily.

7. Garlic

Garlic’s antifungal activity makes it an effective natural treatment for White Tongue.

Allicin, one of the active compounds in garlic, demonstrates anti-candidal effects and may be as effective as fluconazole, a drug that’s used to treat fungal infections.

8. Oregano Oil

Oregano Oil has antiviral, antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-parasitic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties.

It serves as a natural antibiotic, white tongue caused by conventional antibiotic drugs can be avoided.

9. Pau D’arco Tea

To treat oral thrush or white tongue caused by fungal overgrowth, make pau d’arco tea.

Combine two cups of bark and four cups of boiling water.

Boil for 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool for at least an hour.

Strain and enjoy small portions throughout the day.

10. Tongue Scraping and Proper Oral Hygiene

Brush teeth and gums at least twice each day, including after meals.

Tongue scraping rids White Tongue and improves breath.

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wyldefungi · 2 years

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Galiella rufa

Hairy Rubber Cup Fungus

William_Tannenberger

#fungi #fantastic fungi #mycology #mushrooms #fungus #forest photography #fungiphotography #wild fungi #why so unpopular?

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healthinputs · 4 years

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50 Natural Remedies for Common Health Problems

Natural remedies are no longer a complement to drugs. For more and more people, the best way to combat - and prevent - diseases of modern times is with some doses of nature. It is significant that, in times increasingly mediated by great medical advances, the treasure of traditional medicine is being rediscovered . Undoubtedly, this trend is linked to the thirst for nature that causes our artificial, synthetic and sedentary life. And also to the fact that it is precisely that lifestyle that is putting collective health in check. In that sense, trying to cure ourselves only through drugs is to enter a vicious circle. Because sometimes those same medications cause us terrible side effects . And because they are not made to prevent diseases, but only to cure them, which says a lot about the contemporary mentality (cure as soon as possible, but do nothing to prevent). So returning to a healthier lifestyle involves getting closer to nature: performing ecotherapies - even if we are in the city - as well as getting closer to the benefits of fresh foods that promote longevity . And not least: make use of healing plants and flowers to prevent or treat common health problems. 1. Anemia: green leafy vegetables and citrus

Green leafy vegetables such as kale, lettuce, spinach or chard have a lot of iron, of which there is a deficiency when we suffer from anemia. But to absorb iron you also need to take citrus fruits and fruits with vitamin C, such as grapefruit, kiwi and orange. 2. Anxiety: passionflower The passionflower, also called passionflower, is the flower of the passion fruit tree. It has incredible antioxidant effects and essential oils whose effect is analgesic and relaxing. That is why it is recommended to take infusion. Its anxiolytic action is so potent that it is even used to reduce tobacco, alcohol or food withdrawal syndrome. 3. Asthma: Gordolobo The Gordolobo is a hairy-looking Mexican plant. But do not worry! Infusion is delicious and very effective in treating asthma. You just have to cook its branches and flowers in 1 liter of water and drink three hot cups of infusion with honey a day. 4. Arthritis: Turmeric This strong herb has been used for millennia in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. It helps mainly against arthritis since it controls inflammation. You can find it in powder to use it in dishes, but it is better to drink it in tea. Just slice a medium piece and boil them for 5 minutes. 5. Hair loss: spinach and berries Spinach has iron, which helps prevent oxygen deficiency in the body, which helps prevent hair loss. You can consume it in a smoothie made of almond and berry milk - such as blackberries, blackberries and blueberries - which, due to their vitamin C intake, help in the formation of collagen, which is responsible for keeping hair strong. 6. Dry hair: castor oil and soybean oil Castor is an African plant, whose oil is easily available in stores specializing in oils and essences. It is like the vitamin E capsule - so famous in hair treatments - but of nature, because it has a lot of said vitamin, as well as essential fatty acids. You only have to apply it at night on the scalp and hair after rubbing it on the hands. 7. Hair loss: egg white Beat four whites and rub them on the scalp with circular movements. Leave on for half an hour, rinse and wash. The egg white has albumin, which strengthens the hair follicles and strands. 8. Dandruff: white vinegar It contains acetic acid, which creates an environment in the scalp where fungi and yeasts cannot grow. Just wash your hair with a mixture of water and vinegar (one part of vinegar for every three of water), and let it act for 4 minutes. 9. Colic: pericon Infusing this plant with the smell and taste of anise can help you effectively against colic. But you have to do it before they start, or as soon as you start to feel pain. Cook the stems: they are the ones that will release the most oils in the infusion. 10. Colitis: oak This plant can help reduce symptoms of colitis because it reduces excess fluids in the intestine. A piece of its bark (like a teaspoon) is used in decoction to make a glass of water. To relieve diarrhea, 3 glasses are taken daily. 11. Conjunctivitis: parsley A juice with parsley, carrot and celery helps improve vision and acts on the eyes and optic nerve. 12. Control weight: nuts Foods with polyunsaturated fats, such as nuts, almonds or pistachios, help you feel full and provide you with benefits that saturated fats do not have. Eat what fits in a fist of your favorite type of nut. 13. Itchy skin: propolis Propolis has flavonoids, which are antioxidants and regenerators of cell damage. It also has analgesic properties. For all this, applying it to the skin helps remove the itching immediately. You can get it in atomizer in health food stores and pharmacies. 14. Vaginal itching: yogurt It is usually caused by fungi. If so, you can apply yogurt directly and let it act for 10 minutes. It will relieve you, but also its probiotics will regenerate the flora of your vagina and kill the bacteria that are causing the damage. Do it every day for a week. 15. Depression: bananas Bananas have tryptophan, an essential amino acid that stimulates nerve functioning and increases serotonin levels. Therefore, including this delicious fruit in the diet is a great complement to avoid psychic imbalances. 16. Diabetes: dandelion You can prepare some infused leaves or eat them in salads. They serve to regulate blood sugar. 17. Diarrhea: rice water To stop diarrhea you must prepare 1 cup of rice in 4 cups of water for 20 minutes over low heat. You can drink up to 3 cups of water, warm or at the same time. It really works because it helps you regulate the intestine, and stops stomach irritation because of its starch content. 18. Erectile dysfunction: aloe vera Yes: aloe vera regulates blood capacity. This helps prevent erectile dysfunction, which is caused by poor circulation. You can take it in smoothies , adding aphrodisiac ingredients such as almond or dark chocolate. 19. Headache: Basil Basil is a noble plant that you can take in infusion, cooking some leaves for 2 minutes. It helps relieve headaches that are not caused by unstable blood pressure. 20. Hip pain: turmeric and ginger This duet is an ancestral anti-inflammatory. Take an infusion made with some slices of both plants every day, and the pain in bones and joints will disappear. 21. Sore throat: sage Boil two teaspoons of sage in a cup of water for ten minutes. Strain and add a teaspoon of sea salt. Gargle when you feel a throbbing pain. 22. Kidney pain: blue stick This maderita is used in an infusion that adopts a blue color with golden nuances, and that is super effective to clean the kidneys of the painful sand. Therefore, it is also an excellent way to prevent the formation of stones. You just have to cook a few pieces and drink 1 liter of water during the day. 23. Toothache: guava leaf The leaf of the known fruit has anti-inflammatory qualities, so they are used to relieve toothache, gargling with an infusion at the time. You only have to boil 40gr of leaves in a liter of water and gargle 2 times a day or when you have discomfort. 24. Stress: lavender and hot bath The wash can be taken as an infusion to relax. But, alternatively, you can take a hot bath with the essential oil of this plant, which will relax your whole body and your system - it is a way to inhale the beneficial steam of lavender. 25. Pimples: apple cider vinegar You just have to rub some apple cider vinegar directly on the pimples before sleeping. 26. Fatigue: yerba mate Yerba mate is an excellent energy that helps concentration. It is very bitter, but you can sweeten it with a little honey. 27. Gastritis: coconut water Coconut water has fatty acids that favor the digestive system. But they also have an anti-inflammatory effect, and since gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining, the best way to counteract it is with a natural anti-inflammatory such as coconut water. 28. Flu: ginger, turmeric and garlic This combination is infallible to treat the flu. Garlic is a potent antibiotic, ginger a great pain reliever and turmeric is a detoxifier. The combination of these three ingredients in an infusion with honey not only tastes better than you might expect, but it can cut the flu better than any medically synthetic. You can even take it to prevent colds (you will see that you will survive the winter without a single flu). 29. Hemorrhoids: potato Stripe a potato and make a small compress with a piece of cloth. Apply it in the area for several minutes, several times a day. Potato starch will help relieve symptoms and reduce inflammation. 30. Infected wound: honey Honey is a natural antiseptic that inhibits bacterial growth thanks to its high concentration of carbohydrates. Putting some honey on an infected wound will help its rapid healing. It also calms the pain and helps heal. 31. Foot fungus: vinegar You just have to soak your feet for 20 minutes in a solution of water with a glass of vinegar. Try to do it for 1 week and see the results. 32. Indigestion: mint Peppermint has long been the best digestive. Having tea from its aromatic leaves will help you feel much lighter. 33. Urinary tract infection: Jamaica To prevent or treat urinary tract infection, you have to put a fist of flowers in 1 liter of water and boil for a few minutes. You should drink this water throughout the day, preferably without sugar. If you have discomfort, you will see that they will disappear in a few hours. 34. Insomnia: St. John's wort If you have a cup of tea made with this herb, you will sleep very well. But its effect is so powerful that you have to be careful: use only what you manage to take with your index, middle and thumb fingers. 35. Bad breath: oil It has been proven how effective the oil is - olive or coconut oil - to treat bad breath, thanks to its antibacterial properties. You just have to take a spoonful and keep it in your mouth for 20 minutes. Then just rinse and brush your teeth. 36. Bad body odor: chlorophyll Drink chlorophyll: it is a pigment that has hemoglobin, a molecule that carries oxygen and helps regulate a lot of things in the body (such as red blood cells). For this reason, it has been proven that it helps against body odor. You just have to add a teaspoon to a liter of water that is your use water. 37. Bad smell in feet: baking soda and lemon The bicarbonate absorbs bad odors, which makes it a very little invasive remedy against bad smell, since it does not suppress the flow of sweating, but prevents it from causing a bad smell. If you combine it with lemon - which is antiseptic - you will see that the bad smell will stop insisting every time you take off your shoes. 38. Bruises: onion Allinase is a natural substance that helps stimulate blood circulation. That is why it is enough to apply a slice of onion on the affected area of the stroke, and thus bruises will not appear, or will be less prominent than they could be. 39. Irritated skin: green tea A cup of green tea previously cooled and gently applied with a cotton helps accelerate the recovery of the skin, especially after exposure to the sun or free radical toxins. This is because its assets stimulate tissue repair. 40. Burns: honey If it is a first or second degree burn, honey will help relieve or restore tissue. Just apply it to the entire wound, leaving only a small space for the skin to breathe. 41. Reduce bad cholesterol: dandelion Taken as an infusion, the leaves of this flower contribute to reducing the levels of bad cholesterol, because their properties decrease the synthesis of this in the blood. You can consume it three times a day if you have high cholesterol and check that after 1 week, it will have gone down. 42. Regular menstrual cycle: raspberry leaf For women it is always good to take this plant as an infusion, because it generally fights the symptoms of all phases of menstruation. But above all, it is useful for regulating hormones, which in turn regulates the menstrual cycle. 43. Hangover: Coconut water and bananas The coconut water will rehydrate you and return the lost electrolytes, while the banana will replenish all the potassium you have lost (because excess alcohol causes you to lose potassium). 44. Nasal flow: warm salt water A solution of warm salt water helps clean the mucus and reduce swelling in the nose due to its anti-inflammatory effects. You should use half a teaspoon of salt without iodine in a small glass of water. Then put a little of the mixture in the palm of your hand and inhale it. And finally, blow your nose gently. 45. Sinusitis: eucalyptus Eucalyptus has very powerful anti-inflammatory properties. To treat sinusitis you have to cook a handful of the eucalyptus leaves and vacuum the vapors, covering your head with a towel. Stay like this for the duration of the steam. 46. Excessive sweat: potato Before leaving home, place a slice of potato under your arm for less than 1 minute in your armpits. You will see that you will sweat much less, because the potato helps absorb excess water thanks to its potassium content. In fact, it is also good to consume it, because potassium helps against fluid retention that can cause excessive sweat - that is, the water retained by sodium leaks from other places, such as your pores. 47. Cough: lemon with salt and pepper Nothing is simpler to cut the cough immediately than to suck half a lemon with salt and pepper. This combination covers the throat, deflates and disinfects it. 48. Weak nails: coconut oil Massage your nails daily with a little coconut oil: this will gradually strengthen them. 49. Varicose veins: horse chestnut The active ingredient of its essence, aescina, helps promote better blood circulation. A daily dose of one hundred milligrams of this tree extract is enough, which can be taken in a little water. If on top of that you go for a walk 30 minutes a day, you can say goodbye to varicose veins 50. Vomiting: cedron Tendron tea is used in traditional Mexican medicine to relieve vomiting and nausea. It is also antispasmodic, which is useful if you also have stomach aches. Read the full article

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chicarosa · 4 years

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This is “#Cookeina tricholoma”, or easily identified as “hairy pink cup #fungus”. The Temuans (orang asli) of Peninsular #Malaysia are reported to use certain species from this genus as food, and also as a bait for fishing, where it is rubbed against the hook. My favourite kind of #fungi to look out for when #trekking in the #rainforest. .. .. .. .. #ForestFloor #trek #hike #hiking #NeverTooOldToPlay #NeverTooYoungToHike #funghi #CupFungi #CupFungus https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ASDoNhNmG/?igshid=1fkk9a1ttib15

#cookeina #fungus #malaysia #fungi #trekking #rainforest #forestfloor #trek #hike #hiking #nevertoooldtoplay #nevertooyoungtohike #funghi #cupfungi #cupfungus

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artificialqueens · 7 years

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Breakfast Tacos with The Run-Off-The-Mill Transvestite Bisexual Hooker (Trixya) - Spoky

A/N: A lesbian AU for Cat who doesn’t like dicks, but likes Trixya.

Summary: Trixie’s life is very domestic. Katya’s is not. A combination of the two creates romance and sex, mostly sex.

Breakfast Tacos with The Run-Off-The-Mill Transvestite Bisexual Hooker

The ceiling of the unfamiliar bedroom Katya woke up in needed re-painting. So did the toe nails of the girl snuggled to her side. There was a heavy, hairy arm wrapped around her chest, painfully pressing on her left breast, and a pounding headache that reminded her of the fact that she was no longer eighteen. She could taste yesterday’s cigarettes on her tongue and smell the stale scent of sex in the stuffy bedroom; combination of cum and sweat.

The curvy body on her left stirred as she slowly moved the hairy arm off of her and wiggled her way out of the double bed. Where the fuck was her underwear?

There were piles of clothing scattered around the bedroom floor and only the fourth one brought any results. Katya pulled the t-shirt on and glanced at the couple on the bed. What the fuck was wrong with modern society so that twenty-something-year-olds needed to “spice up” their sex life with additions such as her?

The walls were decorated with multiple framed photographs of the couple’s trips abroad, their happy moments. There was a statue of a cat on the dresser and candles Katya figured were lit on special occasions to set the mood. Fuck romance, she personally couldn’t even fucking spell the word.

The fifth pile of clothes was a jackpot, containing mostly just her items. She dressed as quietly as she could and licked her teeth. Ugh, wrong move. Her breath must’ve been foul.

She grabbed her bag and tiptoed next to the guy on the bed. Men did the paying in hetero relationships, right? She had nothing against the bear, or hairy dude – straights didn’t get called bears, did they? – and didn’t want to wake him, but she really needed the agreed $180. Money in the dresser, girl! Had she learned nothing?

“Dude,” Katya whispered, trying not to wake up the missus. “Fuck man, wake up.”

The bear stirred and looked up to Katya, clearly hungover.

“Dude, I need the money.”

The beast groaned and sat up. He pointed lazily to his left and Katya rolled her eyes. Maybe it was too much to ask of the males of the species to communicate in full sentences? She eyed the direction the bear was pointing at and spotted his wallet – or, she assumed it was his. She grabbed the thing and gave it to the man who after a brief pause handed her $200 in twenty dollar bills.

“Thanks, man,” Katya whispered. Whore or not, she hadn’t been raised by fucking wolves. She weaved her way quietly to the door and was about to leave when a low grunt made her turn once more. What now?

“Same time next week?” the bear asked and Katya smiled politely.

“Sure, text me,” she said and closed the bedroom door behind her.

The morning sun was bright and hot. Katya knew exactly how bad she smelled as she dumped the mints, the coke and the cheapest bag of crisps she could find in the gas station onto the counter.

“And Lucky Strikes, the click and roll ones,” she said to the severely overweight cashier.

“ID?” the man asked in a low baritone and Katya wanted to roll her eyes. Instead she flashed him her driver’s licence, revealing her age close to thirty, and smiled the sweetest smile she could muster.

The horizontally challenged cashier wiggled his plump ass to the cigarettes and back, tempting Katya to ask for another pack, just to give the bastard some exercise, but she figured that in a state where a Mars bar costed half the price of a fresh salad the man was probably doing his best anyway and so she decided against it.

“Anything else?” the man asked and Katya snorted.

“A condo with a working bathroom, pretty wife and a job where I can keep my clothes on?”

The man blinked lazily, and Katya figured he was incapable of understanding humour so early on a Saturday morning.

“No, that’s all,” she corrected and handed the cashier the amount required.

She walked back to her car and took a seat. She really wanted a cigarette and had just lit one when her phone beeped for a received text message.

T: I’ve got breakfast.

There were reasons why Katya was in love with Trixie Mattel, her immaculate timing being just one of them.

K: there in 15min

She started the car, dropped the half smoked cigarette on the parking lot and sighed. She really should’ve showered at the couple’s place…

Trixie Mattel was everything Katya Zamolodchikova aspired to be. She was smart, beautiful, cocky, artistic, occasionally cunty, sure of herself, add here your favourite adjective and just a fucking decent human being. Trixie was interesting and rarely judgemental, something Katya appreciated in a woman. She was also an amazing cook and whenever she invited Katya over, Katya never thought twice, a home cooked meal always sounding better than her favourite song on the radio.

Standing in Trixie’s clean apartment with white walls, expensive cutlery and modern art was always a little distressing. Katya usually avoided moving around too much, afraid of contaminating the place with grunge and stupidity. She therefore tended to hover somewhere in between the kitchen and the bathroom, never feeling entirely comfortable. Of course there had been times when Trixie had dragged her into the bedroom and fucked her senseless, but those occasions rarely occurred on Katya’s own initiative. Not because she didn’t want to, but because she was always expecting permission.

“Scrambled or fried?” Trixie asked gently and Katya chuckled.

Eggs. Who the fuck cared? Either. Both? They would be amazing regardless. The only way Katya ate eggs on her own was price reduced and overcooked.

“Whichever is easier,” she ended up saying, knowing that Trixie wouldn’t appreciate the reply.

“Easiest is to mash them to your head and be done with it.”

Katya sniggered. “Scrambled,” she ordered through her chuckles.

“Good girl,” Trixie said and dropped a hasty kiss to the corner of Katya’s mouth before walking to the stove.

Katya pulled herself a chair from underneath the kitchen table and took a sip of the drink Trixie had mixed for her. The drink tasted like something in between of strawberries and vodka.

“There’s towels in the bathroom,” Trixie said in passing as she crouched to get something from the fridge. Mushrooms?

“Is that a hint?” Katya asked and swallowed, trying hard to hide her disgust. How did you tell someone that perfectly good eggs shouldn’t be spoiled with literal fungus?

“Did you know that the FDA legally allows 19 maggots and 74 mites in every 3.5-ounce can of mushrooms?”

Trixie paused and turned to look at her, unamused. “No, I did not,” she admitted. “But for someone who smells like half decayed dead sewer rat, you certainly have a lot of opinions about free food.”

Katya smirked. There were many reasons why she loved Trixie Mattel, her quick-wit being just one of them.

“Fine. I’ll shower.”

“And I’ll accommodate to your uneducated taste buds.”

Katya figured it counted as team work. She should put it on her CV.

Katya reached over the sink to wipe a reflective surface to the misty bathroom mirror. She sneered at the revealed image and reached for the modified pantyhose she’d left on the toilet seat. Due to damp skin it took some effort to wiggle her way into the self-made binder, but she eventually made it and covered the damn thing with a red tank-top before jumping into her briefs. Pulling the wet strands of her blond bob out of her face she stepped to the hallway and made her way back into the kitchen.

Trixie was standing at the kitchen sink, her hands hidden in dishwater and bubbles. The woman noticed Katya’s presence as she arrived and turned to look at her. The pure lust in her eyes made Katya smirk cocksurely.

“Don’t get cocky,” Trixie snorted, taking notice of Katya’s expression.

“But surely that’s the point?” Katya asked, walking behind Trixie. She brushed the bubblegum pink curls over Trixie’s shoulder and pressed herself against Trixie’s back while grabbing her breasts gently, giving them an affectionate squeeze. The woman shivered under Katya’s touch.

“Your hair’s wet,” Trixie whimpered as Katya reached further down, forcing Trixie to abandon the dishes.

“I didn’t think wet would be a problem,” Katya said. Her voice now low.

Trixie licked her lips. She placed her hands on either side of the sink, leaning on them slightly for support as she felt Katya reaching lower, all the way down to her crotch and giving her pussy a firm rub over her dress.

“Fuck,” Trixie sighed quietly.

Katya chuckled at Trixie’s swear and lifted the hem of her dress just enough to thread her hand into her knickers.

Trixie bit her lower lip as she moved her feet slightly more apart before thrusting her hips ever so slightly against Katya’s cupped palm.

“You like that?”

Katya wrapped her other hand around Trixie’s waist and pulled the woman firmly against her as she massaged her palm in firm waves over Trixie’s labia. The woman smelled like candied apples with a hint of soft, sweet peony. The hem of Trixie’s floral dress caressed Katya’s naked thighs and she could feel her fingers getting slick as Trixie got more aroused.

“Yeah,” Trixie moaned, barely above a whisper.

“Yeah?” Katya asked, pressing her middle finger slightly in between Trixie’s pudendal lips, not quite in straight contact with her clitoris.

“Fuck yeah,” Trixie groaned and bent her knees to thrust against Katya’s hand more firmly, craving for more stimulation.

“Turn,” Katya instructed and pulled her hands off of Trixie.

Trixie swirled around in one quick movement and placed her hands on the kitchen counter for support as Katya got down on her knees, swiftly making her way underneath Trixie’s knee length hem. Katya dragged Trixie’s white cotton panties down to her ankles and helped her to step out of them before pressing her nose against her pussy, bringing it into a sweet sweet contact with Trixie’s clitoris.

Trixie whimpered and thrust her hips violently against Katya’s face, begging her to fuck her.

The desperate movement made Katya grin and she dug her fingers into Trixie’s ass, grabbing it tightly with her left hand before tracing Trixie’s pussy with her already wet fingers.

“Stop teasing you cunt!”

Katya smirked but didn’t need telling twice. She pushed two fingers up into Trixie simultaneously as she opened her lips to press an open mouthed kiss over her clitoris. Trixie groaned loudly, melting into the touch and pressing herself firmer against Katya’s mouth and fingers, asking for more.

“Please please please,” Trixie whined, her voice wavering. “Just, just…”

Trixie was squeezing the kitchen counter tightly, leaning onto her hands, as she rubbed her pussy against Katya’s slick tongue. She needed more, wanted her deeper, firmer, faster and rose onto her toes, knees bent, to create more leverage.

“Fuck yeah, eat that pussy,” she moaned and fucked against the open mouth before surrendering to the shivers and vibrations that flashed through her body in tidal waves.

Katya could feel Trixie’s thighs shaking and just held her firmly as the woman shivered above her. She didn’t know when Trixie had gotten onto her toes but as she lowered her heels back down and straightened her knees, Katya’s tongue lost contact with her. She could hear her panting and could imagine her eyes closed, lips slightly ajar, completely consumed by the sweet lull of her afterglow. As a soft reminder of her existence, Katya crooked her fingers slightly inside of her.

“Stop it, bitch.”

Katya laughed at the words and pulled out. “Sensitive, are we?”

Trixie snorted and dragged Katya up to her feet before kissing her hungrily, tasting herself on Katya’s lips. How the fuck had she fallen so hard for this run-off-the-mill transvestite hooker, Trixie would never know, but the woman fit perfectly against her as she wrapped her arms around Trixie’s waist.

“Breakfast?” Katya mumbled between the kisses and Trixie couldn’t resist the opportunity.

“What, you want more than tacos?”

Katya’s shrieking laughter sounded like a cat in heat.

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Druid Week: Herbalism for D&D 5e (part 1)

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Here I’ve made a slew of tables to roll on to help you generate random herbs for your campaign! Now those Nature checks can actually yield some results! In part 2 I will offer some ways to use these herbs with some herb-related alchemy!

Where the Herb Can Be Found

Rarity:

Determine an herb's rarity using your discretion. If you are searching for an herb outside of its native biome, treat it as one level of rarity higher. Rare herbs cannot be found outside of their native biome. You should limit how often the PCs can search for a particular herb. I would suggest once per hour in a forest region, once per day in any other region, or only once per square mile. If a player knows any hints as to an herb's location, grant them advantage on their Survival check. If a plant is usually found near a waterfall, or in shady areas, or near certain animals, for instance.

Common: Found with a DC 13 Survival check. Identified with a DC 10 Nature check.

Uncommon: Found with a DC 17 Survival check. Identified with a DC 15 Nature check.

Rare: Found with a DC 22 Survival check. Identified with a DC 20 Nature check.

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Native Biome (1d20):

Herbs are not native to every environment/climate. Randomize where they can be found. If a particular herb is uncommon, roll 1d20+2. If rare, roll 1d20+5. Otherwise, roll 1d20 or just choose from the list below.

1-5: Forest

6-10: Tropics

11-12: Savannah

13-14: Swamp

15: Mountains

16: Underwater

17: Tundra

18: Desert

19: Underground/Dungeons

20+: Unique Biome (See Below)

Unique Biomes (1d12):

Use this list if the herb is especially difficult to come by and the PCs must put in extra effort to quest for such an herb. These are just ideas, but you can also have an herb be native to an environment that you want the PCs to travel to as a railroading tool.

Bottom of the ocean

Good-aligned Outer Planes (like Celestia, Elysium, Arborea)

Evil-aligned Outer Planes (like Baator, Hades, the Abyss)

Inside of active volcanoes

In poisonous, disease-ridden swamps

A particular named location in your world

The Underdark

Near powerful undead or in ancient burial sites (Vampires, Liches, Mummies, Dracoliches, Death Knights)

Sites of arcane disturbance (Wizard Towers, Lich Lairs, Portals, Rifts, Dragon Lairs)

The Feywild

Lairs of powerful aberrations (Beholders, Aboleths, Mind Flayers)

One of the Inner Planes (Elemental Planes, Energy Planes, Ethereal Plane, Shadow Plane)

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Herb Description

Here’s a generator for random herb descriptions. You can roll up a completely new plant or just use a few of the different tables.

Herb Type (1d100):

1-15: Fungi

16-50: Diminutive Plant

51-70: Tiny Plant

71-85: Small or Medium Bush

86-90: Vine

91-00: Large or larger Tree

Leaf Shape (1d12):

Whorled: Leaves attached to stem in spiraling groups (White Bedstraw)

Lobed: Leaves have distinct protrusions (Sassafras)

Dissected: Leaves with deep repeated partitions (Ferns, Buttercups)

Compound: Leaves are in small clusters of leaflets (Clovers)

Undulating: Leaf margins have a wavy plane, specially towards the edge (Common Burdock, Cocklebur)

Toothed: Edges of leaves are toothed, or serrated (Peppermint)

Ovate: Standard large, round base and pointed tip leaves (Common Nightshade)

Elliptical: Common oval-shaped leaves (Rhododendron)

Lanceolate: Leaves shaped like a lance head (Goldenrod)

Heart-Shaped: Shaped like a heart (Eastern Redbud)

Needles: Clusters of needle-shaped leaves (Pine Trees)

Large Leaves: Roll again and make the leaves big (ignore a result of 12)

Flower Type (1d6):

An herb is 50% likely to use flowers to reproduce. Otherwise roll on the seed/fruit/berry table.

Solitary: Flowers borne singly on isolated stems (Daffodil)

Raceme: Many stalked flowers attached to a central stem, elongated cluster (Bluebells)

Spike: Many stalkless flowers attached to a central stem, highly elongated cluster (Smartweed)

Corymb: Many small flowers form a cluster (Common Yarrow)

Head: Tightly compact flowers seem to form a single head (Thistle)

Panicle: A compound raceme (Goldenrod)

Flower Color (1d10):

Orange

Purple

Yellow

White

Red

Pink

Blue

Black

Striped (Roll twice, ignore 9/10)

Spotted (Roll twice, ignore 9/10)

Root Type (1d4):

Fibrous

Tuberoid

Branched

Bulbous

Bark/Stem Type (1d6):

Roll on this table for bushes, trees, or vines.

Smooth

Peeling

Cracks

Scales

Plates

Ridges

Seed/Fruit/Berry (1d10):

If an herb doesn't have flowers, it most likely has seeds, berries, or fruit.

1-3: Spherical (apple, poppy seed)

4: Spikes, Ridges, Ribs (sycamore seed pod, durian)

5: Seed Pod (silk tree seed pods, pomegranate)

6: Oblong (zucchini, beans)

7: Teardrop (pumpkin seed, avocado, gourd)

8: Fuzzy (dandelion seed, peach)

9: Covered in Leaf/Shell/Rind (tomatillo, most nuts, oranges)

0: Unique (get creative!)

Mushrooms/Fungi (1d12):

If the herb is a fungus, roll on the table below. If a player identifies a fungus incorrectly, there should be a high chance that using the herb causes poison damage or applies the poisoned condition. You can roll on the Flower Color table to give it a unique color.

Convex Cap

Concave Cap (Red Cup Fungi, Black Trumpet, Chanterelle)

Star-Shaped Cap (Earthstar)

Fuzzy (Hairy Mycena)

Cluster of Mushrooms

Ridged (White Morels, Turban Fungus)

Cage/Tendrils (Cage Fungus, Veiled Lady, Anemone Stinkhorn)

Scaled (Lichen)

Slime (Scrambled Egg Slime)

Shelved (Hen of the Woods)

Warted (Fly Agaric, Blood Tooth)

Puffball

Special Qualities

In D&D, herbs can be fantastic and magical! Don't be afraid to roll on the table below to find out if a given herb has anything special going on with its appearance or if it has any abilities.

Special Herb Qualities (1d100):

1-40: None

41-50: Thorns: Deals 1d4 piercing damage if touched. DEX save DC 10 negates.

51: Hallowed: This herb has a random iteration of the Harrow spell cast upon it, which fades once harvested.

52: Dryad: The herb is protected by a dryad that lives within this particular herb. The dryad must either be killed, convinced to give up their home, or taken with the herb.

53: Explosive: To gather the herb, you must make a Nature check with a DC of 15 or else the herb explodes and deals 3d10 fire damage to those that fail a DC 13 DEX save. Half damage on a successful save.

54: Bless/Bane: Harvesting the herb grants the effects of a Bless or Bane spell for 10 minutes.

55: Conductive: The herb zaps those that touch it for 2d8 lightning damage. Recharge 5-6.

56-59: Coated in Oil or Slime: Deals 1d6 acid damage if touched

60-63: Emits Magic: It can be detected with a Detect Magic spell and gives off a faint aura (good, evil, chaos, or magic; not law, though)

64: Makes Noise: The herb either mimics noises it has heard, plays music, shrieks, crackles, or ticks. Sometimes this can deal 1d6 Thunder damage in a 15' radius if it emits a loud enough noise.

65-66: Carnivorous (harmless): It just eats insects or small animals.

67-72: Carnivorous (dangerous): It eats humanoids. Use a Vine Blight (CR 1/2), Awakened Tree (CR 2), or Shambling Mound (CR 5) statistics.

73-88: Poisonous: Harmful to either ingest, touch, or smell (DM’s choice). CON save DC 13, 5d8 poison damage.

89-91: Poison Spores: The herb lets out a cloud of spores that deals 3d8 poison damage to those within 10' that fail a DC 12 DEX save.

92: Charming: Those attempting to gather the herb must make a DC 15 CHA saving throw or become charmed by the plant for 1 minute.

93-96: Bioluminescent: Glows a color. Sometimes has the ability to blind those that fail a DC 10 CON save for 1 minute.

97-98: Animated: 5′ move, fly, burrow, swim, or climb speed.

99: Sentient: Has an INT of 3 and can communicate telepathically.

00: Roll twice, ignore results of 1-40 or any previous results.

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Preparing the Herb

Here are some tables for how to use the herb once you've found it! Different parts of the plant might have different uses and can mean the difference between vital medicine and toxic death. Good luck with your Nature checks!

Which Part of the Herb is Used (1d12):

1-3: Reproductive System:

Stamen

Pistil

Seeds/Fruit/Berries

Petal

4-8: Leaves

9-11: Roots

12: Shoots/Bark

How the Herb is Prepared (1d10):

Balm/Salve: Mix the herb with white wax, oil, or fat

Decoction: Boiling the herb in water (tea is included here)

Infusion: Soaking the herb in water, oil, or honey

Paste: Macerating the herb with a bit of liquid and its natural juices

Poultice: Holding the processed herb against the skin with gauze

Powder: Grinding the herb with a mortar/pestle

Raw: Eating or rubbing the herb on the skin without other preparations

Syrup: An infusion with sweetener to combat the herb's foul taste

Tincture: Extracting the nutrients of an herb in alcohol

Vapor: A decoction where only the steam is inhaled, perhaps because the herb is toxic in large doses

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