Garlic chives can aid respiratory disorders

-
One Caribbean Nation.

Garlic Chives
Garlic chives can aid respiratory disorders
by Annette Maynard-Watson
BOY OH BOY! My grandmother returned from front line duties in Bimtoons and she had many stories to relate to me about King Coven and his 19 villains.
Remember, last week she insisted that I was duty bound to tell you about General Mugwort. This general was healing the villagers of Madagascar and King Coven was very angry. However, back in Bimtoons my grandmother related that Queen Mary had lifted some of the sanctions and the villagers were very happy.
Many of them were ecstatic to go to the barber and many were thrilled because they no longer needed to cook on the wood fires because the Chef was again serving roti and wing dings.
However, my grandmother said that all of this activity was placing stress on some of the villagers in Bimtoons. They were feeling stress because in the midst of the hive of activities, King Coven was beginning to feel happy again because one of the esteemed Queens of the village was struck by him and his 19 villains.
This Queen was staying in another village but decided to return home in her private canoe to stay with relatives. However, as the news circulated that she was successfully attacked by King Coven and his 19 villains, the village was in a hush. They could not believe what they were hearing and this caused them to contemplate.
Assist the sick Queen
While they were contemplating, a silent Lieutenant named Garlic Chives approached Queen Mary and asked to assist the sick Queen. Unknown to many of the villagers, Lord Herbert escorted Lieutenant Garlic Chives to my grandmother. This is what my grandmother reported about Garlic Chives.
This silent doctor has the ability to fight respiratory challenges. Now Lieutenant Garlic Chives is a very unpopular kitchen garden herb.
Her scientific name is Allium ramosum Linn and the bulbs, flowers and leaves are used for healing.
It is known that in the neighbouring village of Peru it is used to treat asthma and bronchitis. In fact, the entire plant is diced and boiled with sugar and ginger. After, a spoonful is taken every six hours for one week. It can also treat the cough, anaemia, insomnia, sore throat, incontinence, lumbago and reduce blood cholesterol levels. The sick queen and the villagers were advised to dry some of the leaves of the chives and make tea to assist with improving their immune system.
As time passed, the villagers in Bimtoons were having many conversations about King Coven and the 19 villains because Lieutenant Garlic Chives had joined Black Seed Oil and was now a part of the winning team. Stay tuned.
Annette Maynard-Watson, a teacher and herbal educator,
DISCLAIMER: It is not our intention to prescribe or make specific claims for any products. Any attempts to diagnose or treat real illness should come under the direction of your health care provider.

(From Nation Newspaper 5/21/2020)


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Barbados Elections 2013 and Cash

-
Image
The Mahogany Coconut Group submits that the real vote buying is in the upper echelons of our society. What we witnessed on Election Day was some voters getting   cash, cell phones, IPods and a bill paid here and there. The real votes were bought by those shadows- black and white, - who Dr. Don Blackman referred to a few decades ago! Of course Dr. Blackman talked only about white shadows but the corporate landscape has dramatically changed over the years – we now have shadows of all colors and ethnicities. While we shout from the roof tops about what took place on elections day, we bury our heads in the proverbial sand, by refusing to ask one simple question: How did the two political parties, both claiming to be rather financially impoverished, raise a conservative estimate of over twenty million dollars to pour into a three week campaign? We ask Dale Marshall (BLP) to tell us about the successful “cake sales and car washes” that raised their money. We ask Ronald Jones (DLP) to t
Read more

Me and V: a personal introduction to gay tolerance

-
Image
One Caribbean Nation. By William Skinner Me and V: a personal introduction to gay tolerance I must have been around nine or ten years old. V was a well-known gay citizen, who lived in my beloved hometown of Britton’s Hill, in the parish of St. Michael, Barbados. My earliest recollection of V was his apparent penchant for dressing in white. I seldom saw him in a long pants, and he walked with an amazing rhythm. Even at that early age, I realized that he was very effeminate. He always seemed busy   out and about in the Brittons Hill area and it was obvious that everybody knew him, and his notoriety was island wide. I also noticed that he was always exceptionally clean. Later, I would learn that he was also known as a popular pudding and souse vendor, who carried on his trade in the vicinity of Nelson Street, in the city. He was well loved and respected in Britton’s Hill; along with that respect came good-natured heckling. One day, around midafternoon, about three of my childhoo
Read more