development,
plans. The newly qualified grads,

READY TO LURE THEM IN. An enthusiastic group of go-getters from the
Kitsumkalum Band recently graduated from a local
one of the primary components in the band's economic development

course on tourism

shown here at a ceremony July 12, are Marge

Adams, Frances Bennett, Lynn Bolton,
McDames, Charlene Erickson, Trudy Hansen, Valerie
Quock, Brian Seymour, Freda Wright, Trevor Robinson,
Wesley. The program was coordinated by Mary Swift.

Fone ary _—
Sine mae ope '

Sheila Bolton, Vernon Homer, Sherry
Miller, Diane Nelson, Ella
Jim Webb and Rick

Alcan helps
programs
at parks

A donation of $10,000 from
Alcan Smelters and Chemicals has
in part helped the park visitor
programs at Lakelse Lake and
Tyhee Lake provincial parks pos-
sible. The programs are offered
free to the public five days a week
at both parks.

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WEDNESDAY WITH FAE

BY FAE MOONEY

Garden patch hero

It’s one of the best known garden
herbs, and among the easiest to grow.
Mostly used now as a gamish or
decorative herb, and as a versatile
seasoning, its nutritional and medicinal
value these days has been pretty much
overlooked.

This garden patch hero, described as
enormously healthful, a medicinal
wonder, and as a valuable supplement
to the-diet, is parsley.

-Stone-buster

Cultivated for its culinary and medicinal uses all over the
world, parsley has been helping us keep. healthy (even in our
modern ignorance) for at least 2,000 years.

From ancient times parsley has been used as an effective
diuretic, to ease a cough and bring down a fever, or “against the
stone or torments of the guts’’ (in Greek, parsley means ‘stone-
breaker’).

In times past, bruised parsley leaves were used successfully to
cure insect bites and stings. Infusions made from its seeds ‘‘killed
vermin in the hair’. If leaves were laid on the eyes, it helped to

_ ease swelling and pain. Parsley juice, dropped into the ears with

‘a litile wine, eased an ear ache.
Today these old-time uses may seem questionable to us. Even
so, parsley’s value as a diuretic is still highly regarded.

Green medicine

In a book called Green Medicine, Margaret B. Kreig, tells the
story of the drug industry’s search for new medicines derived
from plants. In their search for medicinal plants, botanists have
come to regard medicine men and herb doctors with greater
respect. .

Although some researchers theorize that faith in the herbalist’s
cure may have something to do with healing, the same can be
said for any drug or treatment. No matter who gives the medicine
or what it is made of, the person who believes he is going to get
better stands a better chance of recovering than the patient who
has given-up hope... _

In earlier days, plants were almost the only source for drugs,
and a great deal of attention was paid to “getting the disease out
of the body”. An effective way of accomplishing this was by in-
ducing urination, Hundreds of herbs have been found to be
useful in this respect, among them, our well-known green hero -——

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parsley.
Today,
tain some powerful medicinal substances.
Accolades
Medicinally, parsley’s chief use has been for its diuretic

no doubt remains among researchers that plants con-
Parsley included.

' qualities. The herb contains an oil (extracted by making a tea

from the fresh roots and leaves) which is stimulating to the body.
Its main action is on the urinary system.

Parsley seeds contain a substance called apiol, considered
helpful in stabilizing menstruation.

Because of its richness in vitamins and overall high nutritive
value, some consider it an excellent aid to easing the pain of ar-
thritis. It’s iron content makes it a valuable food source in cases
of anemia. .

Parsley has a high vitamin A content, is rich in thiamine,
riboflavin, and niacin of the B complex family, as well as
vitamins C and E. - ;

And more accolades ;

Not only does it promote better health, it is also mildly
sedative and soothing, and considered to be an excellent blood
purifier. Parsley has been used to heal swollen glands, and
disorders of the spleen. It is also known to break down uric acid
in the system. It has a soothing and healing effect on the adrenal
and thyroid glands; it’s useful in the treatment of kidney
ailments, liver and gall bladder complaints, theumatism, acidosis,
obesity, high blood pressure, digestive difficulties, inflammation
of mucous membranes, and the list goes on... . Soe

Something to talk about

Parsley is a natural food with documentation accumulated over
two millenia of its value as a health aid. We can be skeptical if .
we wish, but first consider this point. toy

In their book, All You Should Know About Health Foods,
Ruth Adams and Frank Murray give us this to ponder: ‘‘There
can be no doubt of the sincerity and zeal of the men and women
of past times who have devoted their lives to studying, collecting,
preparing and administering herb medicines to the sick. Nor is
there any justice in calling these people unenlightened witch doc-
tors, while we give scientific awards to modern workers in drug

laboratories who produce ‘miracle drugs’ out of the same
plants.”’ oe Lo

A garden patch hero .
We may just have a ‘miracle drug” factory growing in our
salad patch outside the kitchen door.
Parsley gives flavour to almost any dish.
nature as a genuine garden patch hero, parsley
flavour to our life.

And by its very
will also add