Message #50 - THE_HERBALIST  (Rcvd)
   Date: 02-26-96 20:23
   From: Buckmeister
     To: Dragon
Subject: source
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Greetings and Salutations, Dragon!


Saturday February 24 1996 07:59, Dragon wrote to Buckmeister:

 >> I can offer other ways that are used for repellents on insects,
 >> but finding about rotonone has been a lot tougher than what I first
 >> imagined.

 D> any other plants that can be "procested" to yield insecticides and how to
 D> would help.

 I just noticed Song Bird mentioning mums a few messages back so we won't
take up time with that one.

 Other plants that can be used as a spray or dusting powder that could either
repel or kill insects include(list not inclusive):

 pennyroyal- usually as an oil.

 red cedar wood- usually as an oil(remember the old cedar chests?)

 sweet flag root- also known as your iris'

 thyme- the oil is usually the one used

 wild tobacco leaves-if you can find them in your area.

 tansy- used as a powder or powdered leaves

 cube plant root(lonchocarpus)aka Jamaica dogwood, a very tender perennial

 derris root(derris spp)an East Indian legume, not hardy here but supposedly
obtainable.

 The last two contain the compound that has the rotenone in them, my
understanding the Jamaica dogwood is obtainable as a tropical plant that is
grown in southern Florida, I am looking to see if the derris root is
available in some of the places that specialize tropical and unusual plants.
There is some hope that if you can obtain the cube plant with a bit of luck
you can have a ready supply of the insecticide available.

 Once you rid the insects from the area it would be advisable to use
something along the lines of garlic oil or winter savory or even your yews as
a repellent to help prevent the insects from coming back to the garden.


May you be watched over and protected
Blessings,
Buckmeister

... Of course I'm sane! The voices keep telling me so.

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