[Latin Name] Valerian Officinalis I.

[Specification] Velerenic acid 0.8% HPLC

[Appearance] Brown powder

Plant Part Used: Root

[Particle size] 80Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

[What is Valerian?]

Valerian root (valeriana officinalis) is derived from a plant native to Europe and Asia. The root of this plant has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for various ailments including sleep problems, digestive problems, and disorders of the nervous system, headaches, and arthritis. It is believed that valerian root has an impact on the availability of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain.

[Function]

1. Beneficial for insomnia
2. FOR ANXIETY
3. AS A SEDATIVE
4. FOR OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
5. FOR DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS
6. FOR MIGRAINE FEADACHES
7. FOR HYPERACTIVITY AND FOCUS IN CHILDREN

Here Are Some Natural Sweeteners And Sugar Alternative-

The average American is taking in 400 calories a day from added sugars! And while the consumption of refined sugar is on the rise, so are using artificial sweeteners.
At this point, it is common knowledge that too much sugar bad for them. Side effects from artificial sweeteners range from headaches and migraines to shrunken thymus glands, impairment of liver and kidney function, and mood disorders.
A form of sugar that should be especially avoided if refined sugar.
Fruit is high in natural sugar and can easily satisfy your sweet tooth. Refined sugars aren’t healthy for the body. Side effects of refined sugars include diabetes, tooth decay, obesity, heart disease, certain types of cancer and poor cognitive functioning.

Natural sweeteners
Sugar alternatives
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Top natural sweeteners
• Honey is a superfood and natural sweeteners. It is rich with enzymes, antioxidants, iron, zinc, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, vitamin B6, riboflavin, and niacin. One tablespoon of raw honey has 64 calories.
• Stevia is also another natural sweetener. Stevioside, the element in the leaves that makes it more than 200 times as sweet as sugar. It is also heat stable, so feel free to use it in any way you desire. It is available in liquid drops, packets, dissolvable tablets and baking blends.
• Dates are loaded with potassium, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium and vitamin B6. Dates are easily digested and help to metabolize proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
• Most of the people have heard about the benefits of coconut water, coconut milk, coconut flour etc. coconut sugar is also another natural sweetener. It is also packed with polyphenols, iron, zinc, calcium, potassium, antioxidants, phosphorous and other phytonutrients, coconut sugar is versatile and now readily available.

There are many natural sweeteners like Agave syrup, Blackstrap Molasses, Xylitol and Yacon Syrup you can try one of these.

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[2013 09 25]

Still to improve : waterproofing, smaller entry, and maybe some horizontal sticks for supporting the beeswax. And of course… inviting real honey bees, at the right season.

It’s been years since I try in vain to find natural beeswax in some abandonned wild hive in the forest. So the best thing to do is to invite wild bees in some hive in the backyard. (Hoping that stinging hornets won’t come first…)

I also tried to clean and seal part of the hollow in this old tree. Not sure this will have good consequences for the tree, but it may slow down the rotting process of the inside of the tree.

Materials :
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- flint knife
- japanese knotweed stem
- red clay (bought)
- old plums from neighbour’s tree
- drunken bee (is it the kind of bee that would make wax – and honey – or is it another insect ?) sucking alcoholic juice from an old plum
- old strips of bark from various birch trees
- old stems of clematis vitalba
- ash tree

update 2013 09 28
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Someone brought the following links to my attention :

Preferred organisation of the combs inside a natural tree hive :

https://www.extension.org/mediawiki/files/8/8b/SeeleyBeeNest.jpg

Bee’s criteria for natural nest selection

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02224297

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02223477

It appears that my hollow tree is not the most desirable place for bees !!!

- too low above the ground (not even 1m, bees prefer 5m high)

- entrance area too large (better if 12.5 cm2 ; anyway I wanted to reduce it)

- entrance facing north : (can’t be changed, and bees prefer entrances oriented southward)

- entrance positionned at the bottom of the cavity (maybe ok for the lowest of the 2 hollows)

- not enough volume (not even 10 litters, bees prefer 40 liters)

- low exposure, low visibility (bees prefer the reverse ; and in the case of my hollow tree, there is too many bushes around : opportunities for spiders to build numerous webs all around and ambush bees every time they fly close to their nest)

- cavity dryness is not a criterium (as bees can seal the cavity ; but in my case, there is to many big openings for bees to seal them by themselves, so I guess I still need to close them myself)