Khellin, a natural chemical compound found in the Ammi Visnaga weed that is plentiful across the globe, and also known as Toothpick Weed, or Bishop's Weed is a powerful medicinal therapeutic for many health issues.
So powerful that the drug, Sodium Cromolyn, is actually a synthetic version of Khellin.
Just to list the scientifically proven medicinal benefits, here they are. And this list may not be complete.
Mast Cell Regulator
Antihistamine
Vasodilator (dilates the blood vessels)
Treatment for Kidney Stones
Treatment for High Triglycerides
Treatment for Angina Pectoris
Treatment for Psoriasis
Potential as an Anti-Anxiety Substance
Treatment for Asthma And Bronchitis
Is an Antispasmodic (for muscle spasms)
It Is Anti-Inflammatory
You will find this growing wildly on the sides of the roads, in the forest, and pretty much everywhere you go throughout North America and most of the world. Right now may be your last chance to harvest the dried and tunneled heads of this weed before they start coming back to life. As the heads of these flowers dry up and close in the winter months, this is when you harvest them. See an image of a tunneled, harvested head in the images below.
Once you have clipped the heads, simply shake them to release all the seeds. Shake them over a bowl, collecting the seeds as you go, and fill the bowl with those seeds. This creates a powerful therapeutic medicine.
This one is simple because you will use it as a tea: place 1 level teaspoon in a cup of hot water and drink 1 cup daily. Yes, it's that simple.
And best of all, it will cost you nothing other than a couple of hours' work, and the electricity to heat the kettle. :-).
Plus, it gives you a perfect opportunity to get out there barefoot and into the forest to reconnect with nature. :-) Go get you some of that! It costs nothing! :D
Supporting Science:
A pathway to next-generation mast cell stabilizers identified through the novel Phytomedical Analytics for Research Optimization at Scale data platform
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
Analytical Methods for Furanochromone Natural Product, Khellin and Its Inspired Drug Candidates, Amiodarone and Sodium Cromoglycate
tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/…
An approach to the treatment of vitiligo by khellin
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6754…
Ammi Visnaga in treatment of urolithiasis and hypertriglyceridemia
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2669…
The treatment of angina pectoris with a preparation of khellin (Ammi visnaga)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1543…