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Adroa is a god of the Lugbara people of central Africa. Adroa has two aspects: one good and one evil. He is the creator of Heaven and Earth, and he appears to those about to die. Adroa is depicted as a tall, white man with only half a body � one eye, one arm, one leg, one ear.

Tall Blacks

The Tall Blacks is the nickname of New Zealand's national men's basketball team. The name was chosen as it reminds people of New Zealand's Rugby Union team, the All Blacks. For sponsorship reasons, they are often referred to in New Zealand media as the Burger King Tall Blacks.

The Tall Blacks competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished with a 1-5 record, their only win coming against Angola in the playoff for eleventh.

In 2001 they defeated Australia in a three-game series to qualify for the 2002 FIBA World Championships in Indianapolis. At the tournament they finished fourth, after beating Puerto Rico in the quarter-finals before losses to Yugoslavia and Germany. Tall Blacks captain Pero Cameron was the only non-NBA player named to the all-tournament team in Indianapolis.

The Tall Blacks qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympics but again finished with a 1-5 record and lost to Australia in the playoff for ninth place. Their most noted moment was on the 7th day of the games, when they beat Serbia and Montenegro (the world champions) 90:87.

Probably the most well-known New Zealand player in the National Basketball Association is San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Marks, who is in his fifth NBA season. Another New Zealand player, former University of Wisconsin star Kirk Penney, signed in 2005 with two-time defending Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.

"I'm too tall to be a girl. I'm between a chick and a broad."
Julia Roberts

Herbs For Health

(consult your doctor before using any herbs)
This is a list of some of the drugs our ancestors used. Most of them can be picked up at Amazon.com ONLINE.

	Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) "The bunches of agrimony hanging head downward inside the warm dark cave were an infusion of the dried flowers and leaves useful for bruises and injuries to internal organs, as much as they were tall slender perennials with toothed leaves and tiny yellow flowers growing on tapering spikes." VoH
	Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) "Alfalfa leaves came to mind. Fresh alfalfa leaves steeped in hot water to help the blood clot..." VoH
	Arnica (Arnica montana) "The lump on his head bothered her, but the skin was not broken - it was just swollen. In fresh water, she made an infusion of arnica flowers, then made a wet compress for the swelling and tied it on with a leather strip." VoH
	Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) "Though sour and rather astringent, they tasted fine when they were cooked with other food, but more than food, Ayla knew the juice of the berry was good for relieving the burning sensation that could occur when passing water, especially if it was pinkish with blood." PoP
	Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) "Ayla used it to reduce fever, but it had to be boiled down to a thick syrup, which took time. It brought on a profuse sweat..." VoH
	Burdock (Arcticum lappa) "She stripped the leaves from the heavy middle vein, tore them in shreds into a bowl, added cool water, and pounded them to a mash with a rock. He had been feeling the discomfort and heat of the sunburn more, and when he felt the soothing cool mash on his back, he was again grateful she was a woman of healing." VoH
	Cattail (Typha angustifolia) (out of stock> "The cattails provided more than an old-growth woody stalk for a fire drill. The long leaves woven around an alder-wood frame made a lean-to which helped contain the heat from the fire. The green tops and young roots, baked in the coals...supplied the beginning of a meal." VoH

	Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (out of stock) "I look for...plant. Tall stem...flowers hang down...purple, red spots inside. Big leaves, feel like fur, underside. Make heart...push." MH
	Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) (out of stock) "...it can be dangerously poisonous if used as food. ... The different parts are used for different things, but all of them are good for pain. It can be made into a tea and drunk - it's very strong, doesn't take much - or into a wash and applied on the skin. It stops muscle spasms, calms and relaxes, brings sleep." CCB
	Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) (out of stock) "Hollyhocks are good for soothing irritations, sore throats, scrapes, scratches. The flowers make a drink that can ease pain, but it makes a person sleepy. The root is good for wounds. I used hollyhock roots on your leg, Ayla." CCB
	Hops (Humulus lupulus) "You used something from your medicine bag, too." "Powdered hops, the mature cones with the fine hairs, to calm her and make her sleep restfully. While the spirits battle, she needs rest." CCB
	Horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia) "Nearby was a horseradish plant with small white flowers clustered in a bunch on stems with small narrow leaves, and lower down, long pointed, shiny dark green leaves, growing up from the ground. ...it was an interesting flavor with meats, but Ayla was more intrigued with its medicinal use as a stimulant for the stomach, and for passing water, and as an application to sore and swollen joints." PoP
	Horsetail Fern (Equisetum hyemale) (out of stock) "The child felt her head being bent forward, then the warm liquid from the bowl of ferns poured over her. ...The woman massaged in the lice-killing liquid extracted from the horsetail fern." CCB "He picked up a bowl...the finish was so smooth... With a rounded stone and sand, she smoothed both inside and out until hardly a ripple could be felt, and gave it a final finish with scouring horsetail fern." MH
	Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) "...Ayla stopped and pointed to an herb with bluish purple flowers, about a foot high. "There's some hyssop. The tea is good for coughs when you have a cold, right?" "Yes, and it adds a nice spicy flavor to any tea." CCB" "...What does that do?" he asked. "It clears the chest, helps breathing." PoP

	Iris (currently not available) "She washed the iris roots, chewed them to a pulp, and spit them into the boiling water. ... "This destroys the evil spirits that make infection," Iza motioned, pointing to the antiseptic iris-root solution. "A poultice of the root draws out poisons and helps the wound heal." CCB NOTE: Don't know which variety Jean referred to.
	Juniper (Juniperus communis) "I know there's a medicinal reference in there somewhere - I mismarked my notes! - Diane"
	Marigold (Calendula officinalis) "...she washed the wound using the cured skin of a rabbit...dipped in the warm infusion of marigold petals. The liquid was astringent as well as antiseptic..." VoH "She was quite pleased to find...marigolds for their antiseptic and quick-healing virtues, to take the sting out of bites, and because they were so effective in keeping insects away when a strong solution was splashed on." PoP
	Pasque Flowers (Anenome pulsatilla) "She saw blue-purple pasqueflowers, erect and beautiful, each rising from expanding leaves covered with fine hairs...the dried plant was helpful for headaches and women's cramps - but she enjoyed it as much for its beauty as for its usefulness." PoP
	Pigweed (Portulaca oleracea) (currently out of stock) "Iza crushed the pigweed root together with its leaves and lathered it into her hair." CCB "Pulling up a stalk of pigweed, she crushed the leaves and roots in her hand, wet the mixture, and added a bit of sand. Then she scoured her hands, cleaned the travel grime off her face, and went back up." VoH
	Plantain (Plantago major) "She rinsed the wild carrots...and wrapped them in plantain leaves. The large fibrous leaves were edible, but she couldn't help thinking of their other use as sturdy, healing bandages for cuts or bruises." VoH "...the large leaves...were excellent for healing anything from bites to boils, even severe ulcers and wounds." PoP Note: Look in your yard for these - they're everywhere! Crush leaves & apply to bee stings - works great!
	Pokeweed (Phytolacca decandra) (currently out of stock) "The pokeweeds are coming up where they grew last year. Didn't you tell me the roots were good for Creb's rheumatism, too?" "Yes, but you steep the root and apply it as a wash to relieve the pain. The berries are made into a tea. Juice from squeezed berries is good for growths and lumps, too..." CCB Note: All parts of Pokeweed are very dangerous when taken internally - don't try it on your own!

	Soaproot (Saponaria officinalis) (currently out of stock) "Finding a round stone she could hold easily in her hand, Iza pounded the soaproot with water in a saucerlike depression of a large flattish rock near the stream. The root sudsed into a rich, saponin-filled lather. ...after a thorough wetting, the woman picked her up, sat her on the rock, and lathered her from head to foot, including her stringy, matted hair." CCB
	Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) (currently out of stock) "When the flower of the plant dried, it left an elongated egg-shaped spiny brush. She snapped one from it's stem, and with it gently scratched the spot on Whinney's flank. ...before she stopped, she had brushed and curried Whinney's entire shaggy coat." VoH "...she let the sun dry her while she used a twig to pull tangles out of her hair then brushed it with a teasel." VoH
	Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) also known as Queen Anne's Lace! "She noticed the leaves and the dried umbeled flower stalk that pointed to wild carrots a few inches below the ground..." VoH Note: Queen Anne's lace has many medicinal uses, but has several poisonus lookalikes. Domestic carrots can be used in the same ways.
	Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) "...growing at the sunny edge of the woods, she found wild marjoram, which was not only a good insect repellent when made into an infusion for an external wash, but drinking it as a tea gave a person's sweat a spicy odor that gnats, fleas, and most flies found distasteful." PoP
	Willow (Salix alba) "She always thanked the spirits for willow. ... She couldn't remember how many times she had peeled willow bark for a tea to relieve aches and pains. She knew of stronger painkillers, but they also dulled the senses. The analgesic properties of willow just dulled the pain and reduced fever." CCB
	Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) "...she gathered wormwood flowers to add as a general antidote for poisons and toxic reactions." PoP
	Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) "...yarrow tea she had made for her morning headache." MH "She also added pulverized yarrow, for its external painkilling and quick-healing properties." PoP

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The source and quotes of these herbs are from the books written by Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series. The books are listed below. If you are at all interested in anthropology, these books are a must for you.


The Clan Of The Cave Bear	The Valley Of Horses	The Mammoth Hunters



The Plains Of Passage	The Clan Of The Cave Bear (the Movie)	The Shelters Of Stone

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