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Post by tom π on Sept 10, 2019 13:56:14 GMT -5
eggplant as an age spots (liver spots) remover According to Mayo Clinic: "Age spots are caused by overactive pigment cells. Ultraviolet (UV) light accelerates the production of melanin. On the areas of skin that have had years of frequent and prolonged sun exposure, age spots appear when melanin becomes "clumped" or is produced in high concentrations." Mayo also says: "Age spot treatments include: 1. Medications. Prescription bleaching creams (hydroquinone) used alone or with retinoids (tretinoin) and a mild steroid may gradually fade the spots over several months. ... 2. Laser and intense pulsed light therapy. ... 3. Freezing (cryotherapy). ... 4. Dermabrasion and microdermabrasion. ... 5. Chemical peel." Don't do it! Eggplant (if I am not deceiving myself) will do it. Slice off a thin layer of eggplant and using the eggplant as a handle, rub the fresh eggplant into the skin. It's a little messy because of the seeds in the eggplant. Cover the cut surface of the eggplant with a sandwich bag and store in the refrigerator. Apply the eggplant several times daily, cutting off a thin slice to reveal fresh eggplant each time. Here is Maura Shenker's approach for removing brown spots: oureverydaylife.com/274845-how-to-remove-brown-spots-with-eggplant.htmlI disagree with Maura on several points but am pleased to find that I am not alone in such notions. How does it work? I don't know the science, but I suspect that the active ingredient is an enzyme in the eggplant. The blossom end of an eggplant rapidly darkens when cut. I take this as a sign of enzyme activity.
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Post by tom π on Nov 28, 2019 11:22:35 GMT -5
The question arose as to what eggplant vinegar smells like. After all, one wouldn't want to smell like a pickle. My senses aren't the sharpest on the block, so maybe I am not the best judge, but for the sake of experiment I will do my best. Applied heavily to the back of the hand and thoroughly dried, I am unable to smell anything. So then I stuck my nose in a jar of it, and to me it had the faint smell of an oil. So then I tasted it, and that was surprising. It tastes like apples, and the acidity was unexpectedly low as compared to pepper or garlic vinegar. This could be because sugars in the eggplant are concealing the acid taste. Conclusion: eggplant vinegar will not make you smell like a pickle to other humans. I don't have the opinion of a cat or dog, but I did mention that a beneficial hoverfly showed some interest.
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Post by SpringRainποΈ on Nov 28, 2019 11:36:40 GMT -5
tom π , sometimes you crack me up! ...smelling like a pickle, sticking your nose in a jar of dried eggplant... Reminds me of the second job I had. I was warned that one of the women brought food that had quite a strong odor. That was an understatement; so I made sure not to take my lunch hour when she did. I also have a vague recollection of a man who ate onion sandwiches, just pure onions and maybe some mayo, but nothing to abate the odor of onions. I think that was at another job, much later, and I heard via the grapevine to avoid him during and after lunch.
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Post by tom π on Nov 29, 2019 8:22:50 GMT -5
I was warned that one of the women brought food that had quite a strong odor. That was an understatement; so I made sure not to take my lunch hour when she did. A Japanese-American relative got on a bus in Michigan just after WWII when anti-Japanese sentiment was strong, and nobody would slide over so he could sit down. The bus driver saw what was happening and said, "Hey buddy, chew on this and blow a little puff, and they'll make room for you," and handed him a clove of garlic.
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Post by tom π on Nov 24, 2020 19:55:15 GMT -5
I got aging spots and maybe ten actinic keratosis spots off the backs of my hands with eggplant vinegar, but it was slow go -- took maybe eight months. I didn't have good vinegar. My eggplant was more purple than black. I still use the vinegar for flaky skin on forearms and an itchy scalp.
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Post by weedkicker on Nov 26, 2020 0:33:21 GMT -5
Interesting thread. I had no idea there was anything BUT non-food uses for eggplant. ;)
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Post by davidjp on Nov 28, 2020 14:50:44 GMT -5
You know if I had a surfeit of eggplant I'd grill them whole over a charcoal fire and once nicely colored and staring to go soft. Then I'd scoop them out, add some garlic, a bit of tahini and olive oil and salt and you'll have some really great baba ganousch which you could freeze. With some nice bread and a salad thats a pretty good meal. Its really fantastic with that little hint of smokiness from the charcoal. Can't imagine not wanting to use them. www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/02/the-best-baba-ganoush-recipe.html
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Post by tom π on Dec 1, 2020 11:07:48 GMT -5
A medicinal use is more valuable than a food use. I have stopped using elephant garlic in cooking because its medicinal use is more valuable to me.
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Post by tom π on Dec 1, 2020 11:19:38 GMT -5
I had no idea there was anything BUT non-food uses for eggplant. Once you acquire a taste for it, eggplant is so addictive that persons with an allergic reaction to it continue to eat it. Charred eggplant is used in a tooth powder. The Japanese sell it.
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Post by gardendmpls on Dec 1, 2020 20:20:35 GMT -5
I love it fried in olive oil with garlic (and fresh herbs when I have them). I can make baba ghanoush faster than I can spell it.
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Post by weedkicker on Dec 3, 2020 17:04:46 GMT -5
Once you acquire a taste for it I've never had to "acquire a taste" for anything that was actually good. "eggplant is so addictive that persons with an allergic reaction to it continue to eat it."I've heard something similar about meth. ;)
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Post by tom π on Dec 3, 2020 17:52:12 GMT -5
I've never had to "acquire a taste" for anything that was actually good. Don't your tastes change? Mine do. You may yet come to recognize eggplant as good.
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Post by weedkicker on Dec 5, 2020 11:38:22 GMT -5
You may yet come to recognize eggplant as good. Probably sometime after I recognize Haggis as good.
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Post by davidjp on Dec 9, 2020 12:49:51 GMT -5
Bizarrely authentic haggis is banned in the US
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Post by tom π on Dec 9, 2020 14:05:14 GMT -5
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