<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:51:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@phytoalchemist/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Makhowa Mushroom Madness in Swaziland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting Big Game Parks in Swaziland, for training the guides on medicinal plant use, we stumbled on these Termitomyces (Makhowa) mushrooms growing on a termite mound in the dense thicket bush, and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@phytoalchemist/makhowa-mushroom-madness-in-swaziland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@phytoalchemist/makhowa-mushroom-madness-in-swaziland</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phytoalchemist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 06:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2UawHTYGFYBPbU6Y17EYzYLNx7qgQDwMAurRiTdSNjaDaJ9T14AVJecdtNjT3tAqP9r3s5JzwgV1sHLqN1nBaA4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Healing Wonders of Turmeric!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turmeric; an orange colored cousin of ginger is making a huge stir in the health arena these days, what's it all about? Turmeric, called Haridra in Tamil is an ancient plant medicine of India. Many Westerners]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/makeithealthy/@phytoalchemist/the-healing-wonders-of-turmeric</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/makeithealthy/@phytoalchemist/the-healing-wonders-of-turmeric</guid><category><![CDATA[makeithealthy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phytoalchemist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVehGUH4Di1PKCEP9hQSXA9XDmyDHoFLk9NXCZAm5S8sVf1zW2xjkei6praBzup5TX2F14T4ZpDPY5Qi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magical Thinking & Finding “The One” in Intimate Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much suffering do we experience by the notion that there is someone out there destined for us! Is this belief really true? The gist of this article is that I argue that in the west there is a pattern]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@phytoalchemist/magical-thinking-and-finding-the-one-in-intimate-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@phytoalchemist/magical-thinking-and-finding-the-one-in-intimate-relationships</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phytoalchemist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga4b2cEuaBEDL4o7GmopRbLYHRhQgMSVEeWuk8tApaSV1prw7RxswM5M4FdobAi6WmfbKtc2kuYBKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashwagandha the Herbal Balancer Par Excellence for Inflammation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've chosen to start my medicinal plant Factsheets with Withania somnifera or Ashwagandha in Indian Ayurvedic medicine because of its intense power as a 'balancer' for various conditions. 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People usually talk about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@phytoalchemist/looking-beyond-the-wall-back-to-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@phytoalchemist/looking-beyond-the-wall-back-to-nature</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phytoalchemist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2VwzLkkvHLbKPEf3RmZxYt6LGeka3HWF8mBzKLUcyAzQ9Y9UkQpMZnM35wPeyhG5tmndMvSJAmTJH4ZHyG9ptE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>