我是James Wong 科学家兼园艺家 I'm James Wong. I'm a scientist and a gardener
我希望能改变人们的植物观 and I want to make people think differently about plants.
自然配方并非新奇的事物 Natural remedies are not some new hippy trend.
几千年来 世界各地的人们 They've been used for thousands of years
都曾对它加以运用 至今仍是如此 by people all over the world and still are.
我们的许多传统药物都是基于植物 They're the basis of so much of our conventional medicine.
本系列中 我会指导大家装盆 修剪 In this series, I'm going to show you how to pot, prune
以及挑选最优质的植物 and pick out the best plants
来制成简单而有创意的药方和美容秘方 to transform into simple but imaginative remedies and beauty treatments.
在掌握一些挑选和准备的诀窍后 With a little bit of know-how,what to pick and how to prepare it,
短短几分钟内 in just a couple of minutes
就能制作出各式各样的良方 you can create all sorts of remedies for
来治疗日常生活中的小毛小病 everyday minor complaints
这些配方即使出现在高档的spa会所和药房 That wouldn't be out of place
也绝不会显得格格不入 at a high-end spa or your chemist.
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BBC 私房药 第二季第四集 花瓣妙用
我并不否定传统药物 I'm not against conventional drugs
但人们用植物入药已有几千年 but plants have been used medicinally for millennia.
遗憾的是 一些人完全忽视了 Unfortunately, some of us have simply lost sight of
植物的潜力 their potential.
在花园里选择一些合适的植物进行培植 By choosing the right plants for your garden,
你就能兼得植物的美容和药用价值 you can combine beauty with medicinal value,
在使用花卉时这种双重功效尤为明显 and that's especially true in the case of flowers.
要让你的花园增添一抹姹紫嫣红 Flowers are the ultimate choice
种植花卉是最佳选择 to bring a splash of vibrant colour into your garden.
我打赌你会看到花卉的价值远不止于此 But I challenge you to see way beyond their beauty
James Wong
因为在花瓣里蕴藏着丰富的 because trapped within their petals are all sorts
生物活性化学物质 of biologically active chemicals.
当有人身体不适 花常常是送礼佳品 If someone's feeling under the weather, they are classic things,
人们往往会买一大束色彩斑斓的鲜花 you buy them a lovely big bunch of flowers filled with colourful petals.
我一直觉得这有些讽刺 I've always thought it a bit ironic,
因为同样的一束花 because that same bunch
完全可以转变成治病良方 could be turned in a remedy to
解除身体上的不适 physically make them feel better
其功效远比窗台上的昙花一现 and would last way longer than
持续得更为长久 just a couple of days on a window sill.
在开始种植前 你得明白你种的是什么 Before you start growing, you need to know what you're picking,
如何使用它们 以及你是否对其过敏 how to use it and whether you're allergic.
一旦弄清楚这些 就付诸行动吧 Then get on out there and do it.
在这期节目中 In this programme,
我将向你展示如何将花瓣制成 I'm going to show you how to transform petals
美容秘方和药方来缓解 into beauty treats and remedies to soothe the symptoms
日常生活中的小毛小病 of minor everyday ailments.
我将使用一种常见的野花 I'll be using a common wild flower to
清除耳垢 clean out waxy ears,
将甘菊制成滋润的沐浴乳 turning camomile into a luxurious bath milk.
用金银花果冻来缓解咽喉疼痛 Soothing sore throats with honeysuckle jellies.
看看 Look at that.
还要测试玫瑰味的脱毛糖浆的功效 And testing a remedy for every real man's bathroom cabinet-
那是每个男子汉的必备之品 a rose-scented hair-removing syrup.
许多植物没有经过临床试验 Many plants haven't been clinically tested
但我们非常清楚它们所含的化学成分 but we do know a lot about the chemicals they contain
以及它们对人体的效用 and the effects they could have on the body.
有些植物 已经被证明效果显著 And for some of these, the evidence they work is very strong.
我会找些人来试试我的私房药 I'll be asking people to test out my remedies.
虽然不是临床试验 These aren't clinical trials
但这样我能了解 but I want to see
私房药是否能缓解他们的症状 if they can ease their symptoms.
我想尝试一些与众不同的方法 I like the idea to try something different
因为常规疗法已经不管用了 because nothing else has worked.
西米德兰兹郡 戴维奥斯汀玫瑰园
如若世间有一种能让你嫣然一笑的花朵 If there's one flower that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face,
那定是玫瑰 it's the rose.
玫瑰拥有太多恩赐 色彩斑斓 千姿百媚 It's got the lot- colour, perfect form,
当然还有那令人心醉神迷的芬芳 and of course, intoxicating scent.
我要找寻一味绝妙的玫瑰香料 I'm looking for a fantastic rose fragrance.
但这里有数以千计的玫瑰品种可供选择 But with literally thousands of varieties to choose from,
我需要玫瑰鉴赏家Michael Marriott的帮助 I need the help of rosarian
他是个全能的玫瑰花迷 and all-round rose fanatic, Michael Marriott.
我需要一种奇特浓重的玫瑰花香味 I want something that smells amazing with a really potent fragrance.
我已经完全心醉于这些香气袭人的玫瑰了 I'm completely addicted to smelly roses.
哪一种是你的最爱 Which is your favourite?
有这么多数不胜数的种类 You know there's so many different ones,
何必将喜爱局限于一类呢 so why choose one favourite?
这就像选一个自己最爱的孩子 It's like picking between your kids!
这些玫瑰叫做艾玛·汉密尔顿夫人 Here we've got Lady Emma Hamilton.
这种玫瑰闻起来 This is the one that often smells,
通常会有带有荔枝的香味 hopefully, like lychees.
现在闻起来更像是水果色拉的味道 It's more fruit salad at the moment.
我能理解你的意思 No, I know exactly what you mean.
-有一种热带水果的香气 -对 没错 - It's kind of tropical fruits. - Yes, that's right.
还带一点黑胡椒的味道 It's also a bit like black pepper.
-真的吗 -有一点胡椒的辛辣味 - Really? - Kind of peppery spicy.
你闻一下 有没有那种味道 Have a sniff, what do you think?
没有 我没闻到 不过这很有意思 No, I can't do that. But that's the interesting thing.
并不是说你闻到黑胡椒味 Just because you can smell
就证明你的嗅觉有问题 这很正常 black pepper doesn't mean you're wrong, it's fine.
每一种玫瑰都有其独特的香味和花期 Each rose has its own unique scent and the weather,
花龄甚至是每天不同的时间段 age of the plant and even the time of day
Rosa Jude the Obscure 无名的裘德
都会极大地影响玫瑰的香味 can significantly affect the way it smells.
闻闻这朵 Smell that one.
Rosa 'Scepter'd Isle' 权杖之岛
闻着像辣的蛋白糖饼 Like spicy blobs of meringue.
这朵玫瑰的香味和草莓香精相差无几 This one smells almost like the strawberry essence
就是那种用来做草莓奶昔的 you put in to make a strawberry milkshake.
太棒了 我要把它放在搅拌机里 God, I want to stick that in a blender!
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll 格特鲁德杰基尔玫瑰
玫瑰带给我们的不仅仅是芬芳 It's not just fragrance that roses have to offer.
法国玫瑰曾经由药剂师种植 Rosa gallica officinalis was once grown by apothecaries
他们相信这种玫瑰具有医药价值 who believed it had medicinal benefits.
事实上 所有的玫瑰花都有消炎的特性 In fact, all roses have anti-inflammatory properties
这也是它们被广泛应用于护肤产品的原因 and that's why they're popular in many skin care products.
玫瑰是最奇妙的植物 最美丽的花卉 It's just the most fantastic plant, most beautiful flowers,
不仅容易种植 something that's fairly easy to look after
还具有医疗价值 and also has a therapeutic value as well.
难得玫瑰集万千宠爱于一身 美丽 It's incredible to have everything in one - beautiful,
易培植 芳香四溢 easy to grow, scented,
具有食用和药用价值 edible and medicinal.
在这个花园里闻过几乎所有玫瑰的味道后 Having smelt pretty much all the roses in the garden,
很难缩小选择的范围 it's tough to narrow it down.
挑选了这么久哪种是你的最爱呢 Which one's your favourite that you've smelt so far today?
我觉得每一种都有热带水果的香气 Anything that smells like tropical fruit.
我觉得还是选艾玛·汉密尔顿夫人吧 Probably Lady Emma Hamilton.
就是下面的那朵 That one underneath there, I think.
在最底下的这朵 This one way at the bottom.
-有点被压坏了 -稍微皱了点 - It's got a bit scrunched up. - Slightly crushed now.
我自己的花园种的就是这种 美极了 I've got it in my garden and it's looking fantastic.
清新而又柔和的香味 Such a clean, delicate scent,
像是荔枝和香槟的味道 like lychees and champagne
像是所有袭人的香气融合在了一起 and everything - all good things in life mixed into one.
自己种植玫瑰并不需要太专业的知识 You don't have to be an expert to grow your own roses,
但是选择抗病品种的玫瑰是首选 but picking a disease-resistant variety will give you a head start.
我将玫瑰种在草本植物之间 I'm giving mine a home amongst the herbs.
如果把玫瑰种得太密集 If you plant roses together really tightly,
病害极易传播 what happens is you end up getting diseases spread between them,
就像是在地铁里如果有一个人感冒了 almost like if someone goes into a tube with a cold,
那么其他人也会被传染 everyone ends up getting it.
玫瑰喜欢生长在阳光充足 Roses like a sunny position in soil
且富含有机物的土地里 rich in organic matter.
所以要在土地里混合一些沤肥或鸡粪 So mix in some well rotted manure or chicken pellets.
关于修剪 我要做的就是在秋天把那一年内 As for pruning, all I do in autumn I cut back what has grown in that year
生长出的部分剪掉一半 to about half its length.
这样能使玫瑰尽快结出花蕾 That helps develop buds,
基本保证在来年的夏天开得更加艳丽 and basically ensures you get loads of colour throughout the summer.
我要将我的玫瑰制成必备之品 I'm transforming my roses into a real must-have remedy.
每个男人都需要它 Here's something every real man needs.
那就是玫瑰味的脱毛糖浆 Rose-scented hair-removing syrup.
你所需要的就是十二朵玫瑰花 All you need is about a dozen rose heads.
制作出来的糖浆不仅香味四溢 Not only are these going to make the syrup smell incredible,
还具有温和的消炎效果 but they've also got mildly anti-inflammatory effects,
因为将腿毛从根部拔出后 which is exactly what you need after you've had the hair
正需要这种消炎作用 on your legs ripped straight out at the root.
如果摆放一束玫瑰花 确实很漂亮 If you have a bunch of roses, they do look beautiful
也有香味 但这只能持续两三天 and they smell wonderful for about two or three days.
但如果你将它们制成药方 这种美妙的香气 If you turn them into a remedy, you've got this incredible scent
能保留整整一个冬天 that you can enjoy right throughout the winter
要知道冬天是找不到这么香的玫瑰的 when you can't get scented roses,
通过这种方式 玫瑰的芳香能持续很久 and they provide you with pleasure for so much longer.
将花朵中的小虫冲洗掉后 Once you've washed away the bugs,
就可以开始制作了 you're ready to go.
首先把花瓣撕碎 Breaking up the petals
使得那些芳香散发出来 allows some of those fragrant chemicals to come out.
加上一些糖 基本上提取出 And by adding sugar, basically, you're drawing out
蕴藏在花瓣里所有的液体 all the liquid that's in the petals
这样就能制作出香味浓厚的糖浆了 and creating a really strongly scented syrup.
在每层花瓣上都加入500克的糖 Layer the petals with 500 grams of the sugar,
使花瓣与糖均匀分布 which distributes them evenly
不要让花瓣沉淀到瓶底 and stops the petals falling to the bottom.
在中东和印度的很多地方 In large parts of the Middle East and India,
人们将这种糖浆作为药方 制成玫瑰花瓣酱 they use this syrup medicinally, almost like a rose petal jam.
他们认为这能 It's believed to help
缓解咽喉疼痛 甚至还能解决睡眠问题 with sore throats and even helping you sleep.
将混合物存放在橱柜里至少12个小时 Leave the mixture in a cupboard for at least 12 hours
之后就会变成浓稠的糖浆 and you'll have a thick syrup.
太香了 That is good.
粘稠 松软 Sticky, chewy,
玫瑰色 荔枝的香气 rosy, lychee.
天哪 Goodness.
玫瑰花的味道 It smells like roses.
用小火将混合物加热几分钟 Heat the mixture gently for a few minutes.
加一些香料 有一茶匙丁香 Add some spice with a teaspoon of cloves
和一个半柠檬榨成的汁 and the juice of one and a half lemons.
闻上去实在太香了 That just smells absolutely intoxicating.
玫瑰 丁香和柠檬都混合在一起 Roses and cloves and lemons all combined together.
糖溶解后 滤去玫瑰花瓣 When the sugar's dissolved, filter out the roses
再将糖浆煮上20分钟 and pop the syrup back on the heat for another 20 minutes.
用糖浆脱毛的方法通常被称为蜜蜡脱毛 Hair removal using sugar is actually often called Persian waxing.
最早是在中东使用 It was first developed in the Middle East
这种方法的使用已经长达几千年之久了 and it's been used for thousands of years.
当颜色变浅成为金焦糖色 You know when it's ready when the colour it was
并且糖浆变浓稠时就煮好了 has faded into this golden caramel and it starts to thicken.
看看 Look at that.
再加上一大汤匙的玫瑰水 Adding a couple of tablespoons of rosewater
能让这剂脱毛糖浆的香味 will give your hair-removing sugar
更加令人陶醉 an even headier scent.
待冷却后 这瓶糖浆能够保存一年之久 Once it's cooled, you can keep it in the cupboard for up to a year.
存放之前 还有件事要做 But before I put it away, there's just one thing left to do.
向大家推荐这些药方之前 Of course, it would be really unethical to recommend
如果没有亲身尝试 当然有违职业道德 any of these remedies without testing them out myself,
所以我要当场示范 so I'm going to give it a go.
它充满了奇妙的玫瑰芳香 事实上 It has this incredible scent of roses and, in fact,
人们已经证实玫瑰的香味能够缓解焦虑 the smell of roses has been demonstrated to help reduce anxiety,
我现在正需要缓解紧张的心情 which is just as well for me at the moment!
敷上一小片绵纸 糖浆不会弄疼人 Put on a little bit of cotton, sugaring doesn't hurt.
3 2 1 好了 One, two, three, here goes.
瞧瞧这个 真像一只毛茸茸的小动物 Check it out, it's like a little furry animal.
不 太神奇了 No, that's horrible!
负责任地讲它是不会弄伤你们的 I can tell you it didn't hurt.
如果它没弄伤我 And if it doesn't hurt on me,
那么也不会伤到别人的 it's not going to hurt on anyone else.
我想 可以说 这的确是很有成效的 I think we can conclude that this is an effective remedy
但是我觉得不用再继续试验了 and I don't think I need to take this any further.
好了 我成功了 但是请不要将之用于 OK, I've survived. But you shouldn't use this syrup
受伤或者敏感的肌肤 on broken or sensitive skin
也不要用在有瘤子或有痣的地方 or if you've got a wart or a mole.
就像我所有的药方一样 And like all my remedies
预先进行24小时的过敏测试 do a 24-hour allergy test beforehand
在一小块皮肤上少量涂抹 by rubbing a small amount onto a patch of skin.
花朵给予的并非只有芳香 A flower's fragrance isn't all it's got to offer.
有很多花含有活性化学物质 Many contain active chemicals
因此具有药用功效 which can have a medicinal effect.
我会针对耳垢问题采取一项治疗措施 I'm going to make a treatment for waxy ears
希望能够缓解Olga和Mark的耳部问题 and I'm hoping it might ease the problem for Olga and Mark.
耳垢过多最大的麻烦就是 The worst thing about having waxy ears
感觉自己处在半聋状态 is the actual feeling of being partially deaf.
我总是在说 "你说什么 请再说一遍" I'm always saying, "Pardon? What?"
Mark
但可能只有我有这个毛病吧 But maybe it's just me.
我的妻子认为我患有选择性失聪 My wife thinks I have selective hearing anyway!
我的家人总说 My family go,
"你是聋了还是怎样 你能听见我说话吗" "Are you deaf or something? Can't you hear me?"
Olga
我会回答 "听不太清楚 你能再说一遍吗" And I'll be, "Not really, can you say it again, please?"
所以 有时候他们对我有些恼火 So, sometimes they do get a little bit anxious with me.
对此我什么也做不了 There's nothing I can do
只能尝试一些办法使听力好起来 until I can try and get my ears sorted out.
有一次 他们甚至掏不出我的耳垢 One time, they couldn't even take the wax out of my ears
因为耳垢的厚度超乎想象 because it was so thick in there.
我不得不去找耳鼻喉外科医生 So I had to go to an ear, nose and throat surgeon
医生用一个像烤肉叉子的东西 and he stuck this, it was like a skewer,
不停地旋转 where he turned it around and around
从耳朵里掏出一大块黏糊糊的东西 and this molten mass came out of my ears.
那实在是太恶心了 It was disgusting.
我想尝试一些与众不同的方法 I just like the idea to try something different
因为常规疗法已经不管用了 because nothing else has worked.
萨里 北岗
我打算调制一些滴剂清除耳垢 I'm going to make drops unblock ears.
这种传统药剂采用了一种非常普通的野花 It's a traditional remedy using a really common wild flower.
这种植物 This is a plant
你也许见到过无数次 you've probably driven past a thousand times
它生长于铁轨周围 and seen growing all over the place on railway lines
可是人们却从来没有认识到 and been completely unaware of
它的药用价值 its range of medicinal uses.
这是毛蕊花属植物 It's mullein, or Verbascum thapsis.
你能感觉到叶子毛茸茸的 They've got these incredible furry leaves that are just like felt,
在中世纪的时候 and in medieval times,
人们把这种叶子放进拖鞋里 people were believed to put them inside their slippers
认为这样可以驱除寒冷 to insulate them from cold,
令脚部舒适温暖 keeping their feet lovely and warm.
同时因为它们的易吸收性和较好的柔软性 They're also kind of absorbent and really quite soft,
也会被当做厕纸使用 so they've been used as loo roll too.
令我感兴趣的是它的花朵 The bit that I'm interested in are flowers.
它们被用于各种治疗咳嗽和感冒的糖浆中 They've been used in all sorts of cough and cold syrups.
也被用来清理耳垢 They've even been used to clear out the wax from inside your ears.
在野外采摘的时候要运用常识 Use common sense when picking in the wild.
了解这种植物在哪里产量丰富 Where plants are prolific,
采摘本身并没有危险 但要确定 there's no harm in taking a little for yourself, but make sure
采摘的是否就是这种植物 you know exactly what you're picking,
因为有些植物是有毒的 because some are poisonous.
我面前的就是毛蕊花 神奇的药用植物 In front is mullein, brilliant medicinal plant.
正后方的这些黑色的 Directly behind are dark,
晶莹透亮的浆果 虽看起来诱人 shiny berries which look a bit tempting,
却是致命的茄属植物[直译为黑夜魔影] but they're deadly nightshade
从名称就能看出来 and the clue is in the name.
它们含有剧毒 They are deadly toxic.
如果明智 就到乡下采摘 So providing you're sensible, the countryside is packed
那里遍布免费的药材 with free ingredients which you can use to make remedies
可以制成我发明的毛蕊花滴耳液 like my mullein eardrops.
毛蕊花滴耳液 环烯醚萜苷 消炎
毛蕊花含有的环烯醚萜苷 Mullein contains iridoid glycosides
具有消炎的作用 which are anti-inflammatory.
滴耳液能够缓解耳部疼痛 These help relieve the pain in the ear,
其中的油脂帮助清除耳垢 whilst the oil in my eardrops helps dissolve wax.
毛蕊花滴耳液 清除耳垢
我要制作一种毛蕊花浸泡油 I'm making a mullein-infused oil
它可以清除过多的耳垢 to help get rid of excess earwax.
这是我所有私房药中制作方法最为简便的 It's the easiest recipe in the history of time to make.
你只需要准备一些毛蕊花 All you need is some mullein,
薰衣草和橄榄油 some lavender and some olive oil.
彻底清洗花朵 清除藏匿其中的昆虫 Give your flowers a good rinse to get rid of any insects
开始制作之前将其晾干 and make sure they're dry before you start.
你所需要做的便是把它们贮藏在玻璃罐里 All you need to do is pop them into a glass jar,
这样阳光就可以照射进去 just so light can get into the centre.
一小把新鲜的薰衣草 A handful of fresh lavender flowers
这是为了缓解炎症 could help soothe inflammation
同时增加滴耳液香气 and will give your eardrops a wonderful smell.
最后一步 加入250毫升的橄榄油 And for your final ingredient, you need 250ml of olive oil.
几十年前 Until really just a couple of decades ago,
这里大部分的村民 most people in this country
就知道橄榄油的医疗作用 only knew of olive oil in the chemist.
人们买来清除耳垢 It was sold to get rid of earwax.
它的清除效果相当惊人 It's fantastic at dissolving it.
现在仍被广泛使用 And it's still found there today.
将橄榄油倒入玻璃罐中 令花朵浸泡其中 Pour on just enough to cover the flowers.
现在需要的就是一些阳光了 All you need now is some sunshine,
所以把它放到室外或者窗台上 so leave it outdoors or on a window sill for
两个星期左右 about two weeks.
太阳的热度能使花瓣中的化学成分 The heat from the sun will draw the chemicals
析出并融入橄榄油中 out of the petals and into the oil,
随后便大功告成了 which is the bit you're after.
我在这里放了一个小密筛子 I've just popped a bit of muslin in here
用来过滤滴剂中漂浮的碎小花瓣 to catch any tiny petally bits that may be floating around,
你可不希望有这些杂质进入耳洞 because you don't want one of those down your ear hole.
现在就可以装瓶了 All you've got to do now is bottle it up.
虽然滴剂里的某些成分 Now, although some of the ingredients here
具有抗菌作用 are antibacterial,
但我必须说这只能用于消除过多的耳垢 I'd definitely say this is something for excess earwax
并不能用于治疗耳部感染 and not for an ear infection.
所以 如果你认为自己耳部有感染 So, if you think you've got one of those,
还是要去医院就诊 go to your doctor.
这种滴剂能保存三个月 This liquid will last for three months in a cupboard.
每天两次 每次两三滴 Use two to three drops in the ear twice a day for
至少要坚持五天 at least five days.
用过几天后 Mark和Olga感觉如何呢 So, after that time, what did Mark and Olga think of it?
当我第一次使用时 When I first put the drops in my ears,
立刻就有了效果 I had an immediate reaction
棕色液体从我的右耳流出 which was brown liquid coming out of my right ear.
虽然听力没怎么恢复 It doesn't sound pleasant,
但是看到有东西流出还是很欣慰的 but it was quite pleasing to see that come out.
它真的太神奇了 It was quite dramatic, actually,
因为除了耳垢还有一些脏东西也流出来了 because as well as wax coming up, there was also dirt.
所以 看到耳朵里的污垢 我还是很惊喜的 So, I was quite surprised actually what came out of my ear.
我并不认为这滴剂会对我的听力 I don't think it's made a huge difference
有多大的改善 as regards my hearing,
但是对于它的清洁作用和 but as regards to the cleanliness and the potential
消除日后的耳道堵塞问题 to get blocked up in the future,
我认为它已经很不错了 I think it has made a big difference.
自从我用了这药剂之后 听力日渐好转 Since I've used the remedy, my hearing is clearer.
效果很显著 我会继续使用的 It made a difference and I will continue using it.
这并不是临床试验 This wasn't a clinical trial
多种因素会影响使用效果 and various factors can influence results.
但是我很高兴看到 But I'm pleased
这种滴剂对 Olga和Mark都起到了作用 that it's made a difference for Olga and Mark.
如果你确定以前用过某种花 If there's one flower you're sure to have used before,
那肯定就是甘菊了 it's camomile,
它既能用于护肤品也能泡茶饮用 either in beauty products or just in a cup of tea.
由于甘菊精油具有多种治疗功效 It's grown commercially here for its essential oil,
剑桥郡 威兹比奇
因而在这里进行商业种植 which is packed full of therapeutic properties.
甘菊是最好的药草 This is the ultimate super herb- camomile.
可以用来治疗多种疾病 如婴儿肠绞痛 It's used for everything from infant colic,
咳嗽 感冒和眼部感染 right down to coughs and colds and eye infections.
它具有抗菌消炎的功效 It's anti-inflammatory and it's antiseptic.
对于一种药草而言 功效已经够多了 What more could you want from a herb?
中世纪时代 甘菊作为观赏性药草闻名于世 In medieval times, camomile was famed as a strewing herb.
它生长在谷仓这样地方的周边 It was lined all around barns and places like that
作为天然的空气清新剂 漫步此地 as a natural air freshener, and walking in this field
确实感到神清气爽 really brings it to life.
你会被这 You're hit by this
扑面而来的蜂蜜和菠萝的香气深深吸引 honey and pineapple scent that really whacks you in the face.
采摘甘菊是一件再悠闲不过的事了 Harvesting camomile couldn't be any easier leisurely.
只需将花冠揪下来 You've just got to pick a couple of flower heads off,
这就是你要用到的部分 that's the bit you use.
采摘得越多 种植得越多 The more you pick, the more you grow.
想象一下我们去自动提款机 Imagine going to an ATM
你提取的现金越多 where the more money you take out,
账上钱款的数额越大 the more money you have in your account.
采摘甘菊就是这样 That's what you've got with camomile.
这是德国甘菊 它是一年生植物 This is German camomile, which is an annual.
而罗马甘菊也被用于 But Roman camomile is also used in
药品和化妆品之中 both medicine and cosmetics.
它是产量较低的多年生植物 从中选择一种 It's a low-growing perennial, so you've got a choice.
我选的是德国甘菊 I'm going for German.
我要制作一种非常滋润的甘菊沐浴乳 I'm going to make a really indulgent camomile bath milk
闻起来就像茶点一样 that smells just like tea cakes
人们历来认为甘菊有助于缓解焦虑 and is traditionally believed to help reduce anxiety.
我们听说的甘菊花茶就缘于此因 Everyone's heard of camomile tea for that reason.
所以将甘菊用于沐浴乳中再适合不过了 So nothing better to use in a bath.
我要用一些风干的甘菊 I'm going to be using dried camomile.
你可以在任何保健食品商店买到它们 You can pick this up in any health food shop
这和甘菊茶袋里的东西是一样的 but it's also the exact same stuff you get inside a camomile tea bag.
需要30克风干的甘菊花 You'll need 30 grams of dried camomile flowers.
假如你要用鲜甘菊 那就把分量增加一倍 But if you're using fresh, just double the amount.
我想很多人可能认为浴油好些 I think a lot of people probably think for a bath oil
那需要一些昂贵的东西 you'll need something expensive,
像高价的荷荷巴油之类的 like jojoba oil or something that will cost a fortune.
但是 我要用葵花籽油 However, I'm going to use sunflower oil.
你可能会想这是用来炸薯条的 You might think that you fry your chips in this,
但事实上它是用来做浴油的最佳之选 but it's actually one of the best things to use as a bath oil.
葵花籽油色淡并易溶于水 It's light and disperses quite easily in the water.
还有一点 And guess what.
它是你能买到的最便宜的油 It's one of the cheapest oils you can get your hands on.
将500毫升油倒入小锅 盖上盖子慢炖1小时 Pour on 500ml and simmer for an hour in a covered bowl.
现在有充裕的时间放松一下 喝杯甘菊茶 Plenty of time for a relaxing cup of camomile tea.
1小时后 把锅从火上取下 After it's been cooking for an hour, just pop it off the heat.
不要揭开盖子 这是为了防止精油挥发 Leave the lid on- it's stopping the essential oils,
因为精油极易蒸发到空气中 which are volatile, meaning they evaporate into the air,
并扩散到整个厨房 from escaping and floating round your kitchen.
你要将其用到你的浴油中 而不是空气中 You want them in your oil, not floating in the air.
现在你需要做的就过滤掉那些花瓣 All you need to do now is get rid of those dead petals.
这味道闻起来就像流质煎饼 Smells exactly like liquid flapjacks,
有点麦片味道的金黄色糖浆 sort of oaty and golden syrupy.
这还没有做完 油和水是不能融合的 But it's not ready yet. Oil and water don't mix
如果你不希望看到沐浴乳表面浮一层油 so unless you want your bath to look like an oil slick
那就要加一种乳化剂 那能使油水溶于一体 you need to add an emulsifier, which binds them together.
椰奶正好起到作用 Coconut cream is a real life-saver.
你都想不到 为了找到一种天然乳化剂 You won't believe how many substances I tried out
我尝试过多少东西 有油 蜡 酒 in my search for a natural emulsion. Oils, waxes, alcohol,
所有你能想到东西 最后在我的冰箱里找到 whatever you can think of, and I found it in my fridge.
为将其制成滋润的沐浴乳 先搅拌油 To turn this into a luxurious bath milk, whisk the oil,
每次在100毫升的椰奶中加入一汤匙油 a tablespoon at a time, into 100ml of the coconut cream.
最后 滴入20滴的薰衣草精油 Finally, spike it with 20 drops of lavender essential oil,
这气味有镇定作用 which complements the calming scent
还是天然的防腐剂 and acts as a natural preservative.
成品就是这样子的 This is what it looks like when it's ready,
很像蛋黄酱 pretty much like a mayonnaise
这就是我们要的效果 because that's really what it is.
看起来更像是蛋黄酱而不是沐浴乳 It's much more a bath mayonnaise than a bath milk.
因为这里面都是天然成分 It's full of natural ingredients,
所以要在冰箱里保存 so keep your bath milk in the fridge.
大胆地往你的浴缸里倒入 Pour a generous 100ml into
100毫升 来一次滋润且舒缓的泡澡吧 your tub for a luxurious and relaxing soak.
还有另一种甘菊名叫苹果香草 There's another variety of camomile called Treneague.
这种植物并不开花 也不做药用 It doesn't have flowers and it's not used medicinally,
但会使你的花园 but it will fill your garden
Chamaemelum nobile 'Treneague'果香菊属 苹果香草
充满沁人心脾的菠萝香 with that classic pineapplely fragrance.
草坪绝不是最诱人的园艺景观 Lawns are definitely not the most exciting horticultural feature.
但我发现 这种植物无需修剪 But I've found one that you don't need to mow,
还能散发出甘菊的香味 smells incredible and it comes from camomile.
我要做的事情很有趣 I'm going to make it even more interesting
就是使它变成一个甘菊坐席 by turning it into a camomile seat.
也就是说 你可以坐在香气四溢的草坪上 Basically, a scented lawn that you sit on.
坐席底部 For the base of your seat,
用表面涂有保护层并且 use wood coated in preserver
边缘凸出的木头锁住土壤 with a lip on the edge to keep the soil in.
上面留有孔洞 再铺一层一英寸厚的沙砾 Plenty of holes and a layer of gravel about an inch thick
以方便排水透气 will give you good drainage.
最后在上面铺一层平滑的一英寸厚的土 Finish with an inch of smoothed over topsoil
这样就可以种植了 and you're ready to plant.
我买了一大整块甘菊草皮 I've got big whole sheets of camomile turf
现在可以在市面上找到 that you can buy nowadays.
你也可以用简单易行的插条法 But you can also grow it really easily from cuttings
和小株种植法自行栽培 and little tiny plants.
甘菊唯独不擅长与杂草竞争养料 The only thing camomile doesn't like is competition from weeds,
如果你已经准备了这样的草皮成品 which is not a problem
那就不成问题了 if you've got a ready-made perfect sheet like this,
但如果你单棵种植 but if you're planting individual plants out,
那就要特别小心杂草了 you need to keep on top of your weeding.
如果有不均匀之处 If you've got any bald patches,
可以大致梳通整理一下 you can give them a quick comb over
然后这个舒适的甘菊坐席就大功告成了 and you've got a perfect camomile seat.
当你坐在上面时 As you sit down on this,
会压碎一些叶子 you break up some of the leaves
于是空气中就会弥漫甘菊精油的香味 and the air's filled with the essential oil.
闻起来真是让人心旷神怡 It smells absolutely incredible.
尽管这种植物不能做药用 And although it might not be used medicinally,
但你敢说坐在这上面没有治愈效果吗 you tell me that sitting on this doesn't make you feel good.
接下来 我要用花朵缓解疼痛的特性 I'm going to use the soothing properties of flowers
来帮助减轻喉咙痛的症状 to help relieve the pain of sore throats,
同时也希望能够帮助Jackie and I'm hoping to help Jackie,
她在生活中饱受喉咙痛的困扰 who's had to put up with them for most of her life.
喉咙痛带给我最大的困扰就是 The worst thing about a sore throat is maybe the embarrassment
Jackie
在接电话或和客户洽谈的时的窘境 when I'm on the phone or talking to customers.
要么是喉咙疼的要命 要么是在电话交谈中 It's either very painful or I can have an attack of a cough
无休止的咳嗽 halfway through a telephone conversation.
我希望能够用某种天然作物 I'd like to be able to use something that I know is a natural product
而非一大堆的化学药品做治疗 and not a whole load of chemicals.
我要把希望寄托在你意想不到的 I'm pinning my hopes on a flower you might be surprised
野生花朵上 to see growing in the wild,
它们通常都隐藏在灌木篱墙之中 but it's often hiding in our hedgerows.
这是金银花 我想许多人 This is honeysuckle lonicera, and I think a lot of people
都知道这是一种常见的园艺植物 will know it as a popular garden plant,
但它作为药用植物 but they might be surprised to know
却非人们所熟知的 it's also a medicinal plant.
事实上 在中国 几乎人人都知道 In fact, if you went to China, almost everyone would know it
这种植物即可入药也可食用 primarily as a medicinal plant or an edible one.
其实 现代实验已经表明 Modern trials have actually
它具有消炎抗菌的作用 suggested that it is anti-inflammatory, it is anti-microbial
还可以在某种程度上缓解疼痛 and it can go some way to reducing pain,
这对于治疗喉咙痛和咳嗽再适合不过了 which makes it fantastic to use for sore throats and coughs.
我想告诉Jackie如何利用这些特性 I want to show Jackie how to harness these properties
来制作缓解喉咙痛的药方 in a soothing throat remedy.
我们在自家花园就地取材 And we're using a great variety from your garden.
金银花 Lonicera japonica.
来闻闻看有什么感觉 Have a go and see what you think.
味道和气味一样清淡 They taste vaguely like the smell.
可以生吃吗 还是必须要煮熟 And can you taste them raw or do they have to be cooked?
当然可以生吃 但是味道不浓 Yeah. The flavour isn't as strong raw
因为你现在尝到的是 because what you're getting
未经加工的纯花瓣 is the pure flower without any of the extract.
余味有点甜 是吧 It's got quite a sweet aftertaste,hasn't it?
是的 甜中带有花香味 Exactly, sweet, floral,
奇妙的是 就好像喝掉一瓶香水 但很舒服 and surprisingly, almost like drinking a bottle of perfume, but in a good way.
这些花在特定时节开放吗 Is there a particular time of year when the flowers come out?
它们在初夏 春季和初夏开放 They come out through the early summer, spring and early summer.
为了让花开的繁茂 To get the most flowers,
可以用玫瑰花或番茄施肥 if you give them a rose food or a tomato food-
利用一切可以促进开花的物质 anything that's designed to trigger things into flower.
你会发现它们的香味无比美妙 它... You can really notice they've got this incredible smell. It's...
我不该这么用力的闻了 I should stop sniffing.
似乎在伊丽莎白时代 人们认为这种香味 Apparently at one point, the Elizabethans thought the smell
令人陶醉 会让女人心生不纯洁的念头 was so intoxicating, it would give women impure thoughts.
对男人却没有这种说法 但是我也不能闻了 None of that applies to men, but I'll stop sniffing!
金银花 凝胶 皂角苷 黄酮类 消炎 法国茉莉
金银花蕴含皂苷和黄酮类 Honeysuckle contains saponins and flavonoids
具有消炎功效 将其与 which are anti-inflammatory. I'm combining these
同样有消炎功效的茉莉花混合 with jasmine, which also has anti-inflammatory effects.
两者混合 能够缓解炎症 Together, they reduce inflammation
金银花 凝胶 缓解炎症 缓解疼痛
并且减轻喉咙疼痛的症状 and relieve the pain of a sore throat.
我要把一杯量的金银花 I'm transforming a cup of
变成可食用的植物药方 honeysuckle flowers into a floral edible treat.
你也许以为这种治疗喉咙痛的药方是含片 You might expect a sore throat remedy to be a lozenge
或是止咳糖浆之类的东西 or a cough syrup, or something like that,
但我要做的是果冻 but I'm going to make jelly-
传统的冰激凌果冻 old school "Ice cream and jelly" jelly.
首先加入主要材料 金银花 The first thing is your star ingredient, honeysuckle.
再加入一些新鲜的茉莉花瓣 I've also got fresh jasmine flowers.
你会觉得原料太少 但其疗效可观 It's funny because there's so few of them but they really do hit you.
加入四分之一杯量的新鲜茉莉花瓣 Pop in a quarter of a cup of fresh jasmine flowers,
如果用干花 则用量减半 or if you're using dried, just half the amount.
接下来加些绿茶 有趣的是 The next thing is some green tea, and interestingly,
在中国 茉莉花和金银花 both jasmine and honeysuckle
都用来给绿茶提味 are used in China to scent green tea,
于是就有了茉莉花茶 that's where you get jasmine tea from.
一茶匙绿茶 A teaspoon of green tea
可以帮助你缓解喉咙炎症 leaves will help ease an inflamed sore throat.
倒入一公升温水浸泡花瓣 Cover the petals with half a litre of lukewarm water,
水温适度 以便萃取其中的有效成分 just warm enough to extract the active ingredient
并且保持花香 and keep the floral scent,
若水温过热则会破坏花瓣 but not hot enough to destroy them.
然后放进冰箱使其完全浸透 Then pop them in the fridge to soak.
然后变成这个样子 That's what it looks like.
在冰箱里已存放24小时 This has been in the fridge for 24 hours,
花瓣似乎失去了原有的颜色 and just like the flowers have lost their colour.
看 原来纯白色的花瓣现在变成透明的了 See that was pure white, now it's translucent.
影响其味道的化学物质 The chemicals that provide its flavour,
也就是有效成分 以及它的香味 which are the active ingredients, and scent,
全都漂浮在液体之中 are floating around in this liquid,
你要喝的就是这种液体 which is the bit you're going to take.
这就是我要吃的吗 Is this what I've got to eat?
还需要几个处理进行步骤 We've got another couple of steps.
我知道现在看起来不太理想 I know it doesn't look promising now,
但它最终会看起来赏心悦目的 but this will turn into something that would not be out of place
就像高级餐馆里做的那样 when it's done in the most fashionable restaurant.
我向你保证 Promise you.
滤出用过的花瓣 Filter out the spent petals
在低于沸点的温度下将液体加热 and heat the liquid to just below boiling point.
加入半个柠檬的汁液 Add a burst of citrus with the juice of half a lime
再加入一袋明胶粉 搅拌 and whisk in a sachet of powdered gelatine.
好久没做过果冻了 It's a long time since I made jelly.
让我想起了童年时光 It reminds me of being little.
这真是个好借口 但对孩子们确实有益 It's a great excuse and also really good for kids as well.
蜂蜜有杀菌的作用 Honey, with its antiseptic properties,
应该有助于润喉 should help soothe a sore throat.
加入四汤匙就够了 Four tablespoons will do you.
这就好了 接下来把它倒入容器里 We're set. All we need to do is pop it in some moulds.
这里的三杯 These three guys here
就足够你一天的剂量了 早中晚各一杯 will give you your daily dose, morning, noon and night.
我相信这些果冻在高级餐馆中会大受欢迎 I think these jellies could hold their own in a fancy restaurant.
但是我到底有没有说服Jackie呢 But have I done enough to convince Jackie?
还剩最后一步 There's only one last thing to do.
-勺子给你 -谢谢 - There's a spoon. - Thank you.
如实告诉我你的感觉 Tell me honestly what you think.
很好 可以尝到柠檬和蜂蜜的味道 你呢 It's nice. You can taste the lime and the honey, can't you?
真的不错 It's lovely.
很好 我觉得虽然它们是主要味道 It's funny, I think it's like the overriding flavour,
但还能尝出一点点花朵的香味 but there is a little bit of perfumed edge to it from the flowers.
我想你说的对 I think I'm converted.
Jackie自己在家中也做了果冻 Jackie made her own jellies at home.
那么她到底感觉如何呢 So what did she really make of them?
它们看起来 吃起来都有点怪怪的 They do look a bit of strange and taste a little bit strange
但因为我对原料一清二楚 but because I know what's in there
也知道它对我有好处 所以很容易接受 and I know that it's good for me, then it's quite OK.
再吃一点 So, a little bit now.
她喉咙痛的时候每天吃两次 坚持两天 She took them twice a day for two days when her throat was sore.
那么它们起作用了吗 So, did they do the trick?
在我咽下果冻的时候 有润喉的作用 It had a soothing effect when I was eating the jelly.
我对这个药方唯一不满意的就是 The only thing I don't like about this remedy
白天外出时不能随身携带 is that you can't take it out and about with you in the day.
如果我能把它装在包包里 If it was something I could keep in my handbag,
那么在喉咙痛的时候就更容易吃到了 it might be easier to have if a sore throat came on.
但是金银花和茉莉花确实有效 But the honeysuckle and the jasmine actually started to take effect
缓解了炎症有助于治疗喉咙痛 and brought down the inflammation and helped cure the sore throat.
Jackie的评论仅是一家之言 Jackie's verdict is a personal one
可能被诸多因素影响 and could have been influenced by many factors.
但她觉得有效 对于我来说 But she believes it's helped and for me,
这就是最佳结果 that's a fantastic result.
我并不是说草本药物 I'm not suggesting that plant-based remedies are better
比传统药物更好 但是我希望 than conventional medicine, but I hope
你在关注自己健康之时 you'll consider the role they can play
能够想到草本药物的功效 when taking care of your health.
制作草本药方便捷 成本低廉 还充满乐趣 Making natural remedies is easy, it's cheap and it's fun.
但你要事先确定 But you've got to make sure
自己的症状 you've got a correct diagnosis beforehand,
征询医生的意见 so seek a doctor's advice.
如果你已有身孕或处于哺乳期 If you're pregnant, breast-feeding
或者正在服用其它药物 or on any other medication,
切记咨询一下医生或药剂师 always check with a doctor or pharmacist
看是否适合新的治疗方法 that any new treatment is suitable for you.
下期节目 我将利用树和灌木的特性 Next time, I'll be harnessing the properties of trees and shrubs
制作应对剃须后所出皮疹的舒缓膏 in a soothing gel for shaving rash.
太好闻了 That smells amazing.
用柳树皮制作缓解疼痛的格兰尼它冰糕 Making a pain-relieving granita from willow bark.
太给力了 It's powerful stuff.
用金丝桃制作急救用的抗菌软膏 Using St John's wort in an antiseptic ointment for your first aid kit,
用桉树治疗鼻塞 and clearing bunged-up noses with eucalyptus.
想要得到节目中私房药的制作方法 You can find the recipes for my remedies
和使用建议 你可以登陆 and advice on how to use them at: