"This plant, the dioscorea batatas, has the unique ability to store Light Ether in its roots; and this Light ether will be indispensable to people in the future." ---Rudolf Steiner
Can Light be "stored"?
How does Inner Light affect our Health?
Can the rhythmic strength of the circadian clock be supported?
Summary of Health Applications-
(Surprisingly all three fields of applications are in complete unison with one another)
ü General spiritual and energetic benefits:
o Strengthens the cognitive functions
o Strengthens memory
o Improves intellectual work
o May assist in seasonally dependent depression
o Focuses mind over matter (i.e. the Will), and Meditative Work
o Supports a healthy "Light metabolism"
§ Helps overcome cultural and environmental stresses that diminish the circadian rhythms
§ Supports a healthy kidney, lungs, adrenal gland (and cortisol) metabolism
o Lightens the mood
o Lessens tendency toward inflammation
o Supports a healthy eye sight
o Supports a healthy rhythmic digestion
o Helps overcome the deleterious effects of electromagnetic smog
ü Chinese medicine suggested uses1:
o Spleen and stomach yin tonic- with symptoms such as diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, and lack of appetite
o Lung tonic - with symptoms such as chronic cough or wheezing due to lung deficiency
o Kidney tonic -- for symptoms such as frequent urination, vaginal discharge, or premature ejaculation, all due to kidney energy weakness
o In general it is used whenever the problem is "leaking of fluids" -- in addition to the symptoms mentioned above also for night sweats when exhaustion is the primary problem
o "Brightens the intellect" and prolongs life
o Together with other herbal compositions in hyperthyroidism, nephritis, and diabetes
o Applied externally to ulcers, boils and abscesses
ü Modern research in animal models:
o Confirms a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Role of dioscorea batatas in the treatment of allergic conditions through the suppression of mast cells
o Confirms improvement in memory and cognition
o May enhance bone strength and minimize osteoporosis in hormonally deprived females
(read more about the importance of light and Dioscorea Batatas-the Lightroot) 
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