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Phytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows 1 to 3 metres (4 to 10 ft). [4] It has simple leaves on green to red or purplish stems and a large white ...
Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke) is used as a folk medicine and as food, although all parts of it must be considered toxic unless, as folk recipes claim, it is "properly prepared." [citation needed] The root is never eaten and cannot be made edible. [12]
Supporting native plants, even pokeweed, have huge benefits for wildlife. Every year, a handful of pokeweed plants pop up in my yard and I always allow a few specimens to thrive, mostly in the ...
Beyond adverse effects from the herb itself, "adulteration, inappropriate formulation, or lack of understanding of plant and drug interactions have led to adverse reactions that are sometimes life threatening or lethal." [3]
Pokeweed mitogen has the ability to play a role in immunology. It can test for immunodeficiency by inducing cell proliferation and test for abnormal counts of lymphocytes. [ 2 ] It can also induce proliferation of cells that target tumors, which is useful for the treatment of cancer. [ 6 ]
Experts discuss benefits and risks. Caroline Kee. August 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM "Healthy candy" sounds too good to be true, but that's exactly what an increasing number of companies are selling. These ...
Inkberry is a common name for several unrelated plants: . Any plant in the genus Phytolacca (pokeweeds) . Especially Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed); Dianella nigra (turutu in Māori, New Zealand blueberry)
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