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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Eurasia. It produces a catnip-like response in cats.. Crude extract of valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects, and is commonly sold in dietary supplement capsules to promote sleep, but clinical evidence that it is effective for this purpose is weak or inconclusive.
Plant defense against herbivory or host-plant resistance is a range of adaptations evolved by plants which improve their survival and reproduction by reducing the impact of herbivores. Many plants produce secondary metabolites , known as allelochemicals , that influence the behavior, growth, or survival of herbivores.
The plant is used medicinally and ceremonially by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska, who refer to it as "Tlingit aspirin". A piece of devil's club hung over a doorway is said to ward off evil. The plant is harvested and used in a variety of ways, including lip balms, ointments, and herbal teas.
Abrus precatorius is commonly known as jequirity, [3] Crab's eye, [3] or rosary pea, [3] paternoster pea, [4] love pea, [4] precatory pea or bean, [3] prayer bead, [4] John Crow Bead, [5] coral bead, [4] red-bead vine, [4] country licorice, [4] Indian licorice, [3] wild licorice, [4] Jamaica wild licorice, [4] olinda (In Sri Lanka/Sinhala), [6] kundumani (in Tamil), [7] coondrimany, [4] gidee ...
Many plants commonly used as food possess toxic parts, are toxic unless processed, or are toxic at certain stages of their lives. Some only pose a serious threat to certain animals (such as cats, dogs, or livestock) or certain types of people (such as infants, the elderly, or the immunocompromised).
In 2019, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began replacing nearly 100-year-old power line poles cutting through Topanga State Park, when the project was halted within days by ...
In Nigeria, the plant is commonly linked with Ògún, the orisha of war, and is used in rituals to remove the evil eye. [22] In Brazil, where it is known as espada de São Jorge ("Saint George's sword"), [23] [24] it is grown outside houses to ward off evil that might harm the home (as is Dracaena angolensis, Saint George's spear). [24]
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