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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 ...
Supporting native plants, even pokeweed, have huge benefits for wildlife. ... Swainson’s thrushes in transit from boreal breeding forests to South American wintering grounds stop for a snack, as ...
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]
Rivina humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae.It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. [2] It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America.
Oleanolic acid can be found in olive oil, Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed), and Syzygium spp, garlic, etc. It was first studied and isolated from several plants, including Olea europaea [3] (leaves, fruit), Rosa woodsii (leaves), Prosopis glandulosa (leaves and twigs), Phoradendron juniperinum (whole plant), Syzygium claviflorum (leaves), Hyptis capitata (whole plant), Mirabilis jalapa ...
An HSA has three big tax benefits: contributions are tax-deductible, the money can be spent tax-free for qualifying healthcare expenses and any investment growth in your account is tax-free.
Pooping is an essential part of digestive health. Yet, it’s estimated that up to 16% of American adults have symptoms of constipation, which is partially defined as having less than three bowel ...
Phytolacca sandwicensis, also known as Hawai'i pokeweed, is a member of the Phytolaccaceae family and is a flowering and fruit bearing species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is found on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. [2] Locally it is referred to as pōpolo kū mai and/or pōpolo. [2]