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Title: Phytolacca
Additional Names: Poke root; garget; pocan; American nightshade root; scoke
Literature References: Dried root of Phytolacca americana L. (P. decandra L.), Phytolaccaceae (berries also used). Habit. North America; naturalized in Southern Europe. Constit. Resin, tannin, about 10% sugar; phytolaccine, phytolaccic acid, asparagine.
Therap-Cat: Antirheumatic; emetic; ectoparasiticide. |
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