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Pokeweed: An Interesting American Vegetable ... It belongs to the pokeweed family (Phytolaccaceae), a small family found mostly in Africa and the New World. In addition to pokeweed, it also includes several enormous South American trees and some unusual serpentine vines of the tropics.
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Pokeweed grows from the crown of the thick fleshy root, but reproduces only by seed. Pokeweed is found from Maine to Minnesota and southward, and is fairly common in southern and southeastern Iowa. ... Description Pokeweed has a stout, smooth, somewhat purplish stem that is extensively branched and attains a height of 2 to...
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www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM746.pdf
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Other Names: Poke Salet, American Pokeweed, Cancer-root, Cancer jalap, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan, Poke, Poke Root, Pokeberry, Reujin D Ours, Sekerciboyaci, Skoke, Virginian Poke, Yoshu-Yama-Gobo, Yyamilin ... Pokeweed is a common perennial native plant, found in Northern and Central N. America from the New England States...
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www.altnature.com/gallery/pokeweed.htm
www.altnature.com/gallery/pokeweed.htm
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Pokeweed is a perennial herb that is native to eastern North America and cultivated throughout the world. ... Other common name(s): common pokeweed, poke root, poke salad (or poke sallet), poke berry, poke, Virginia poke, inkberry, cancer root, American nightshade, pigeon berry...
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Pokeweed is a flowering plant. Pokeweed poisoning occurs when someone eats pieces of this plant. ... This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002874.htm
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Pokeweed Flowers on Raceme ... Pokeweed Taproot and Very Young Shoot ... Pokeweed Shoot...
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www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Pokeweed.html
www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Pokeweed.html
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Index- plants in this Family; Phytolaccaceae / Pokeweed ... American Pokeweed is also known as Poke and Polk Sallet (Sallet is often mistaken for Salad). ; Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach a height of 3 Meters (10 feet ) . The stem is often purple.
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2bnthewild.com/plants/H171.htm
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Scientific Name Phytolacca americana, P. rigida Common Name Pokeweed, pokeberry, poke, inkberry, pigeonberr ... HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN! ... Plant Description A large, smooth, branching herb from a large, perennial rootstock, and with green, red, or purple stems; leaves alternate and simple; flowers white,
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www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Phytoam.htm
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Bottom Line: Because there is no evidence that it works, and many reports that it has toxic effects, pokeweed should NOT be used to treat cancer, infections, inflammation, ... Pokeweed contains chemicals that are known toxins, but several of its other components have shown biological activity in laboratory experiments.
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