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Phytolacca americana
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Phytolacca americana - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonousgarget, pigeon berry, poke, scokepokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca |
phytolacca americana
Phytolacca americana[‚fīd·ō‚lak·ə ə‚mer·ə′kän·ə] (botany) pokeweed  poke pokeWARNING- POISONOUS RAW ! Poisonous raw, but powerful healer when used right. Poke contains a compound, known as poke activating factor (PAF), which is structurally similar to interferon. PAF also functions like interferon, but unlike pharmaceutical interferons, PAF is not tissue specific. Therefore PAF works on multiple tissues, including the liver. but note it can be dangerous at higher levels. WARNING- all parts of this plant are poisonous if eaten raw. Boil the young leaves and stems at least twice or three times, throwing away the water from each boiling. The dark shiny berries are also edible if cooked. Do not eat the roots, they are poisonous, or any of the plant if red or purple is anywhere on the plant. Also only eat young leaves, not old ones. Know what you are doing with this plant!Phytolacca americana
Related to Phytolacca americana: Phytolaccaceae, pokeweedSynonyms for Phytolacca americananoun tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemesSynonyms- garget
- pigeon berry
- poke
- scoke
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