Wildlife sightings and photographs, mainly in the Peterborough area.
Friday, 24 June 2011
Herbal remedies...or poison
White bryony Bryonia dioica - a medicinal plant used to induce vomiting. The plants and berries are poisonous to people, with forty berries constituting a lethal dose.
Vervain Verbena officinalis - an effective nerve tonic, liver stimulant, urinary cleanser and fever remedy.
Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa - used in diseases of the sight, weakness of the eyes and ophthalmia.
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