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Spices and Herbs by Elaynn -
Saturday February 26, 2011 - By Elaynn
All parts of the pokeweed are poisonous, with the highest concentrations in the rootstock. The leaves and stems are next in toxicity, and the berries have the smallest amount of poison. Pokeweed contains phytolaccatoxin and phytolaccigenin, which are poisonous...
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Spices and Herbs by Elaynn -
Saturday February 26, 2011 - By Elaynn
Here in North Carolina we have been seeing some nice weather in the past few weeks. And some plants are starting to come back to life. One is going to be the poke-root a/k/a The poke-weeds, also known as poke, pokebush, pokeberry, poke-root...
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Puzzle Creek Farm: Putting The Pieces Together -
Tuesday May 12, 2009 - By Corbett Family
Mom, Dad, 3 & 5 yr old boys move to an old farm in Western North Carolina. Taking shelter in a 1800's log cabin on the property the follies are as follows: "Poke Berry Boys" Fall 2008 Moving to a farm was an exciting new adventure. We...