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Large, rank, annual or perennial (in the south), 5-12 feet tall. Leaves large, palmate, with 5-11 lobes up to 3-5 feet across. Flowers in clusters, female ones above, male ones below, July to September. Seed capsule has soft spines. The flowers have no petals and grow in upright panicles covered with dark brown spines. The fruit which follows is a capsule containing 3 large seeds. The dark shiny seeds are extremely poisonous if swallowed, but can be easily removed from the plant when they first begin to form. Because castor bean is extremely sensitive to frost, seed must be started indoors in early spring in cooler climates, or outdoors only in warm ground. Space plants 3-4 feet apart in full sun. Adaptable to most soils, adding fertilizer will give brightest color and faster growth. Plants like lots of water, which mulching will help conserve. Do not pinch or tip-prune castor bean, this may kill the plant. While spider mites may be a problem on indoor seedlings, they usually disappear when the plants are set outdoors. Prefer good drainage, lots of water, will grow in clay or sandy loam. Varieties Carmencita and Dwarf Red Spire have attractive red foliage. Ricinus africanus has very large green leaves, R. macrocarpus has purple-red foliage: R. cambodgensis has blackish-purple stems and leaves, R. sanguinea is red-leaved, and R. gibsonii, a lovely dwarf, has dark red leaves with a metallic luster.
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Sal-Plant Gel
Treats skin problems, such as acne, psoriasis, or seborrheic dermatitis. Some forms of salicylic acid are used to remove warts. Read more on
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POLLENS - WEEDS AND GARDEN PLANTS, SHORT RAGWEED, AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA
20, 21, 22, 23 Allergenic extracts are indicated for use in diagnosis and immunotherapy of patients presenting symptoms of allergy (hay fever, rhinitis, etc.) to specific environmental allergens. The selection of allergenic extracts to be used should be based on a thorough and carefully taken history of hypersensitivity, and confirmed by skin testing.24, 25 The use of mixes of unrelated antigens for skin testing is not recommended since, in the case of a positive reaction, it does not indicate which component of the mix is responsible for the reaction, while, in the case of a negative reaction, it fails to indicate whether the individual antigens at full concentration would give a positive reaction. Utilization of such mixes for compounding a treatment may result, in the former case, in administering unnecessary antigens and, in the latter case, in the omission of a needed antigen. Statistically controlled blind studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of therapy with Amb a 1.26 However, double blind studies have demonstrated a greater effectiveness for whole Short Ragweed extract when compared to Amb a 1 alone.27 Short Ragweed Extracts, standardized on the basis of Amb a 1 extract, would seem to be a logical choice for immunotherapy. Allergens to which a patient is extremely sensitive should not be included in treatment mixes with allergens to which there is much less sensitivity, but should be administered separately. This allows individualized and better control of dosage increases, including adjustments in dosage becoming necessary after severe reactions which may occur to the highly reactive allergen. Read more on
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Plants
Jul 27, 2007 ... Through its Plants programs, NIFA provides national program leadership and funding opportunities for research, education, and extension to ... Read more on
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Greenacres: Landscaping with Native Plants | Great Lakes | US EPA
Listing of news, resources, and information from the US Environmental Protection Agency on using native plants in the Great Lakes region. Read more on
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USDA - APHIS - Plant Import Information
Oct 24, 2008 ... Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) regulates the importation of plants and plant products under the authority of the Plant Protection ... Read more on
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FDA Poisonous Plant Database
Jan 1, 2008 ... Introduction, Disclaimer, and Search Function for the Poisonous Plant Literature Database. Read more on
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CDC - Poisonous Plants - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic
Aug 9, 2010 ... Many native and exotic plants are poisonous to humans when ingested or if there is skin contact with plant chemicals. ... Read more on
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Gum Plant
Yerba santa is an evergreen shrub, it is somewhat branching and grows to a height of 2-4 feet. The stems are smooth and exude a gummy substance. Leaves are 3-4 inches long, distinctively woolly on the undersides, containing a network of prominent veins, and the resinous substance appears as if the woolly fibers have been varnished, upper surface is smooth with depressed veins. The flowers are terminal, appearing in shades of dark lavender to pale shades of lavender to white, forming funnel-shaped clusters at the top of the plant. The honey is amber, with a slightly spicy flavor. Bees love this plant. The capsule fruit is oval, grayish-brown and contains small brown shriveled seeds.
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Sal-Plant Gel
Salicylic acid is used to treat many skin disorders, such as acne, dandruff, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis of the skin and scalp, calluses, corns, common warts, and plantar warts, depending on the dosage form and strength of the preparation.
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Plant Sterols and Stanols
Plant Sterols and Stanols are mainly used to lower high cholesterol. They are also used to treat the prostate when it grows large (benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)). Plant Sterols and Stanols have been used to treat cancer, tuberculosis, and gallstones.
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Fertilizers and household plant foods
Plant fertilizers and household plant foods are substances used to improve plant growth. Plant fertilizer and household plant food poisoning can occur if someone swallows these substances. Plant fertilizers are mildly poisonous if swallowed in small doses. Larger doses can be harmful to children. Touching large quantities of plant fertilizers may cause severe burns. 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 Center at 1-800-222-1222.
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Yellow Indian plant
A perennial hairy plant with a knotted yellow rhizome. It has one long-stalked basal leaf and a single stem, 6-12 inches long, with two leaves near the top, leaves are large, wrinkled and palmately cleft. Usually 2 leaves on a forked branch, one leaf larger than the other, each rounded, with 5-7 lobes, double toothed. Solitary terminal flower has three whitish sepals which soon fall and many greenish-white stamens in clusters. Fruit is head of small red raspberry-like fruit. Goldenseal is difficult to cultivate. The bright yellow roots of goldenseal are one of the most widely consumed products sold through health and natural food stores. The plant grows in colonies. Individual plants have 1-2 leaves. The flowers lack petals but have numerous stamens. Flowers April-May. The wild plant is scarce now and is cultivated for medicinal uses.
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Caladium plant poisoning
This article describes poisoning caused by eating parts of the Caladium plant and other plants belonging to the Araceae family. 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 Center at 1-800-222-1222.
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Rosemary plant
Rosemary is an evergreen shrub with numerous branches, ash-colored. scaly bark and bears opposite, leathery, thick leaves which are lustrous and dark green above and downy white underneath. They have a prominent vein in the middle and margins which are rolled down. The pale blue, sometimes white, relatively small, flowers grow in short axillary racemes, arranged in false whorls on the upper parts of the branches, blooming during April and May, or later in cooler climates. Zone 5. Because it is not winter-hardy, it seldom succeeds in finding a home in the gardens north of Florida and southern California, but it is frequently grown in flower pots. Rosemary needs an alkaline soil in a sunny, well-drained spot. To harvest, cut 4-inch sections from the tip of the plant. Varieties of rosemary: Prostratus, Collingwood Ingram, Tuscan blue, Arp, Hardy Hill.
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Plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, ...
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Plants - USDA Agricultural Research Service
Plants Fight Off Foreign Invaders · Cracking Nature's Color-Code for Flowers · Nightmare on Elm Street (The Happy Sequel...) Back to:
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Flowering plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flowering plants (angiosperms), also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing ...
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Plant Conservation Alliance Website
Feb 25, 2011 ... Information about projects, grants and funding, meetingsand members.
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