10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JERUSALEM OAK»
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Jerusalem oak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Jerusalem oak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Herbal Remedies of the Lumbee Indians
Jerusalem Oak (Chenopodium ambro- sioides) Warning: This plant itself is
deadly poison. If taken internally, it will kill you. Jerusalem Oak is an erect annual
or perennial. Its leaves are alternate, simple, and irregularly toothed. The small ...
Arvis Locklear Boughman, Loretta O. Oxendine, 2004
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African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal ...
Jerusalem Oak (Chenopodium ambrosioides) Although Jerusalem oak sounds
as if it were Middle Eastern in origin, it is really native to North America. Native
Americans and Southern folk practitioners used it as a treatment for worms (Moss
...
3
Weeds of California and Other Western States
Jerusalem-oak goosefoot [Chenopodium botrys L., synonyms: feather geranium;
Botrydium botrys (L.) Sm.; Teloxys botrys (L.) W. A. Weber][CHEBO] is an erect,
strong-scented annual to 0.7 m tall. Unlike mexicantea,Jerusalem-oak goosefoot
...
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
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Herbal Medicine Past and Present: A reference guide to ...
84-85). Duke (1985, p. 205) surprisingly gave Grieve's outdated directions for
management of poisoning. JERUSALEM OAK (tops, leaves) The Herbalist's
Account Jerusalem oak grows everywhere around old buildings and chicken
pens.
J. K. Crellin, A. L. Tommie Bass, 1990
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African American Southerners in Slavery, Civil War and ...
Elderberry tea, Jerusalem oak candy, pine-top tea, and mullen tea combatted
colds, fevers, and parasites. One folk doctor favored a mixture of charcoal, honey,
and onions for sick babies, and prescribed cactus root tea for colicky infants.
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Digestive Wellness for Children: How to Stengthen the Immune ...
The most common natural antiparasitic agents include barberry, blackseed, black
walnut, boldo, butternut bark, clove, garlic, gentian root, goldenseal, grapefruit-
seed extract, Jerusalem oak/American wormseed, Oregon grape, pumpkin seed,
...
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Florida Almanac 2007-2008
Below are Florida folk medicines, some with a possible scientific basis: Common
Name Onion antiseptic Virginia snake root . . . stimulant or tonic, for headache
and ring-worm Cabbage for carbuncles Buttonwood for fever Jerusalem oak ...
English Names: Ambrosia Also: sticky goosefoot, feather geranium, Jerusalem
oak (hyphens between words of the latter two names optional), Jerusalem oak
goosefoot, turnpike goosefoot [The common name ambrosia should not be
confused ...
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Science in the British Colonies of America
concr's fulsome account of the virtues of Jerusalem oak and the "Quinzie Root,"
or throatwort, wrote to Dr. Richard Hill of Lon- dontown, Maryland. Dr. Hill replied
on March 8, 1735/36, and his letter was presented to the Royal Society on June 3
...
Raymond Phineas Stearns, 1970
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Animals and the Maya in Southeast Mexico
Rarely do English speakers face such confusing entities as "Jerusalem oak" (
which is not an oak and does not even remotely resemble one — nor is it from
Jerusalem; botanists sometimes advise hyphenating "Jerusalem-oak," but the
equally ...
Eugene Newton Anderson, Felix Medina Tzuc, 2005
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JERUSALEM OAK»
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Jerusalem oak is used in the context of the following news items.
A Philosophy of Herbs
... lady's mantle, scarlet pimpernel, angelica, rue, samphire, feverfew and Jerusalem oak — all still tremble with the heavy breath of incantation. «New York Times, Jul 15»
Lynda Hallinan's preserves etiquette
A sprig of Jerusalem oak signified a love reciprocated and apple blossom hinted at better things to come, while peach blossom proved a ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
Wild edibles 101: Experts recommend starting simple
Cautions: Two members of the genus, the Mexican tea and Jerusalem oak, can be used medicinally, but are toxic in large quantities. They are ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Aug 13»
