10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE BRYONY»
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Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World ...
In Sussex as recently as the twentieth century there was a mandrake seller who
sold the roots of white bryony as mandrakes for healing rheumatism, malaria,
indigestion, pains in the chest, and headaches (Allen 1995: 113). In recent folk ...
but also occasionally (2) black-fruited white-bryony, B. alba L. Common white-
bryony is a perennial vine indigenous to much of Europe, including Britain. 1t has
a massive white tuberous root; its berries are red or orange when ripe. 1n the ...
Guy De Chauliac, Michael Rogers MacVaugh, Margaret Sinclair Ogden, 1997
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Plants: Their Natural Growth and Ornamental Treatment
Bud of the White Bryony — Bryonia dioica — enlarged. 88. Flower of White
Bryony : front view — enlarged. 89. Inflorescence of White Bryony. 90. Natural
growth of the White Bryony. 91. Leaf of the White Bryony. 92. Ornamental
treatment of the ...
Frederick Edward Hulme, 1874
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Organic Materia Medica: Including the Standard Remedies of ...
WHITE BRYONY. Bryonia, U.S.P. Bryonia alba, Linnl. (Root.) Synonyms.—
Bryonia: Couleuvrte, Fr. ; ZaunrUbe, Oichtrllbe, Ger. Properties.— Hydragogue
cathartic, inlargedoses an irritant poison. Chiefly employed as a hydragogue in
dropsy, ...
Parke, Davis & Company, 1888
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The Herb Book: The Most Complete Catalog of Herbs Ever Published
(a) (Bryom'a alba) Common Names: White bryony, tetterberry, wild bryony, wild
hops, wild vine, wood vine. Medicinal Part: Rootstock. Description: White bryony
is a perennial climbing plant cultivated in the U5. and Europe, and occasionally ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Species. 1. Bryonia aiba, or black-berried white bryony: leaves palmate, callous-
scabrous on both sides; flowers monoecous; berries black. Black-berried white
bryony seems to differ from the red in little else besides the colour Of theberries.
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A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and ...
The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk
-lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, & Trees with All Their Modern Scientific
Uses Maud Grieve Mrs. C. F. Leyel. BRYONY, EUROPEAN WHITE BRYONY, ...
Maud Grieve, Mrs. C. F. Leyel, 1931
Margaret Grieve. BRYONY, EUROPEAN WHITE BRYONY, EUROPEAN WHITE (
POISON) BRYONY, WHITE Synonyms. English Mandrake. Wild Vine. \Vild Hops.
Wild. qualities, ranks as a dangerous irritant poison. It is a very common plant in ...
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Hatfield's Herbal: The Curious Stories of Britain's Wild Plants
So it is not surprising that some of its uses have overlapped with those of white
bryony and therefore several records are undoubtedly confused as to which plant
is meant. Salmon in 1693 tells us that bryony is of two kinds: white and black 'of ...
10
National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
Bryony and tHE Black Arts oth white bryony (Bryonia alba) and its close relative
Bryonia dioca (often called white bryony as well) have been linked to witchcraft
and the black arts for centuries. Witches supposedly kept bryony hidden on their
...
Steven Foster, Rebecca Johnson, 2008
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE BRYONY»
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white bryony is used in the context of the following news items.
Drones could join battle against pests and disease
The drone would be used to monitor for plants such as white bryony, a "cucumber-like vine that climbs up to 6m" and smothers and shades whatever it grows on. «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
White Bryony Getting a Grip in Twin Falls County
White bryony has 'beautiful small, greenish-white flowers, interesting shaped five-lobed leaves that are up to five inches wide, pea-size berries that turn black ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jun 14»
White Bryony, a weed that needs to be controlled
The plant is white bryony and is such a problem that the Idaho Department of Agriculture has classified it as a noxious weed. The legal definition of a noxious ... «Idaho State Journal, Jul 12»
Fast-growing, noxious weed, white bryony, found in Bozeman
Called the "Kudzu of the Northwest," the noxious weed white bryony has been discovered in Bozeman. A perennial climbing vine capable of growing up to 6 ... «Montana State University, Jul 09»
