Forgive me for butting in, but what is pokeweed good for? Melly --- On Wed, 9/30/09, polo <[email protected]> wrote:
From: polo <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>DMSO and poke To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:42 PM Oh, just reimburse me for the postage and I can send you some fresh root. It needs to be dug after our first frost which is a ways off yet. Berries would be much harder and I don't generally pick or sell them. doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norton, Steve" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: RE: CS>DMSO and poke > Doug, > > I certainly agree that pokeweed is interesting. > Both in it's unique antiviral properties: Three well-known different > pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP)isoforms from the leaves of the pokeweed > (PAP-I from spring leaves, PAPII from early summer leaves, and PAP-III from > late summer leaves) that cause concentration-dependent depurination of > genomic virus RNA. And there is the pokeweed mitogen. I have not come across > mitogens in any other plant, although there may be some with mitogens. And in > it's immune stimulating properties. > > I have to admit that the roots worry me a little since they, along with any > red parts of the plant (not including the berries), contains the highest > amount of toxins. The berries are the lowest as long as you do not eat the > seeds. > > When I grew up in Kentucky, pokeweed would be found anywhere you did not cut > or weed regularly. I have yet to see it in CA where I live now. I see that > you offer pokeweed for sale or trade on your site. What are your prices for > shoots, roots, leaves and berries and when are the seasons for each? I would > like enough berries for a pie and some jelly to try. The rest would be for > tincturing. Except for some shoots that I may cook if there are enough. > > Thanks, > Steve N -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
