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Post by Sam on Sept 17, 2017 5:52:46 GMT -5
The strange blossom of the Indian Turnip or 'Jack in the Pulpit' is long gone. Now the brilliant red berries are in full display. The root of the Indian Turnip, though listed as poison has been used as a medicinal by native Americans for a long list of ailments. Some of them include asthma, rheumatism, hoarseness, sore and sensitive mouth and tongue, cough, colds, chronic laryngitis, stomatitis, colic, flatulence, facial paralysis, numbness, dizziness, strokes, lockjaw, spasms of the hands and feet, swelling from snakebites, and whooping cough. A poultice or liniment used for sores, ulcers, boils, abscesses, ringworm, scrofulous sores, swellings caused by trauma and injuries, scalp eruptions (tinea capitis), tumors, and as a gargle. Since the fresh root is dangerously irritating to mucous membranes and the dried root is inactive, the roots were used partially dried. Among the Native Americans, the Pawnee applied the powdered root to the head to cure headache, and the Hopis drank it in water to induce temporary or permanent sterility. Thorough drying, boiling, or heating makes the root edible. The common Indian turnip will relieve the rash and itch of poison ivy or poison oak. Indian turnip, or Jack-in-the-Pulpit as it is called, can be scraped and applied to the rash. (Take care around the eyes, do not put juice in the eyes) When the blisters have flattened, apply cold cream to heal the rash faster.
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Post by les on Sept 17, 2017 7:26:04 GMT -5
Good shots and info Sam, we have the cuckoo Pint also poisonous but the victorians would use the bulbs ,They would boil them twice drain all the water out before reboiling them to get rid of the poision en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum
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Post by Sam on Sept 18, 2017 3:34:06 GMT -5
I think it's very similar to the Indian Turnip Les. The blossoms looks a lot alike.
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