Monday, 19 February 2024

Plants We Used to Use 352. Red campion

Red campion (Silene dioica) roots contain saponins and were used to make soap for washing clothes. Plant extracts have also treated snake bites as well as being advocated as 'cures' for corns and warts.

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Flowers of Oahu 64. Wikstoemia uva-ursi or Akia

The bark, roots and leaves of this plant release a narcotic that was used to stun fish.