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White Bryony, nueza

Bryonia dioica

Description:

White bryony, is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant of the genus Bryonia with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit. The plant is sometimes used in herbal medicine. It is a powerful cathartic and purgative. It is primarily prescribed for painful rheumatic conditions. The root is cathartic, cytotoxic, diaphoretic, expectorant, hydrogogue, irritant, pectoral, purgative and vermifugal.

Habitat:

Spotted in the dry bed of a small brook in a forest of Holm oak and pine trees

Notes:

B. dioica is generally toxic to humans. The seed of this vine, by contrast, is safely edible, and finds use in Western Europe as an ingredient in starch dishes.

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arlanda
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arlanda

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012

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