Английская Википедия:Bryonia dioica
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Bryonia dioica, known by the common names red bryony and white bryony,[1] also English mandrake or ladies' seal,[2] is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant in the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit.
Toxicity
Bryonia dioica is generally toxic to humans. Application of its juice to the skin produces inflammation with a rash or ulcers, and consumption of this juice causes intense gastrointestinal irritation including nausea and vomiting in small doses, and anxiety, paralysis, or death in larger amounts.Шаблон:Citation needed
The seed of this vine, by contrast, is safely edible, and finds use in Western Europe as an ingredient in starch dishes.Шаблон:Citation needed
Herbalism
The plant is sometimes used in herbalism. In medieval times the plant was thought to be an antidote for leprosy.[2]
The root can be Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert thick. John Gerard's Herball (1597) states that: "The Queen's chief surgeon, Mr. William Godorous, a very curious and learned gentleman, shewed me a root hereof that waied half an hundredweight, and of the bignes of a child of a yeare old."[2]
It can be used fresh at any time of the year. It can also be harvested in the autumn and be dried for later use.Шаблон:Citation needed
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Flowers of Bryonia dioica
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