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[NAFEX] Poke Weed

From: mauch1@aol.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Poke Weed
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:31:55 -0400

When I took a weed identification class a few years ago in renewing my pesticide license, the 'expert' teaching the class was uncomfortable with people eating pokeweed. She also recommended handling it with gloves as she stated there was evidence that Poke Weed suppressed the immune system.

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6
40° 5' N 75° 51'W
~650 ft elevation

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