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Five Leaves | | Name : | Five Leaves | | Synonyms : | Americanivy
Falsegrape
Fiveleaves
Virginiacreeper
Wildwoodbine
Woodbine
| | Parts Used : | Root, leaves, bark and twigs | | Habitat : | Thickets, weedy. Maine to Florida; Texas to Kansas, Minnesota. | | Description : | Climbing or creeping vine with adhesive disks on much-branched tendrils.Ascending to 50 to 100 ft. mostly by means of its radiating tendrilssupporting itself firmly on trees, stone walls, churches, etc. Thisis a woody vine of the grape family, with smooth leaves and many leaflets.Leaves divided into 5 leaflets; elliptical to oval, sharply toothed.Small greenish or white flowers in terminal groups; June. Bark andtwigs are collected after the small dark berries have ripened. Hasa persistent acrid taste; not unpleasant. | | Constituents : | Astringent, diuretic, tonic | | Uses : | Native Americans used plant tea for jaundice;root tea for gonorrhea, scrofula,dropsy, bronchitis, pneumonia,cholera, diarrhea. Leaf teaused to wash swellings and poison-sumac rash; mixed with vinegar forwounds and lockjaw; astringentand diuretic. | | Dosage : | The decoction is mucilaginous. | | Safety : | Berries reportedly toxic. Leaves toxic; touching autumn foliage maycause dermatitis. Use this herb under medical supervision only. |
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