Poke WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Poke
Poke is a herb with many names, including: poke root, poke weed, Virginian poke, pigeon berry, inkweed, skoke, inkberry, grubroot, phytolacca berry, American spinach, crowberry, pocan and many others.1 The plant is native to North America and is found throughout the South. It is known to stimulate the metabolism, detoxify the body, and is especially helpful in boosting the immune system.2
Fast Facts:
- The leaves of the young plant can be boiled in water three times (with water discarded after each session), seasoned and eaten in the same manner as spinach.3
- A poke root tincture can be used to treat sore throats, strep throat, infected gums, swollen lymph glands and breast cysts. Some studies are reporting positive results in treating HIV, cancer and lymphoma!3
- The entire poke plant can be considered toxic in the hands of an inexperienced person.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Botanical: Poke Root
- ↑ AltNature: Poke Root
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Herbal Remedies Info: Poke: Old Medicinal Uses
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Poke root, Poke weed, Virginian poke, Pigeon berry, Inkweed, Skoke, Inkberry, Grubroot, Phytolacca berry, American spinach, Crowberry, Pocan
- Last update: Feb. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
