Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Haddaway wrote: > > The article stated > > " The herb began to be used by Dr. Bigelow and was > adopted in the classical botanical books. Thomson and > his co-worker, Dr. Cutler, a medical doctor who became > convinced of the virtues of the plant, brought the > herb into general attention; they called it Emetic > weed, which brought the suggestions of Puke weed, > Vomit weed, and Gag root, which names have been > variously used. Asthma weed is used by a few writers, > and in very old works, it is sometimes called > Eyebright. " > --------------------------------------------- > Is the eyebright commonly sold now the same plant or > from something else? > > ============================ Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) is a totally different plant than Lobelia (Lobelia inflata). -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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