[APWG] The new book "Invasive Plants of Asian Origin..."

[David Bruce Leonard]

Hello All,

I specialize in the medical uses of invasive plants.

The following genera (and most of the species) listed below are medicinal.

> Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf)
> Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)
> Akebia quinata (Chocolate vine)
> Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa)
> Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort)
> Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
> Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper mulberry)
> Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Bush)
> Caesalpinia decapetala (Cat's claw)
> Carduus nutans (Musk thistle)
> Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor tree)
> Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)
> Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower)
> Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed)
> Cotoneaster spp. (Cotoneaster)
> Dioscorea batatus (Chinese yam)
> Euphorbia esula (Leafy spurge)
> Ficus spp. (Fig)
> Humulus scandens (Japanese hop)
> Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
> Lonicera spp. (Honeysuckle)
> Lotus corniculatus (Bird's foot trefoil)
> Lythrum spp. (Loosestrife)
> Morus alba (White mulberry)
> Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree)
> Perilla frutescens (Perilla) [Beefsteak plant]
> Phellodendron amurense (Amur corktree)

Some of these are listed on my website http://www.medicineatyourfeet.com but
I also have a lot of information that is not posted there. I can be reached
at the above email address if anyone wants to know the medicinal uses of
these little beasts.

Aloha,

David
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David Bruce Leonard, L.Ac.
Medicine at your Feet
http://www.medicineatyourfeet.com