Scroll down to the Viburnum Opulus. They look like the pic you posted. http://cabd0.tripod.com/cabsmushroompage/id4.html
help identifying berries.........
by scootergirl 31 Replies latest jw friends
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scootergirl
Very interesting.........I did a search on "Viburnum opulus" because YES........that is what these look like, Lilacs, and this is what I found:
(Viburnum opulus)It has been used by woman to treat PMS, menstrual cramps and to help regulate the menstrual cycle.
Hmmm! This may be better than having currants in the backyard!
Cramp bark Tincture
Viburnum opulus
Cramp bark is a superb muscle relaxant. It is helpful in muscular aches and pains and conditions associated with smooth muscle tension such as IBS and high blood pressure. Suitable for children.
IBS, colic, griping, high blood pressure, muscle aches, nervous tension, tension headaches.
Edited by - scootergirl on 4 September 2002 9:5:13
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Solace
Scooter is alive!
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scootergirl
LOL Heaven......yes, I made it thru the night!
Seeing the "medicinal" values of this plant, I may be chewing on some bark soon! LOL
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LDH
((((((((((((((((((((Scooter)))))))))))))))))))
Glad you came out of this ok. Now may be the right time to examine your insurance coverage, though, LOL.
That way, when you do check out, you can leave millions for your three babies. heh heh heh.
Lisa
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LDH
PS, I think nathan was on the right track.
The pix he posted are the berries I was referring to. The Viburnum Opulens is a dead ringer!!!
Lisa
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WildHorses
Scooter, LOL, you just may have a new business in your future. You can can then and ship them to all us poor women who suffer menstrual cramps.
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Hmmm
Dessert Strawberry
Darryl Strawberry
Chuck Berry
Halle Berry
Glad I could be of assistance
Hmmm
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LoneWolf
Hi, Scootergirl,
Out here in Oregon we have a government agency (state) that's known as the Extension Service. If anyone has a plant, bug, varmit of any kind, they have the experts to deal with them. I know, as I'm their prime expert on stinging insects like honeybees, yellow jackets, and hornets. (I get anywhere from two to ten calls a day to take care of problems where they are involved.)
You should have something similar there.
I would strongly advise that you take examples of the berries and the leaves, if not a whole stem to these folks. Here the service is free. The reason I advise this is that there are too many berries that look like that, and some are indeed poisonous.
For those here on the west coast, we have one that grows fairly close to the ground, not usually over 3 feet tall, that is called Baneberry. It's not good for you either, but they are the same beautiful clear red that is shown on the first post.
More power to you on the living off the land. There are many things here that we use. Take care now.
LoneWolf
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scootergirl
Thanks Lonewolf........we have the University of Minnesota Extension office that said that they can identify the plant for me. I am going to bring a sample to them and see what I find out.
It just amazes me how much is in the wild that you can eat! I found out from them that I can eat the bulbs of the cattails that grow near our pond. Apparently they taste like almonds? My husband just laughed and said "more power to you.....here's the shovel!" I see some broiled walley w/slivers of cattail bulbs in our future!
