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Article: Kudzu grows beyond erosion control to help control alcoholism
- Article from:
- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Intertec Publishing Nov 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The southeastern parts of the United States are reputed to have a love/hate relationship with the kudzu plant. While kudzu has many uses, ranging from controlling erosion to use as animal fodder, it is a hardy plant that can grow out of control. This aspect of kudzu led the poet James Dickey to write in his poem "Kudzu": In Georgia, the legend says That you must close your windows At night to keep it out of the house The glass is tinged with green, even so. Kudzu was first introduced to this country during the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Exhibits of Japanese plants, including the kudzu plant, captured the eye of American gardeners who began growing kudzu as an ornamental ...