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Article: "Pesky" weeds that promote liver health
- Article from:
- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Intertec Publishing Mar 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Many of nature's most powerful medicinal plants are today disdainfully dismissed as "noxious weeds." This is unfortunate because not only do these plants deserve greater notice and respect, but they are often the hapless victims of herbicidal sprays. It is an interesting juxtaposition that while the herbicides used on weeds can be toxic to the human liver, the weeds themselves offer medicinal constituents which can help with or protect against disease.
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