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Nandina domestica

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Nandina domestica
horticultural plant in family Berberidaceae; can cause cyanide poisoning; called also sacred or heavenly bamboo.


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Nandina domestica is often called Heavenly Bamboo or even as Sacred Bamboo This is a suckering shrub that belongs to the Barberry family, Berberidaceae Nandina domestica is often called Heavenly Bamboo or even as Sacred Bamboo.
Nandina domestica - Like bamboo with the added bonus of flowers and berries.
It was first isolated by Takase and Ohashi (1926) from fruit of Nandina domestica Thunberg, which was used to treat asthma, whooping cough, pharynx tumor and uterine bleeding in Japan for many years.
 
 
 
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