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buck bean

(bŭk' bean),
The leaves of Menyanthes trifoliata (family Gentianaceae); credited with emmenagogue, antiscorbutic, and simple bitter properties.
Synonym(s): bogbean, menyanthes
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Bryonia, Smilax and Menyanthes did not display pronounced antimicrobial effects at the concentrations tested.
Screening of plant extracts for antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts with dermatological relevance
Only fen and wet meadow plant remains (Lycopus europaeus, Menyanthes trifoliata) are present in low quantities in this interval.
Reconstruction of palaeovegetation and sedimentation conditions in the area of ancient Lake Burtnieks, northern Latvia./Taimkatte arengu ja settetingimuste rekonstruktsioon Burtnieki jarve umbruses Pohja-Latis
Surface layer coverage was not high; Carex lasiocarpa, Phragmites australis, and Menyanthes trifoliata dominated.
Species composition and structure of vascular plants and bryophytes on the water level gradient within a calcareous fen in North Estonia/Pohja-Eesti kaltsiumirikka madalsoo soontaime- ja samblaliikide koostis ning struktuur veetaseme gradiendil
Associates include Betula pumila, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Thelypteris palustris, Hypericum virginicum, Menyanthes trifoliata, Potentilla palustris, Sarracenia purpurea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, and V.
An illustrated catalogue of macroscopic subfossils from late-Pleistocene and Holocene westland deposits in northern Indiana
The area around the coring site in Stage II developed into a shallow marsh, evidenced by seeds of Brasenia schreberi and Nuphar advena, with a fen mat containing Dulichium arundinaceum, Menyanthes trifoliata, Scirpus validus/acutus and Vaccinium macrocarpon becoming ever closer to the coring site.
Palaeoecology and Development of Peatlands in Indiana
Over 80 of these species are disjunct from open peatlands in boreal or northeastern North American, including Aster junciformis, Betula pumila, Carex sterilis, Epilobium strictum, Eriophorum angustifolium, Galium labradoricum, Gentiana procera, Lobelia kalmii, Menyanthes trifoliata, Mimulus glabratus var.
Paleorefugia and Neorefugia: The Influence of Colonization History Pattern and Process
Defnyddiwyd ffa'r gors (Menyanthes trifoliata; bogbean) i drin anhwylderau'r stumog yn ogystal ag fel tonig, ond mae'n deg nodi fod ffa'r gors hefyd wedi'u defnyddio at nifer o anhwylderau eraill.
Dyma'r bois at gamdreuliad; BYD NATUR
Calla palustris and Menyanthes trifoliata occurred on the eastern paludified shore.
Spatial distribution of macrofossil assemblages in surface sediments of two small lakes in Estonia/Makrojaanuste ruumilisest jaotusest kahe Eesti vaikejarve pindmistes setetes
Characteristic plants included Andromeda glaucophylla, Betula pumila, Carex oligosperma, Carex trisperma, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Coptis trifolia, Drosera spp., Larix laricina, Menyanthes trifoliata, Potentilla fruticosa, Sarracenia purpurea, Sphagnum spp., Vaccinium macrocarpon, and V.
The structure and composition of vegetation in the lake-fill Peatlands of Indiana
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), common cattail (Typha latifolia), burr reed (Sparganium minimum), and Menyanthes trifoliata roots readily absorb mercury ions from aqueous solutions.
Mercury Toxicity in Plants
The lakes have low humic content and sparse vegetation mainly consisting of Carex rostrata, Menyanthes trifoliata, Lobelia dortmanna, and Nymphaea alba.
Size-specific interactions in lake systems: predatory gape limitation and prey growth rate and mortality
Observations on gas movement in the rhizome of Menyanthes trifoliata L., with comments on the role of the endodermis.
Survival and aerenchyma development under flooded conditions of Boltonia decurrens, a threatened floodplain species and Conyza canadensis, a widely distributed competitor

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