Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 Just read something somewhere about Fat Hen- I think it may have been on a site about PA plants- will look and let you know if it is the same thing. June I admit defeat <groan>I aquired a pretty plant that haz GOT to be good for SUMpin <pout>Can't find anything at all, not even namewise....botatinal name: Sedum maximum "Matrona"Commonname: Orphine, or OrpineSlang name: Fat Hen (well, thats just translating, but hey)Any takers? I'm pissed..... I really should have more then enough linksto find just about anything these days......Sorcy, snifflingFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of Naturopathyian_shillington Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 Im not sure if this is what u want. I've been reading up on New Zealands medicinal plants and I came a cross the term fat-hen. Chenopodium album l., Fat hen, lambs quarters, Huainanga This weed, common to Europe and Asis is boiled and eaten like spinach. The water was drunk 3 times a day as a cure for boils and blood troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 The plum foliage and dusty mauve flower heads of Sedum maximum Atropurpureum 'Honeysong' add a dark beauty to the edge of a border. The foliage makes an excellent foil for dark eyed daylilies and matches the purple and turquoise foliage tones of Euphorbia 'Chameleon.' http://www.creativegardener.com/honysong.html --------- http://nafoku.de/flora/htm/sedumaxi.htm This page has a picture of sedum maximum also, but I believe it to be all in german. We might be able to find other plant pics there, but I can't read it! LOL! OH SORCY!!!!!!! Love and Blessings, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 >botatinal name: Sedum maximum " Matrona " Sorcy.... Try the Genus name Rhodiola, instead of " Sedum " , as " Sedum " is kind of an older name, and " Rhodiola " is used now by many instead...except a lot of sellers of house and garden plants still use the name " sedum " . Forget the cultivar name " Matrona " when you look. Sedum maximum = Rhodiola maximum, but the common New England species S. Telephium, or Rhodiola Telephium, which is also known as " Orpine " or " Live-forever " is so similar as to be considered the same species by some botanists...so check that one, too...that one is edible, and I have eaten it for many years...and i likely have a few articles delineating that use...I also have a story illustrating why it is called " Live forever " , too (having to do with a little sprig of it I found in a paper bag in my piles of stuff in a closet, still alive after 6 months, but the 4 " sprig was now a few feet long, with tiny white leaves...still growing without roots or water, seeking light) but I would just look for Rhodiola at first...you will get lots of hits, on Google at least, on " Rhodiola rosea " , also called " arctic root " , a very closely related species, which is being advertised, studied and sold as a powerful adaptogen, among other things...here is just one article- http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/rhodrosroot.html In this article, amongst other interesting information about that species qualities and constituents, it does mention that only about 14 of 200 or so species in this genus have been studied so far.... SO...there you have several more clues to go on...good luck, and if I have time I will look at more sites and in my books for more... and sooner or later i will put in a more proper introduction....Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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