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Saturday - November 13, 2010
From: Kansas City, KS
Region: Midwest
Topic: Non-Natives, Poisonous Plants
Title: Mulberry sap in the bloodstream from Kansas City
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
What affect does mulberry sap have if put in contact with the blood stream?ANSWER:
What is it with you and the curare and now mulberry sap? This is still out of our range of expertise and really off-subject for people interested in growing plants native to North America, which is our specialty.
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