This listing is for 40 Poke Sallet - Phytolacca americana Seeds This beautiful plant is a widely used survival plant and edible green when boiled correctly. Constituents Phytolaccic acid, phytolaccine, calcium malate, resin, starch, wax, gum, tannin, mucilage. Vitamin A 174% Vitamin C 136% Iron 6% Calcium 5% New research has revealed that a possible CURE for Childhood Leukemia called (B43-PAP) is found in the common Pokeweed. In one study 15 out of 18 children who had participated had attained remission. The rootstock is rich in saponins and can be used as a soap substitute. Cut the root into small pieces and simmer it in boiling water to obtain the soap. The root is alterative, anodyne, antiinflammatory, cathartic, expectorant, hypnotic, narcotic and purgative. It is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, tonsillitis, mumps, glandular fever and other complaints involving swollen glands, chronic catarrh, bronchitis and diseases related to a compromised immune system it has potential as an anti-AIDS drug. Some of the chemical constituents in the plant are triterpenoid saponins, lectins, antiviral proteins and many phytolaccagenic acids, which are not completely understood. It has been used for the flu. The berries of this plant has been used as a dye. Reports have shown the lovely red color will turn to a brown in time. Native Americans used the berry to paint their horses. The United States Declaration of Independence was written in fermented pokeberry juice. Cherokee would use crushed up polk berries for fishing. They would crush them up and put them in a small slow moving stream, then walk down stream and pick up the fish who floated to the top. !Caution, The seed is toxic and has caused death! Be safe! Thank You for Looking!