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Oops, been gone a while, but still allotmenting.
Yew, cancer...
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October 23, 2004, 22:19:30 »
Was reading one of the back issues of Organic Gardening Mag, when I came across an article on Yew - companies will pay for yew clippings (Taxol is useful in combatting cancer). One company is based in Chichester
http://www.limehurst.com/
. Though too late for this year, stick in a reminder in the diary for July-September for when you prune your yew...
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October 24, 2004, 14:41:03 »
That's interesting Multi - I have two yew trees. Never knew about the beneficial uses of the clippings. Have put the site in my favourites.
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Think you will find it is one of the ingredients in Tamoxifen, so helping hundreds on a daily basis! What other plants have healing properties that we just haven't discovered yet!
Good post Multi! ;D
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