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On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 09:23:31 +0200, "maison.mousse" <maison.mousse@wanadoo.fr>
plagerized once again:

>:Polygonum odoratum

Too bad poor ol' James Lumpkins has to constantly cut and paste
perfume-oriented information, since he has no realworld experience with herbs,
his main pasttime being limited to trolling and flaming in this herb newsgroup.
(for those on the england.rec.gardening group, I have snipped his plagerized
'info'.)

Some more information about the Polygonum that I know from actually having used
it, knowing and liking the plant: my ethnobotany professor said the Buddhist
monks use it as an anaphrodisiac, since it is supposed to tone down the male
libido.  It is known in Vietnamese as rau ram.

The Vietnamese typically pair it with eggs. I make a yummy vinegar with it that
I sprinkle on lots of different foods. I may get some today at the Viet grocery
and take a pic. It looks like a pale green 'Wandering Jew' plant, (Transcendica
spp., if you are familiar with that), with very tiny leaves, most under 1/2
inch in length. It grows like a lowgrowing groundcover, and likes semi-shady
moist conditions, up to 6-12 inches high.

This thread has reminded me I haven't had any of this yummy herb for a few
months, so I hope they have it at the store today.


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