Faintly, the musky scent of ligustrum drifted on the air, though where that hedge-climbing vine grew with its frothing flowers, he could not imagine. From Wordnik.com. [Dalamar the Dark]
Herbs that specifically activate T cells are American ginseng, Chinese astragalus root, ganoderma or reishi mushroom, shitake mushroom, Chinese atractylodes alba, ligustrum lucidum, epimedium, and the American echinacea root. From Wordnik.com. [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference
Behind the hedges of hibiscus and ligustrum central air units whirred in the night, bluish flickers bounced around living room interiors, and the eastern seaboard of the U.S. of A. began easing its way into its nightly alpha-wave coma of detective shows and sitcoms. From Wordnik.com. [Again to Carthage] Reference
A small garden grew on each side of the gangway, hemmed in by low ligustrum hedges and consisting of miniature rock gardens, the dislodged cobblestones piled up and serving as rocks, overgrown with trailers paying homage to the delicate orange laburnum flowers which formed the centerpiece of the arrangement. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Hawker]
In the United States, ligustrum is used as a health food to enhance immune functions. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
I find that mine do best in filtered sun, such as hanging a basket on a ligustrum tree branch. From Wordnik.com. [theadvertiser.com -] Reference
Privet or ligustrum has been used as a hedging plant for hundreds of years for a couple of reasons. From Wordnik.com. [RNews - TOP STORIES] Reference
Patients who have used ligustrum have had a 70\% cure rate for acute hepatitis and a 44\% cure rate for chronic hepatitis. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Olive trees are long-lived - more than 1,000 years - slow-growing, evergreen trees classified in the same family as ligustrum. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
Pliny identifies cyprus with the ligustrum of Italy, but the plant is no other than the henna tree (Lawsonia alba) the Orientals are so fond of. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Glycyrrhiza, schizandra, salvia, polygonum, curcumna, ligustrum and silybum are all important herbal components when it comes to creating a protocol for treatment of the hepatitis b virus. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Privet and wax-leaf ligustrum, planted by birds, are left alone, Ms. Finsley says, because the homeowner wants to preserve her thicket of privacy and because the large shrubs 'berries are a food source for wildlife. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference
08:44:44: M- is hauling away the ligustrum cut down yesterday; R- is feeding horses, and I'm sitting here re-organizing chapters. From Wordnik.com. [From Twitter 12-28-2009] Reference
My neighbor has a 20′ ligustrum I wish she would chop down, but the Waxwings have been gorging on her shrub and flitting down to drink from my fish pond’s waterfall. From Wordnik.com. [Thirsty Throngs « Fairegarden] Reference
(Purple Heart was one of the few plants growing here besides Japanese ligustrum when I moved in a little over 10 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Statesman - AP Sports] Reference
FORMULA NUMBER 31: Echinacea Defense Force: echinacea root extract, schisandra, ligustrum, astragalus, pau d'arco extract, garlic, reishi, Siberian ginseng, pau d'arco bark, goldenseal, ginger, echinacea, suma; use to prevent colds and flu. From Wordnik.com. [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference
FORMULA NUMBER 77: Reishi Mushroom Supreme: reishi, shiitake, Siberian ginseng, schisandra, astragalus, atractylodes, grifola, ligustrum, poria cocos, reishi extract, polygala, ginger, cyperus; use for poor energy, lowered resistance to colds and flu, weakness, low immunity in general. From Wordnik.com. [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference
FORMULA NUMBER 82: Shiitake Mushroom Supreme: shiitake, reishi, schisandra, angelica, lycii, salvia, turmeric, milk thistle extract, ligustrum, rehmannia, cyperus, sbiitake extract, reishi extract, Letinus edodes mycelium extract; use to tonify immunity; particularly of liver in cirrhosis and hepatitis. From Wordnik.com. [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference
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