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    Bearsfoot: Return To Herb Seed Index

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    Bearsfoot is a perennial native to eastern America that grows in pastures and ravines. It has opposite, three-lobed leaves resembling a bear's footprint and bright yellow flowers occurring in a single row at the top of the plant. Traditionally, the resinous root was used as a remedy to enlarge the liver and spleen. The root contains active principles and is challenging to cultivate, growing best in full sun or partial shade from 3 to 5 feet tall. An ointment can be made from the fresh root and lard or suet by heating the cut pieces in the fat until the water evaporates and straining while hot, producing a light green ointment with the disagreeable odor of the

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    Bearsfoot is a perennial native to eastern America that grows in pastures and ravines. It has opposite, three-lobed leaves resembling a bear's footprint and bright yellow flowers occurring in a single row at the top of the plant. Traditionally, the resinous root was used as a remedy to enlarge the liver and spleen. The root contains active principles and is challenging to cultivate, growing best in full sun or partial shade from 3 to 5 feet tall. An ointment can be made from the fresh root and lard or suet by heating the cut pieces in the fat until the water evaporates and straining while hot, producing a light green ointment with the disagreeable odor of the

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    Bearsfoot is a perennial native to eastern America that grows in pastures and ravines. It has opposite, three-lobed leaves resembling a bear's footprint and bright yellow flowers occurring in a single row at the top of the plant. Traditionally, the resinous root was used as a remedy to enlarge the liver and spleen. The root contains active principles and is challenging to cultivate, growing best in full sun or partial shade from 3 to 5 feet tall. An ointment can be made from the fresh root and lard or suet by heating the cut pieces in the fat until the water evaporates and straining while hot, producing a light green ointment with the disagreeable odor of the

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    Bearsfoot

    Polymnia uvedalia
    Family: Asteraceae
    Perennial. Native eastern American plant growing in pastures and ravines, rising
    unperturbedly above the tall grasses. The stems bear opposite, 3-lobed leaves which
    resemble the ootprint o a bear. The bright yellow lowers occur in a single row at
    the ape! o the plant. This is a traditional speciic remedy or enlargement o the liver
    and spleen. The resinous root contains the active principles. Cultivation:
    "hallenging. #ow in all in outdoor lats or outdoor nursery bed. $ermination in the
    spring o the irst and second years. $rows rom 3 to % eet in ull sun or partial
    shade..
    Ointment of Polymnia
    &From 'ing(s )ispensatory*
    Take of fresh Polymnia root 1 part and lard or mutton suet 2 parts. Cut root into
    small pieces, and having added the lard, heat the mixture until water ceases to
    evaporate, and then strain while hot. The ointment is a lightgreenish color, and
    posesses the disagreea!le odor of the root.
    +eturn to ,erb #eed -nde!

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