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	American Mayapple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to the eastern part of North America.
		The name is a misnomer because it is the flower that appears in early May, not the "apple", which appears later during the summer; neither is it related to apples.
		The Mayapple is also called the Devil's apple, Hogapple, Indian apple, Umbrella plant (shape of the leaves), Wild lemon (flavor of the fruit), and American mandrake (shape of rhizomes).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayapple (281 words)

	Mayapple - Plant of the Week
		Mayapple is one of the most noticeable of our early spring wild flowers, not because of the flowers, but because of the large colonies of leaves produced in the woodlands.
		Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) is one of the herbaceous members of the barberry family.
		These wild mayapples are finding their way into cultivation thanks to the efforts of plantsmen such as Dan Hinkley at Heronswood Nursery in Washington.
	www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/Mayapple.htm (646 words)

	The American Mayapple and its Potential for Podophyllotoxin Production
		Mayapple is described as self-incompatible but some researchers believe that colonies in the wild may come from a single seedling, thus one genotype grows in clonal patches (Laverty and Plowright 1988).
		Vegetative propagation of mayapple is by rhizome cuttings or by micropropagation using the terminal bud as the source of explant-inducing adventitious buds with 70% to 90% success rate in soil acclimatization (Moraes-Cerdeira et al.
		Mayapple, however, is one of the first species to sprout in the spring before the leaves of taller trees are fully developed and gathering enough energy to support the yearly growth.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/ncnu02/v5-527.html (3075 words)

	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
		Mayapple is a very common woodland plant, but it is not found everywhere.
		Often, it is found in circular or oblong patches which are dominated by mayapple by late in the woodland wildflower season (say, by June).
		I have rarely tried to transplant mayapple, though once a few plants emerged small and battered from the clayish soil in a garden of mine.
	www.innogize.com /wildflowers/mayapple.htm (421 words)

	Mayapple
		The mayapple's rhizome is thick and reddish brown.
		Mayapple was well known to North American Indians, who valued it for its powerful laxative effect, as a treatment for intestinal worms, as a cure for warts, and even as an insecticide for use on their crops.
		To encourage children to stay away from the poisonous mayapple, their elders traditionally taught them that it was tended by the devil.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_mayapple.htm (695 words)

	Ethnobotanical Leaflets
		Mayapple is a well know rhizomatous herb that grows in gregarious groups in the oak-hickory forests all over the eastern United States and Southern Canada.
		Mayapple acts admirably upon all the secretion, removing obstructions, and producing a healthy condition of all the organs in the system.
		Mayapple may be given by infusion, tincture, decoction, substance, or tincture but it must never be given warm.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/mayapple.htm (1193 words)

	Herbal Descriptions - Mayapple - Atropa mandragora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mayapple is sometimes referred to as umbrella plant, because it looks like a closed umbrella when it first appears each Spring.
		Mayapple Root is often used as a topical treatment for warts.
		Mayapple Root was used by Native Americans as a laxative and to remove intestinal parasites.
	www.viable-herbal.com /herbdesc5/1mayapple.htm (426 words)

	Mayapple
		Name meaning: The name mayapple refers to the fruit, which ripens around May; Podophyllum means "foot leaf", which refers to the shape of the leaves, in that the lobes look like the webbed feet of aquatic birds.
		Similar plants: Mayapple is sometimes called American mandrake because the roots are said to look similar to mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), and because they both carry the duality of medicine and poison, but they are not related in any way, their above-ground parts look quite different, and they have very different uses.
		Mayapple is fairly common all over its range.
	www.nyctophilia.net /plants/mayapple.htm (796 words)

	Mayapple - Drugs & Vitamins - Drug Library - DrugDigest
		Mayapple plants are common spring sights in the woodlands of North America where they often form extensive colonies in the damp ground under hardwood forests.
		Mayapple plants have big, characteristically-shaped leaves that hide an attractive, but strong-smelling white flower that blooms very briefly -- usually in May. The subsequent berries resemble tiny lemons when they are ripe.
		Podophyllum (mayapple resin) should be applied only to small areas of the skin in very small amounts and for limited times, because it is easily absorbed through the skin.
	www.drugdigest.org /DD/PrintablePages/herbMonograph/0,11475,552393,00.html (1344 words)

	MayApple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Minnesota, the mayapple is restricted to the southeast corner of the state.
		As its name suggests, the mayapple flowers in early spring and begins to set fruit in May. The small edible fruits are lemon-shaped and are yellowish in color (so why mayapple and not maylemon, I ask?).
		In the mayapple, the alkaloids, or podophyllotoxins, are produced in the leaves and stems and stored in abundance in the rhizome.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/biology/mnps/papers/frieders.html (1116 words)

	Mayapple
		The medicinal resin from the underground stem of the Mayapple plant serves as the active ingredient in a pair of prescription medications for external genital warts, Condylox and Podocon-25.
		Mayapple is a small perennial native to northeastern North America.
		Mayapple is extremely irritating to the skin and mucous membranes.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/101880.shtml (303 words)

	Mayapple's Cancer-Fighting Precursor
		Mayapple is usually easy to find in the forest in the spring because of its distinctly shaped leaf.
		The humble mayapple, so plentiful in the shade of forests in the southern and central United States, may soon take a more prominent place in the sun thanks to research.
		Scientists have found the mayapple is an excellent source of podophyllotoxin, a compound used for making cancer-fighting chemicals.
	www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/jul00/apple0700.htm (575 words)

	MAYAPPLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mayapple is an herbal medicine that has been used for liver congestion, to induce throwing up, and in cancer treatments.
		Mayapple can be toxic (poisonous) to the liver and kidneys (2).
		Mayapple can be toxic even if placed on the skin.
	www.healthyroads.com /mylibrary/data/altcaredex/htm/ame0258.asp (550 words)

	Mayapple - Herbs & Supplements - Drug Library - DrugDigest
		Podophyllum (sometimes called podophyllin) is a resin from mayapple roots and rhizomes.
		Rhizomes are fleshy extensions of plant stems that run along or under the ground and often produce shoots and roots for new plants.
		When it is applied to the skin, podophyllum (mayapple resin) is used mainly to remove warts.
	www.drugdigest.org /DD/DVH/HerbsWho/0,3923,552393\|Mayapple,00.html (310 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Mayapple
		The Mayapple was used by Native Americans as a medicine, the root was dried and ground into a powder to make a laxative tea to treat intestinal worms and as an insecticide, the liquid directly from the root protected corn seeds from insects.
		Mayapple has been recognized as a pharmaceutical since the 1820's.
		It is not grown commercially, but about 300,000 pounds are collected in the wild for the drug Podophyllin and its derivatives which interfere with cell division by poisoning the cell during mitosis.
	www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/Mayapple_040523.htm (239 words)

	JS Online:Mayapple or Umbrella Plant
		Mayapples bloom in late April or early May and produce a small fruit that ripens in late summer.
		Challenges: Shade and loamy soil are necessary for mayapples to thrive in a garden.
		Did you know: All parts of the plant, except the ripe fruit, are extremely toxic even though American Indians used the root medicinally and it is now scientifically analyzed, purified and used in some drugs for cancer and genital warts.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=225869&format=print (204 words)

	Mayapple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		—The mayapple is a native plant found in low woods, usually growing in patches, from western Quebec to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas
		—A patch of mayapple is easily distinguished from afar by the smooth, dark-green foliage and the even stand, which makes it conspicuous in the woodland.
		It is an erect plant about 1 foot in height with only two leaves, which are circular in outline but with five to seven lobes, the latter being two cleft.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/mayapple.html (177 words)

	Mayapple
		Common mayapple, devil's apple, duck's foot, ground lemon, hog apple, Indian apple, mandrake, mayapple, podophyllum, racoonberry, umbrella plant, vegetable calomel, vegetable mercury, wild jalap, wild lemon, wild mandrake, yellowberry.
		Externally, mayapple is used as a treatment for warts and skin eruptions.
		Internally, a very small amount of root may be used as a cathartic (Laxative), a worm expellant, for jaundice, constipation, hepatitis, fever and syphilis.
	scienceviews.com /plants/mayapple.html (238 words)

	Mayapple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mayapple is a very common wildflower usually found in large groups.
		Generally, 2 large deeply lobed leaves hide the flower, but the leaves were missing on this plant when I spotted the flower in the Smokies in mid April.
		After flowering, the plant develops a yellow fruit which is edible when fully ripe.
	www.ncwaterfalls.com /flora/mayapple1.htm (53 words)

	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
		Mayapple loves company and can be found growing in large patches under deciduous trees in moist open woods.
		When its big green leaves unfurl themselves, a single creamy-white wax-like flower is found hiding beneath them.
		The ripe fruit, or apple (it is really a berry) can be eaten but it is rather insipid.
	www.auburn.edu /~deancar/wfnotes/mayap.htm (164 words)

	Medicinal Plants of Sweet Briar: Mayapple
		More than one hundred years ago the underground stem of the mayapple was recommended to treat cancerous tumors on the skin.
		Many of today's medicinal uses of the mayapple stemmed from the knowledge of how the Native Americans utilized the plant.
		The mayapple is usually twelve to eighteen inches high.
	nature.sbc.edu /fnh/medicmayap.html (321 words)

	Mayapple Root - Podophyllum peltatum - Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs
		Mayapple Root is also an effective topical treatment for wart removal.
		Recently, it has shown promise in tests to determine its effectiveness in combating leukemia.
		Excessive use of Mayapple Root may result in vomiting and stomach upset.
	www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s597.htm (879 words)

	Order Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, Roots
		Umbrella-like leaves that are waxy emerge in early April, and a white flower follows, April-May. An egg-shaped edible fruit occurs after flowering.
		Mayapple usually grows in patches in the wild and the early foliage is lush and attractive.
		Mayapple's wild range from Maine to Florida west to Texas.
	www.sandmountainherbs.com /root/mayapple.html (185 words)

	Mayapple, American plant, organic
		Three plants triangulated about 4 feet apart will make a nice patch within 2 or 3 years.
		The rhizome of mayapple is anticarcinogenic and liver stimulant.
		So really, it is good to buy the plant from fall through to early spring, so that you are not surprised by receiving something with hole-ey or yellowing leaves.
	www.horizonherbs.com /product.asp?specific=jqpogno0 (177 words)

	Berkeley Springs Cottage Rentals WV: MayApple
		MayApple is a private 4 bedroom mountainside home with a hot tub situated along a quiet, wooded road that loops through the scenic foothills of the Cacapon Mountain.
		It is an ideal place for a family vacation, reunion or a social group retreat.
		Exact directions to the MayApple from your location will be provided once a reservation is made and deposit received.
	www.berkeleyspringscottagerentals.com /cottage.asp?code=MA (1127 words)

	Mayapple and Virginia Bluebell - Native Plants Forum - GardenWeb
		Mayapple and Virginia Bluebell - Native Plants Forum - GardenWeb
		I have just received a Mayapple and a Virginia Bluebell from a friend.
		The only place in my yard that has close to the right conditions for them is under pine trees.
	forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/natives/msg0507575213380.html (501 words)

	Mayapple Press books
		ll works and poems posted on this page and related Mayapple Press pages are copyrighted to the authors.
		Works may be downloaded or copied only for personal or classroom use.
		Mayapple Press has no separate printed catalog - this website is the best source of information about our publications.
	www.mayapplepress.com /books.html (88 words)

	GORP - Grand Floral Parade - Mayapple - Wildflowers Along the Appalachian Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		GORP - Grand Floral Parade - Mayapple - Wildflowers Along the Appalachian Trail
		Flower: A single, waxy, nodding white flower grows from the middle of the fork of the two leaves.
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	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/flora/mayapple.htm (180 words)

	Missouri Wildflowers - Mayapple
		With the hollow tree, which there you see
		With its huge leaves, held horizontally, umbrella-like, over the flowers, on erect stalks that emerge from the ground, Mayapple is easy to spot growing in colonies in the woods.
		It's usually necessary to lift the leaves to see the large, white, single flower underneath.
	www.missouriwildflowerguide.com /Flowers/Mayapple.html (94 words)

	mayapple - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com
		We found no French translation for 'mayapple' in our English to French Dictionary.
		Or did you want to translate 'mayapple' from French to English?
		Forum discussions with the word(s) 'mayapple' in the title:
	www.wordreference.com /enfr/mayapple (57 words)

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