Creeping charlie safe?
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fantasybookworm
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Creeping charlie safe?
Our back yard has a huge patch of creeping charlie. Looks like - http://www.bhg.com/gardening/pests/inse ... ds/#page=9 with little clusters of purple flowers. Does anyone know if the leaves & flowers would be safe for crabs? The patch in our yard is blooming right now & I'd love to gather a bunch if it's okay! I've already gotten some violet blossoms, dandelion leaves, roots, and extra blossoms, and some tulip blossoms. I'm gonna go back out to get some cherry blossoms before my dad gets home to yell at me.
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fantasybookworm
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Re: Creeping charlie safe?
Hm...I checked Wikipedia to read more about it & I'm thinking it's probably a no.
"Although it has been used as a salad green and in herbal medicines for thousands of years, the safety of Glechoma hederacea has not been established scientifically, and there is sufficient evidence to warrant caution with its use.[citation needed] Glechoma hederacea is toxic to cattle and horses.[12] Glechoma hederacea is known to contain terpenoids; terpene-rich volatile oils are known to irritate the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. The volatile oil also contains pulegone, a chemical also occurring in pennyroyal that is a known irritant, toxic to the liver, and also an abortifacient. The total yield of volatile oil in Glechoma is less than 1/30th the concentration that of pennyroyal.[10]"
"Although it has been used as a salad green and in herbal medicines for thousands of years, the safety of Glechoma hederacea has not been established scientifically, and there is sufficient evidence to warrant caution with its use.[citation needed] Glechoma hederacea is toxic to cattle and horses.[12] Glechoma hederacea is known to contain terpenoids; terpene-rich volatile oils are known to irritate the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. The volatile oil also contains pulegone, a chemical also occurring in pennyroyal that is a known irritant, toxic to the liver, and also an abortifacient. The total yield of volatile oil in Glechoma is less than 1/30th the concentration that of pennyroyal.[10]"