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Originally Posted by jeremyinsf
Viagra makes flowers stand up straight and last longer. But I'm not about to tell my doctor that my plants need a prescription. I think I'll stick with Ray's comment here and just try to treat my plants well in general.
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I thought this was a joke until I read the article in the British Medical Journal (a legit medical journal-I'm an MD), and they explain the mechanism. They just used it on cut flowers, though. Not sure how it would work on intact plants. And they don't describe the concentration needed.
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Originally Posted by Polarizeme
I should have said that they are NATIVE to the Northern Hemisphere. I read this on several credible sites. I'm fairly certain trees are introduced into areas where they aren't native plants, this happens all the time.... Dude, Google is my friend. I spend copious amounts of time with it!
It is also know that Willows have a higher concentration of SA than most plants. This is why the Bayer co. used them. I didn't mean to imply that they were the only plants that had this chemical.
Naoki, thanks for the suggestion and link.
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Non-scientific names are often used for entirely different families, genera and species of plants. Without the scientific names, it's not possible to know if they are the same "willows" those of us in North America know, or if they are the same willows that Bayer got salicylic acid from in Germany.
Just sayin.
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