Apocynum androsaemifolium
—Medicinal Action and Uses—One of the digitalis group of cardiac tonics, apocynum, is the most powerful in slowing the pulse, and its action on the vaso-motor system is also very strong. Being rather irritant to mucous membranes, it may cause nausea and catharsis, so that some cannot tolerate it. It is a powerful hydragogue, helpful in dropsies due to heart-failure, and in the ascites of hepatic cirrhosts has been called the ‘vegetable trocar.’
Geo Sans 
Wow.
Interesting point that I’ve never considered before.
battling
carcinogen
~
only time
my dad’s
facade
crumbled
revealing intense light
~
pain
lightening strikes
root awakening
or
scarification
absorbing
my
acidic rain
~
waiting
later
harvesting
bitter roots
poison or deliverance
Apocynum androsaemifolium
—Medicinal Action and Uses—One of the digitalis group of cardiac tonics, apocynum, is the most powerful in slowing the pulse, and its action on the vaso-motor system is also very strong. Being rather irritant to mucous membranes, it may cause nausea and catharsis, so that some cannot tolerate it. It is a powerful hydragogue, helpful in dropsies due to heart-failure, and in the ascites of hepatic cirrhosts has been called the ‘vegetable trocar.’
slowing
~
purging