Jacaranda season

[thatrebecca]

It's jacaranda season here in LA and there are two large trees dropping their beautiful purple blossoms into our DT enclosures. I understand that jacarandas are non-toxic, so I've been letting the torts munch on the fallen blossoms, which they are doing happily. Anybody know if there's any nutrition to be had from them?

 

[kathyth]

I don't know but I hope so.
They are so butiful!

 

[ascott]

http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/jacaranda.html

 

[dmmj]

Specific Indications and Uses.—Mental enfeeblement, voracious appetite, and epilepsy, particularly of masturbators; secondary syphilis and syphilitic ulcers


Does that mean it causes? or prevents that?

 

[thatrebecca]

http://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/jacaranda.html

Very interesting, Angela, thanks! Some of these old-fashioned treatments are so fascinating and odd!

 

[thatrebecca]

Specific Indications and Uses.—Mental enfeeblement, voracious appetite, and epilepsy, particularly of masturbators; secondary syphilis and syphilitic ulcers


Does that mean it causes? or prevents that?

"Indications" means a drug/plant is used to treat that condition