(1) "In the UK," writes Felix Schnappauf, "it is an offence under section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 to 'plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild' any plant listed in Schedule nine, Part II to the Act, which includes Japanese knotweed."
(2) "The best way to get rid of Japanese knotweed is to move house (or get a specialist company in)," suggests Nick Smith.
(3) Meanwhile Chris Sutcliffe has a scorched-earth policy when it comes to the old knotweed: "I had an infestation of Rosebay Willow Herb and successfully got rid of it by introducing pigs and a severe electric fence."
(4) Creasy, who has been vocal in her campaign against what she calls "legal loan sharking" – comparing the firms' grip on the UK to that of Japanese knotweed – said three Conservative MPs had formally signed her amendment and others had voiced their support.
(5) "Liam Blake indeed faces a world of pain with his Japanese Knotweed.
(6) To this end, Liam Blake writes: "I've just discovered Japanese knotweed in my garden!
(7) "Japanese knotweed is like modern football," suggests Robin Hazlehurst.
(8) Species such as Japanese knotweed, the North American signal crayfish, killer shrimp and zebra mussels not only have an impact on biodiversity by supplanting native species, but affect human health and the economy, according to a report from the environmental audit committee.
(9) And it was one of a select bunch of invasive species, including Japanese knotweed and Himalayan Balsam, listed in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 , prohibiting their release into the wild.
(10) In the UK, grey squirrels are estimated to cause £10m of damage to trees each year, Japanese knotweed costs £1.5bn a year to eradicate and it cost £11m to remove rhododendron from one national park in Wales alone, according to the Country Land and Business Association.
(11) They could be facing LIFE IN THE JUG like MBM reader and Japanese knotweed maniac Liam Blake.
(12) In some forecasters’ mouths, a form of forecast-speak has now become the linguistic equivalent of Japanese knotweed.
(13) In Emmerdale , just when you thought Cameron, very much the Japanese knotweed of soap killers, had been dealt with, he goes and bloody resurfaces again.
(14) "In response to the Japanese Knotweed problem, my friend, who makes a living eradicating the wicked weed, suggests chopping it down and then injecting each and every remaining stalk with some kind of pesticide," says Justin Spencer.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close [LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Shovel might not come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(16) Tunnelling here on the fringe of London City airport has involved searching for unexploded bombs, Japanese knotweed and the labyrinthine roots of unclaimed utility lines.
(17) Daniel Alves tries to open Bayern up down the right, but the red shirts are soon all over him like, well, Japanese knotweed.
(18) 8.40pm BST Half-time advertising for gardeners There must be a function on this bad boy which would come in useful for clearing the back yard of the old knotweed.
(19) "The responses of fellow MBMers confirms my worst fears about the knotweed," writes our old pal Liam Blake.
Polygonum
Definition:
(n.) A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
(2) Black bindweed seed (Polygonum convolvulus) from the 1987 harvest was tested for possible toxicity in a 38-day range-finding test with Wistar rats which received feed rations on the basis of VDT-1 standard feedstuff and components of 5 or 20%.
(3) The petroleum ether, alcoholic, and aqueous extracts of 5 indigenous plants, known to have antifertility activity in female rats and mice (Areca catechu Linn, Carica papaya Linn, Daucus carota Linn, Mentha arvensis Linn and polygonum hydropiper Linn), were evaluated for their possible antiovulatory activity in rabbits with copper-induced ovulation.
(4) The mechanism of antimutagenicity of water extracts of grass-wrack pondweed (Potamogeton oxyphylus Miquel), curled pondweed (Potamogeton crispus L.) and smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper L.) towards benzo[a]pyrene mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium was investigated.
(5) Emodin and scoparone, the active principles isolated from Polygonum multiflorum and Artemisia scoparia, respectively, both exhibit vasorelaxant and immunosuppressive effects.
(6) Bulbils of Polygonum viviparum L. were a good source of metabolizable energy, protein and phosphorus, but were deficient in sodium.
(7) The number of adhesive WBC was decreased by 80%, the amount of open capillary returned to near normal, and the aggregation of WBC and the degree of tissue damage in the lung were alleviated by administration of crystal No 4 of Polygonum cuspidatum.
(8) This paper reports the assay of stilbene glucoside in the root of Polygonum multiflorum and its two processed products by first derivative spectrophotometry.
(9) We studied cellular resistance to copper of plant cells Polygonum cuspidatum.
(10) It can be used for the quality control of processing Polygonum multiflorum.
(11) made of thirteen herbs: Polygonum multiflorum, Codonopsis silvestris, Astragalus membranaceus, Poria cocos, etc.)
(12) The herbs Rheum palmatum B and Polygonum cuspidatum S are frequently used as laxatives and anticancer drugs in Chinese medicine.
(13) Using L. natalensis as the target snail, it was shown that the freeze dried material was more potent than the freeze-dried berries of S. incanum, S. nigrum or leaves of Polygonum senegalensis (Family Polygonaceae), all present in Kenya, and known to possess molluscicidal properties.
(14) Five extracts were not active but extracts of Balanites aegytiaca, Blighia sapida, Boswellia dalzielii, Cissampelos mucronata, Detarium microcarpum, Kigelia africana, Opilia celtidifolia, Parkia clappertoniana, Polygonum limbatum, Pseudocedrela kotschyi, Nauclea latifolia and Securidaca longipedunculata were molluscacidal.
(16) In 15 of these families the hypostase is present together with the Polygonum type of embryonic sac and nuclear type of endosperm.
(17) The root of Polygonum multiflorum and its processed products also reduced the enlargement of liver by CCl4.
(18) The herbal composition included Achillea millefolium, Urtica dioica, Cichorium (aboveground part), Polygonum, Matricaria chamomilla (flowers), Helichrysum arenarium, Calendula (flowers), corn stigmas, Humulus lupulus (racemes) in proportion 3:3:1:1:2:1:1:2:1 respectively.
(19) This paper reports the qualitative analysis and content determination of phospholipids in the crude drug of Polygonum multiflorum and its four processed products by TLC.
(20) The alcoholic extract of Mentha arvensis (leaves) and the petroleum ether extract of the roots of Polygonum hydropiper were the most successful agents, inhibiting ovulation in 60% of the animals.