palm
Palm is a tree. A variety of palms line the Nile River.
botanical information:
Botanical name: hundreds of varieties
Common name: palm
history:
History: The ancient Egyptians built many of their earliest temples with wooden columns topped with palm leaves. When the Egyptians switched to stone columns they continued to carve palm fronds and leaves into the tops of the columns (see example below).
cautions and contraindications:
Non-toxic to animals: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center has determined that bamboo palm, belmore sentry palm, bottle palm, canary date palm, Christmas palm, dwarf date palm, dwarf palm, dwarf royal palm, fan tufted palm, figleaf palm, forster sentry palm, fortunes palm, good luck plam, kentia plam, Kenya palm, lady palm, Manila palm, miniature date palm, neanthe bella palm, paradise palm, parlor palm, pigmy date palm, reed palm, and windmill palm “have not been reported as having systemic effects on animals or as having intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract.” —ASPCA
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
