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Stories about: yew

Trees Linked to Graveyards Since ancient times, people associated the idea of the immortality of the soul, rooted in Plato's teachings, with evergreen plants. With a right trunk, arched branches and fusiform treetop, the cypress tree is generally recognized as the funerary tree in the Mediterranean area. In antiquity, this tree, always gr... 14 November 2007 14:06 GMT Dirt against Cancer Poison can be turned into a cure. This is also the case of the yew trees, extremely toxic gymnosperms, whose only non-toxic part is the comestible seed's aril (resembling a berry). Their bark (in the case of some species) contains a chemical that fights cancer. A new research shows that the dirt from the place ... 25 April 2007 03:11 GMT