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The sweet notes set Frank Gowan thinking of the broad marshy fields down by the river, bordered with sedge, reed, and butter-bur, where the clear waters raced along, and the trout could be seen waiting for the breakfast swept down by the stream -- where the marsh marigolds studded the banks with their golden chalices, the purple loosestrife grew in brilliant beds of colour, and the creamy meadow-sweet perfumed the morning air.
In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First George Manville Fenn 1870
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Relieve itchy eyes, runny nose and sneezing with the herbal supplement butter-bur.
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Swiss researchers found that one tablet of butter-bur three times a day worked just as well as antihistamines without causing drowsiness.
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(wall pennywort), and the Tussilago Petasites (butter-bur), Stellaria
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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