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Bracken - a health risk?
Bracken - a health risk?
Bracken foliage, when green, is high in potash, often freely available and makes an excellent compost ingredient.
There has been concern about possible human health risks associated with using bracken. It does contain several toxic, and possibly carcinogenic, substances that have been shown to cause problems in grazing animals. Most recently, reports in the media have suggested that inhaling bracken spores may cause cancer.
Bracken - a health risk?
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