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Woodlands
7 - 15 cms.
January - April
Snowdrops contain an active substance called galantamine, (or
galanthamine), which can be helpful in the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease,
though it is not a cure. Snowdrops also contain an active lectin or
agglutinin named GNA for Galanthus nivalis agglutinin. Potatoes have
been genetically modified with the GNA gene. In 1998
Árpád Pusztai said in an interview that
his group had observed damage to the intestines and immune systems of rats fed the genetically modified potatoes.
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