Talk:Privet

Trivia[edit]

Does the background of the word Privet in Russian related to the plant? If not, despite being an interesting tid bit, I don't see it as relevant to this article. Chapium 23:33, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not even a little. Deleted.Dxco 19:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What makes you so sure? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.146.67.66 (talk) 03:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I came here looking for the russian background :D 89.212.211.205 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:29, 5 August 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Survey[edit]

The survey quoted references the Guardian - which is not the original source. That remains a mystery. Additionally, we don't know if it was 10 self selecting TV viewers or 10,000 randomly selected homebuyers. Plus, the item is quoted to suggest privet is a serious off-putting factor - whereas several items score a much higher 'unpopularity' rating. All in all, it's a duff 'fact' that wants removing - I'd do it myself, but, frankly, I daren't! Heenan73 (talk) 22:20, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge?[edit]

This article and Ligustrum seem to be covering the very same genus of plants. Should they be merged? -GTBacchus^(talk) 23:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No consenus to merge. Tag removed 1-6=12 Kevin Murray (talk) 23:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I indepently found a merge appropriate, so I have merged them. ENeville (talk) 23:50, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Miss-spelled word[edit]

"Australasia" 67.40.24.127 (talk) 19:31, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Off topic[edit]

This article, which ought to be on privet generally, is dominated by content regarding its invasive nature in the US. This really needs to be split off into another article, and this to be restricted to material on the genus Ligustrum. Imc (talk) 20:56, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the invasive plants content to Privet as an invasive plant. Imc (talk) 08:52, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Allergenic potential[edit]

Unclear that Privet should be classed as highly allergenic - seems that most references say it's unlikely to be, e.g: http://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/110 and http://sydneyweeds.org.au/wp-cms/wp-content/uploads/Weed-Fact-Sheet-Broad-Leaf-Privet.pdf. Only one reference/source for highly allergenic is given, so I'll remove this section. --Drpixie (talk) 00:45, 24 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article[edit]

To add to this article: the etymology of the word "privet." Does it come from the fact that, if it is planted to surround a house, it creates privacy? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 19:43, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The only source I've found says that it's from the Old English pryfet, found in placenames such as Privett in Hampshire, but that pryfet is of unknown derivation, although the suffix -et should indicate a thicket of whatever pryf- refers to.^[1] Peter coxhead (talk) 11:48, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Grigson, Geoffrey (1974), A Dictionary of English Plant Names, London: Allen Lane, p. 174, ISBN 978-0-7139-0442-0

TCM etc.[edit]

- "The decoction of privet leaves or bark helps to treat diarrhea, stomach ulcers, chronic bowel problems, chapped lips, sore mouths and throats, and a wash for skin problems.[12] Privet leaves and bark have bitter properties that make a useful tea for improving appetite and digestion in chemotherapy patients.[12]"

it helps? or is it hoped to help, in mere traditional superstition? what do real scientific studies have to say about it?

- "Kuding is a Chinese tea made from either a Ligustrum or Ilex species." That sentence is not clear.

- I thought that at least the European wild privet is toxic, and any concoctions/ eating it not recommended at all. What about that?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:3037:40E:A766:31FD:FBE1:4D74:495E (talk) 12:35, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Grig74-1] Grigson, Geoffrey (1974), A Dictionary of English Plant Names, London: Allen Lane, p. 174, ISBN 978-0-7139-0442-0

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