What are the benefits of privet berries?
Glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) berries are considered inedible but the fruit has numerous medicinal uses such as increasing white blood cell count and helps maintain bone marrow in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The berries are poisonous to humans and possibly to native fauna, especially insects. The pollen and scent of privet is believed to contribute to respiratory disorders such as asthma.Other types of Asian privet have been introduced as ornamental garden plants in North America, and many have been designated invasive species in the southern US. Privet berries are poisonous for dogs as well as humans and the leaves can be even more toxic in large quantities.Both the foliage and fruit of Chinese privet are reportedly poisonous to humans and livestock, but the toxic principle is not definitely known. This species can serve as an alternate host for the citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri.
What is the best poison for privet?
Cut & paint method Cut or saw the privet as near to the ground as practicable. Immediately apply glyphosate herbicide (360 g/l, dyed with food red) using only as much herbicide as the wood will absorb without overflow. Glyphosate is recommended as an effective foliar herbicide for privet. However, higher spray concentrations are needed for privet than for other brush such as multi- flora rose, for example.