Talk:Piscidia piscipula
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Copyright violation
editThe article contains sentences copied directly from this text and this text. Despite some slight alterations and reordering, this still constitutes a WP:Copyright violation. For example, the article reads:
The wood of fishpoison tree is yellow-brown, close-grained, heavy, hard, and durable, holding up well against moisture and rot.[2] The wood is highly valued as a good carving material and is used to make boat timbers, fence posts, and poles; the wood is also used as a fuel and to make charcoal.
and the source states:
The yellow-brown wood of the fishpoison tree is valued for its use as fuel and charcoal. The wood is close-grained, heavy, hard, durable, and holds up well against moisture and rot. As a result of these properties, the wood is known a good wood carving material and is used to make boat timbers, fence posts, and poles.
The article reads:
...well known as a traditional medicine for treating neuralgia (severe, stabbing nerve pain), migraine, insomnia, anxiety, fear, and nervous tension.[9] Western scientists discovered as early as 1844 that fishpoison tree had pain-relieving and sweat-promoting properties.
and the source states:
...best known as a traditional remedy for treating neuralgia (severe, stabbing nerve pain), migraine, insomnia, anxiety, fear, and nervous tension. As early as 1844, Western scientists discovered that Jamaica dogwood had pain-relieving and sweat-promoting properties.
These, and other examples of similar phrasing, constitutes WP:Plagiarism. The text needs to be revised. — CactusWriter | needles 18:40, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
- Article content has been rewritten. — CactusWriter | needles 05:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
bad links...
edit...Is there a way to report/flag bad reference links? This article has at least one. Tamtrible (talk) 10:41, 4 December 2023 (UTC)