I saturate a handi wipe with alcohol and wipe down the leaves/fronds. I hold the leaf with one hand and pinch the leaf tight between a fold of handi wipe and pull off the scale.

Botanical name: Chenopodium album. Fathen is one of the most competitive cropping weeds in New Zealand.

Approximately 2 ml venous blood was obtained after thorough cleansing of the patients’ skin for 2 min with povidine iodine and allowing the skin to dry before taking blood.

Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mawn hay.