The small brown berry of this bush with thin flesh is favored for eating because of its sweetness. The roots are used in the treatment of sore eyes after being washed for an extensive period, roasted and pounded then further soaked. A solution was made from the inner bark to treat diarrhoea.
Paper Berry (also known as Emu Berry or Dysentery Bush) - Grewia retusifolia was created by artist William (Bill) Gregory Ivinson in 2016. This art piece , which is part of the Australian Bush Plants portfolio, is a Digital Art / Computer Art, Drawings / Sketch, Illustration artwork. The style of this artwork is best described as Fine Art. The genre portrayed in this piece of art is Botanical, Environmental art, Nature. The artwork was created in Digital, Ink, Mixed, Pencil. The size of the original art is 42 (cms) H x 30 (cms) W.
Words which artist William (Bill) Gregory Ivinson feels best describe this work of art are: Plant, nature, botanical, edible, food, aboriginal, australia, ivosart, bill ivinson, illustration, drawing, canvas, paper, fine art, line art, .