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Pignut ( Conopodium majus ) tubers are eaten, after peeling and slicing. It can be sprinkled through salads, where it's said to taste like ...
Extracts of Chickweed wintergreen ( Trientalis europaea ), have been used to treat rheumatism, arthritis and gout. Its leaves may be used t...
There are safety concerns and no scientific evidence, but Hemp agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabium ) was used to treat a wide range of conditio...
Ribwort plantain's ( Plantago lanceolata ) young leaves, although fibrous and bitter, can be eaten raw or cooked. This plant has also been ...
Mountain pennycress ( Thlapsi montanum ) seeds and leaves can be a spicy and peppery addition to dishes. The seeds contain edible oils and ...
Common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) leaves can be eaten raw of cooked. The flowers can be added to salads and the seed pods taste like peas ('poo...
Seaside centaury ( Centaurium littorale ) has bitter compounds, making it a popular ingredient in tonics and digestive aids. Its dried leav...
The flowers of Common wintercress ( Barbarea vulgaris ) can be added to salads. The leaves and unopened flower buds can be eaten raw or coo...
Red goosefoot ( Chenopodium rubrum ) can be eaten cooked or raw. Young leaves are added to salads or cooked as a spinach substitute. This p...
Common hemp nettle ( Galiopsis tetrahi t) is poisonous but has been used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, expectorant and laxative.
Yet another traditional medicine is made from Hutchinsia ( Horungia petraea ). It's used to treat colds, coughs and digestive disorders.
Dovesfoot cranebill ( Geranium molle ) is edible. The plant's been used for wind colic and extracted in wine to treat internal injuries.
The leaves of the Harebell ( Campanula rotundifolia ) can be eaten raw or cooked. Some native Americans, used extracts of this plant to tre...
Green alkanet ( Pentaglottis sempervirens ) has been used in foods and drinks.
Perennial centaury ( Centaurium scilloides ) is edible. It was also used to treat folk with kidney damage from diabetes, as well as anorexi...
Bulbous corydalis ( Corydalis solida ) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (it's called yanhusuo) to treat headache, insomnia and dysme...
Meadow saffron (Naked lady) ( Colchicum autumnale ) is toxic, producing colchicine, but has been used herbally in treatment of gout.
