Edible & Nutrition
Plants used primarily as food, with recognized nutritional value and mild medicinal properties.
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Folk use
Plants in the Edible & Nutrition tradition

Allium sativum
Garlic
ClinicalCaution
Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamon
ClinicalDanger
Curcuma longa
Turmeric
ClinicalDanger
Mentha piperita
Peppermint
ClinicalDanger
Oenothera biennis
Evening Primrose
ClinicalCaution
Portulaca oleracea
Purslane
ClinicalCautionSalvia rosmarinus
Rosemary
ClinicalCaution
Sambucus nigra
Elder / Elderflower
ClinicalDanger
Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle
ClinicalCautionThymus vulgaris
Thyme
ClinicalCaution
Urtica dioica
Stinging Nettle
ClinicalCaution
Zingiber officinale
Ginger
ClinicalCaution
Allium ursinum
Wild garlic / ramsons
PreclinicalDanger
Arctium lappa
Burdock
PreclinicalCautionAsparagus officinalis
Wild asparagus
PreclinicalCaution
Chenopodium album
Lamb's quarters / fat-hen
PreclinicalCaution
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
PreclinicalCaution
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander
PreclinicalDanger
Malva sylvestris
Common mallow
PreclinicalCaution
Origanum vulgare
Oregano
PreclinicalCaution
Plantago major
Plantain (broadleaf) / Greater Plantain
PreclinicalCaution
Rumex acetosa
Wild/sheep sorrel & docks
PreclinicalCaution
Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion
PreclinicalCaution
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
Traditional (systematized)Danger
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley
Traditional (systematized)Danger
Rumex crispus
Yellow Dock
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard
FolkCaution
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranth greens
FolkCaution
Bambusa
Bamboo shoots
FolkDanger
Beta vulgaris
Sea beet
FolkCaution
Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem artichoke
FolkCaution
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Fiddlehead ferns (ostrich fern)
FolkDanger
Moringa oleifera
Moringa
FolkDangerNasturtium officinale
Watercress
FolkDanger
Stellaria media
Chickweed
FolkCaution
Tragopogon porrifolius
Salsify
FolkCaution
Typha latifolia
Cattail / Bulrush
FolkDanger