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They are also used to give colour and flavour to glutinous-rice dumplings (Mochi). * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty...

The majority of harvested maca is dried. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. * The root is eaten cooked. After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called 'mazamorra' in S.

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants.

A liquorice-like flavour, they can be used as a flavouring in mixed salads. * The seed is used as a flavouring in liqueurs such as Chartreuse. The root is the most active medicinally, it should be harvested in the autumn of its first year of growth, sliced...

* I just watched a You Tube video of a woman eating 1/4 of a flower. She describes it as "like popping candy" and "little needles poking the top of your mouth". * The leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent spilanthol used to numb toothache.

* Bright yellow 3/4" flowers on foot-long stalks before the leaves appear, in very early spring; flowers look like the result of a cross between dandelion and small yellow daisy; slightly lobed roundish leaves to 8"; can spread vigorously and become a...

It is native to the Mediterranean region. There is a report that secretions from the roots can be effective in controlling nematodes in the soil, but this has not been substantiated.

Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row.

The plant flowers in late spring or summer. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods. * A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods.

Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Erect stalks topped with one or several blue 1 1/2" flowers; parent of many cultivars with white, blue, or double flowers; popular and easy to...

* From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment. * The flowers have a sweet fruity perfume.

* Succisa pratensis Moench, also known as Devil's-bit Scabious, is a flowering plant of the genus Succisa in the family Dipsacaceae . * An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely...

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. The light blue flowers are also used as a colouring in foods.

* The leaves have a very sweet liquorice-like flavour. * The dried leaves can be ground and used as a sweetener or soaked in water and the liquid used in making preserves. * Stevia has become very popular as a natural sugar substitute with almost zero...

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. * A curious perennial with small white nodding 5-petaled flowers backed by an inflated "bladder"; blooms all summer; flowers in loose clusters at stem joints; native to Europe but widely naturalized...

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain . * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC.

* Oenothera biennis ( Common evening primrose or Evening star ) is a species of Oenothera native to eastern and central North America , from Newfoundland west to Alberta , southeast to Florida , and southwest to Texas , and widely naturalized elsewhere...

Most culinary and ornamental basils are cultivars of the species Ocimum basilicum , but other species are also grown and there are many hybrids between species. * Sweet basil has been used for thousands of years as a culinary and medicinal herb.

The plant flowers in late spring or summer. They are an aid to digestion and so are often used with heavy, oily foods. * A very common herb, the strongly aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring in cooked foods.

More recently, companies in Austria, Germany, and Italy have started to produce commercial nettle textiles. Only use young leaves (see the notes above on toxicity) and wear stout gloves when harvesting them to prevent being stung.

* German garlic is an ornamental onion which is noted for its unusual swirling and twisting leaves. * Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet.

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

The majority of harvested maca is dried. It was found at the Meseta of BomBom close to Junin Lake in the Andes. * The root is eaten cooked. After being dried they are cooked in water to make a sweet aromatic porridge that is called 'mazamorra' in S.

It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, the middle east, Asia, and Mexico * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family...

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

* A perennial with striking pink or white five-petaled 2" flowers in summer; often a weed, but a very pretty one; likes sun, grows in grassy places, especially on limestone, often in ditches along roads; native to Europe.