Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Plants We Used To Use 101. Common knapweed

Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flowers (but not the tough bracts) can be added to salads. The Welsh Physicians of Myddfai added the plant as an ingredient to potions to counter Adder (the only poisonous snake in the country) bites.

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Seeing the Changes 2127

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