Monday 4 December 2023

Plants We Used To Use 115. Common wintercress

The flowers of Common wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) can be added to salads. The leaves and unopened flower buds can be eaten raw or cooked.. This plant has been used to treat coughs. The Greeks and Romans regarded it as an aphrodisiac (they seemed to try everything).

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