Sunday, 10 December 2023

Plants We Used To Use 131. Crow garlic

Crow garlic (Allium vineale) leaves and bulbils can be used raw in salads. Its leaves can also be added in the latter stages of hot dishes. The whole plant is said to be antiasthmatic and the raw root eaten, to reduce blood pressure/breathlessness.

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Flowers of Oahu 64. Wikstoemia uva-ursi or Akia

The bark, roots and leaves of this plant release a narcotic that was used to stun fish.