Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Plants We Used to Use 337. Prickly lettuce

Young leaves of Prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) can be eaten raw in salads or cooked. This plant's young shoots are used as an asparagus substitute. Herbally, this plant has had many applications including as a sedative, expectorant, cough suppressant etc.

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Seeing the Changes 2177

On the Loughor-Gorseinon border, noted Sneezewort ( Achilla ptarmica ) in flower as well as Hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ) and ...