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39 Common Edible and Medicinal Weeds

  1. Bitter Cress
  2. Borage
  3. Brambles
  4. Burdock
  5. Chickweed
  6. Chicory
  7. Claytonia
  8. Cleavers
  9. Clover
  10. Creeping Charlie
  11. Dandelion
  12. Dead Nettle
  13. Dock
  1. Ferns
  2. Fireweed
  3. Garlic Mustard
  4. Goosefoot
  5. Gorse
  6. Horsetail
  7. Knotweed
  8. Kudzu
  9. Lady’s Thumb
  10. Lamb’s-Quarter
  11. Mallow
  12. Mullein
  13. Nightshade
  1. Pigweed
  2. Pineapple Weed
  3. Plantain
  4. Purslane
  5. Self-Heal
  6. Shepherd’s Purse
  7. Sorrel
  8. Sumac
  9. Stinging Nettle
  10. Thistle
  11. Valerian
  12. Violets
  13. Yarrow

A Note of Caution:

Remember never to forage in areas where this is not permitted, and only consume plants that are safe to eat – positively identified, and not contaminated with chemicals or pollutants.

Everyone reacts to plant chemicals differently, so be sure to proceed with caution and taste sparingly if you aren’t sure about any potential allergies.

Medicinal applications should always be used under the guidance of a licensed health care practitioner, and one’s personal health status as well as potential prescription drug interactions should always be considered.

39 Common Weeds That You Can Eat or Use for Medicine
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