Introducing Silverweed!
All parts of silverweed are edible. The leaves can be added to a salad, stew or stir fried. The roots can be baked, boiled, roasted, dried and ground into a rough flour for bread or porridge or simply eaten raw.
The plant has astringent, anticatarrhal, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. Medicinal uses for dried leaves include gargling or mouthwash for sore throats, gum infections or mouth ulcers, or to be taken internally or applied as a compress for haemorrhoids, stomach ache or heartburn.
Silverweed was a staple in the diet of many people before potatoes were introduced here in the UK.
Scientific name: Potentilla anserina
Happy foraging!!