Beautiful Pink Wood Sorrel!I love sorrels, they have such a wonderful flavour that reminds me of apple skin and citrus. The flowers are in full bloom now and I find it so satisfying to eat such a delicious flower. The whole flowering plant is used to make medicine. Wood sorrel can be taken to treatContinue reading “Pink Wood Sorrel”
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Sea Thrift
Sea Thrift!Such a beautiful little flower that decorates the coastline and commands your attention for a moment away from the sea. Sea thrift is rarely used in herbal medicine, though the dried flowering plant is antibiotic and has been used in the treatment of obesity, some nervous disorders and urinary infections. The roots and leavesContinue reading “Sea Thrift”
Sheep Sorrel
Red sorrel aka sheep sorrel is another tasty treat. All of the sorrels have such a delicious sharp flavour. Red sorrel is not as common as other sorrels.It’s best to harvest the leaves before it flowers, as they will be more succulent. You will find it growing in all types of grassland and even woodlands.Continue reading “Sheep Sorrel”
Pineapple Weed
Introducing… Pineapple Weed! 🍍The sweetest smelling weed about! They really do smell just like pineapple! A sweet tangy pineapple taste too.The leaves and flowers can be eaten. I like to grab a handful and just breathe it in as I’m walking before munching them down. It also makes a lovely cuppa! Originally from Asia, pineappleContinue reading “Pineapple Weed”
Wild Mustard Flowers
Wild Mustard Flowers!If you like mustard and admire beauty, then sprinkle some of these on your dinner! 😍😋 Brassicaceae is the name of the family that wild mustard belongs to, aka the mustard family. They all have four petals to their flowers. At this time of the year the leaves are best cooked down andContinue reading “Wild Mustard Flowers”
Lesser Stitchwort
Lesser Stitchwort.I’ve been noticing lots of these guys about at the moment. They are almost identical to greater stitchwort but much smaller and have deeper notches on the petals. Another pretty decoration to add to your meals! Scientific name: Stellaria graminea Happy foraging!!
Common Mallow
Common MallowA bold and beautiful plant. It’s hard to walk past this one without it grabbing your attention. It’s believed to have been deliberately cultivated by the Romans for food and medicine. The leaves, flowers and seeds are all edible. It’s used by herbalists as a natural astringent, anti-inflammatory, and emollient. Also used to sootheContinue reading “Common Mallow”
Dog Rose
Dog Rose!A gorgeous flower, it is good to note it’s location now as in the autumn it will produce glorious rose hips! This plant is highly medicinal, the best parts are the hips but the flowers are also edible. A superb decoration to any meal. When drunk in infusions, dog rose flower petals are usedContinue reading “Dog Rose”
lesser Swine Cress
Lesser Swine Cress.This strong mustard smelling plant is a member of the Brassica family aka the mustard family. The mustard smell is an easy indicator to identify it. Like with most of the brassica plants it’s lovely eaten raw or wilted down as a side dish. It likes to grow in disturbed soil. You willContinue reading “lesser Swine Cress”
Sea Salt
Sea Salt!It’s amazing what you can forage. Nature provides us with all we need.The blazing hot heat of the sun leaves behind lots of pockets of dried sea salt on the rocks via solar evaporation.I used a limpet shell and a stick to scrape away the salt.I plan to add this to my herbal hairContinue reading “Sea Salt”