A favorite weed ..

Burdock root . raw .. invasive here but useful ..
I am only being a pic hound , my theme this week .
Have favorite weed , any of you ?

lets hear or see) good weed , bad weed ,, lol

Thought to try a better pic , not much though . some I get right others I do not..
cooking up some tea .

I have 2 favourite "weeds"; wild violets, because when they run rampant in the back yard (instead of lawn) in the Spring it's just so darned pretty! =)

And clover, 'cause it seems to attract the bunnies, and I do love bunnies!

Do you use the burdock root for something other that tea? and what are it's virtues?

It is a medicinal herb (giant though ) Most parts of the plant are used for tea ,
However , it it used like bamboo shoots in cooking also , Has to be used fresh and thinly .
Sleep aid , , detoxifying agent ,blood purifier , I will try a link , i'm not good at this .



www.herballegacy.com/Light_Medicinal.html‎

Try another, that first one did not ;

Burdock | University of Maryland Medical Center
umm.edu/health/medical/.../burdock‎
University of Maryland Me...


oh well..


This message was edited Jan 31, 2014 2:02 PM

This message was edited Jan 31, 2014 2:03 PM

Thank you for your response, I did find a link to making burdock tea

http://www.cuisinivity.com/makeyourown/2011/burdocktea.php

Is that how you make it?

That is how , mine is often green and tastes to green when I use the fresh root ,What I have now that has been dry awhile looks that light brown color ,
Difference from fresh to cooking it in oil so it will store ,
I can do the green mints and the nettle okay , because their green , I keep looking for ways to improve the taste ,,