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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    I've just come across this lovely lady who lives in Ireland and is a herbalist; this video (just over a quarter of an hour) is about the uses of all the parts of a dandelion. She also does a...
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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    Just a further note on the use of blackberries, this is a gardening tip.

    If you have slugs and snails decimating tender plants and want to avoid the use of chemicals, cut some blackberry stems...
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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    Mullein is a plant - commonly regarded as a prolific weed - that is regarded by herbalists to be very beneficial to people with respiratory problems. Dried mullein leaf can be smoked, but not to...
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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    Absolutely Ewan - that can never be stressed enough. Foraging groups and courses can be found around the UK (and probably in other parts of the world) for anyone who may be uncertain or who doesn't...
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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    Also on the topic of berries - if you're lucky to be near moorland, you can forage for bilberries (aka blaeberries or whortleberries). I've seen them on the North York Moors, also when I lived near...
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    Re: Wild plants which are beneficial.

    That staple of late summer foraging - blackberries! Eat them raw, or they're also lovely stewed with apple and baked in a crumble or pie; blackberry jam, or jelly if you take the trouble to strain...
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