Nasturtium | Nettle |
Nutmeg
Note: This
information is not intended as medical advice, and should not be
relied upon as a substitute for consultation with your doctor who
is familiar with your medical needs. Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus, T. minus).
Strong climbing plant, also developed as a non-climber. Leaves kidney-shaped
and flowers yellow, orange, red and brownish.
Native of S. America but widely grown, and very prolific.
Culinary use of leaves in sandwiches and spreads, imparting a peppery flavour.
Also use of seeds and flowers. High Vitamin C content in the leaves.
Back To Index Nettle (Urtica dioica, U. urens). T
he former is the stinging nettle, the latter is smaller and greener.
Both have
heart-shaped leaves. Exceedingly common hardly requiring cultivation.
Culinary use of young shoots which have a delicate flavour when treated
like spinach.
Medicinal use of fresh juice reported to stimulate digestion and to promote
lactation.
Do not eat old leaves uncooked as they can cause kidney damage.
Back To Index Nutmeg (Myristica fragans).
Mace is the seed covering, nutmeg the seed. Tropical evergreen tree found in
the West Indies, Indonesia, and S. America.
Culinary use of both as spice.
Medicinal use as an hallucinogenic
similar to marijuana but eating as few as two nutmegs can cause death.
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