Ethnobotanical Information
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| Uses |
Part |
Preparation |
Effect |
Notes |
| Vegetable |
Stem |
|
|
Stems hollow for horn |
|
Seed |
|
|
Before ripening |
|
Leaf |
Cooked |
|
Good in stews |
|
Root |
Cooked and dried |
|
First year growth in Sept. |
|
Stem |
Cooked |
|
Like asparagus |
| Medicine |
Leaf |
|
Digestion |
Chew and swallow juice |
|
Root |
|
Digestion |
|
|
Root |
Tea |
Female/childbirth |
|
|
Root |
Pound, make poultice |
Inflamation/swelling |
|
