Edible Flowers from Your Garden!

If you planted flowers, depending on what species, you may have health benefits in consuming the petals!
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Marigold: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/marigold.aspx
Zinnia: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/zinnia.aspx
Cosmos: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/cosmos.aspx

Other edible flowers on my website: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/edible-flowers.aspx

Edible Flowers on my blog: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/blog/?s=edible+flowers

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Did you know that cosmos and zenas and maragolds are actually a source of food? If not, be sure to stay tuned. The first recorded mention of having flowers as a source of food dates back to roughly 150 years BC. And they definitely were a source of food in ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Egypt, even the Incas and the Chinese. Now, if you have allergies though, you got to be careful because you don’t want to get sick from eating flowers that are deemed to be edible and never eat flowers that come from a garden center or a florist. Let’s talk about the cosmos first. This particular species, Cosmos by Benatus is edible. Not a lot, just in small quantities though. And it does contain flavonoids. It contains something called butine which is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anti-cancer. It also has ludolin which is great for reducing oxidative stress and it’s a neuroprotective. So, how would you use cosmos? In teas, salads, make a cold beverage, and even just in a dessert to make it look really good for presentation. That is cosmos. Maragolds are definitely something that is highly beneficial for our eyesight. That’s because they contain lutein, zeazanthin, carotenoids, beta carotene, a lot of goodness there. And in addition, they have flavonoids, trurpoids, steriles, fatty acids, polysaccharides. Maragolds are an antioxidant. They’re an inflammatory. They have wound healing properties and hpado protective, which means they’re really good for our liver health. Last and not least, we have the zineia. Now, this is zenia elegance. So, you have to make sure you get the right species. They have a lot of amino acids, steriles, a lot of flavonoids in here as well. There we go. Antioxidants. They are an antibacterial, antifungal, and they too are really, really good for our liver health. A few days ago, I picked some marold petals and I’ve got a lot more to do still and they’re drying on this handy screen. I don’t dry them in sunlight. I dry them in the house. I just brought them outside for the purposes of sharing with you. I just started with a zenia there. And I’ll be making tea with these. And I’ll be storing them in mason jars in a dark cool location. I want to thank you for watching right to the very end. I appreciate your support. If you’re brand new to my channel, if you can do me the kindness and consider subscribing. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up, share in your social media, and thanks for watching right to the very end.