semi fuzzy looking leafs growing in my backyard. Looks so soft I just wanna bite it but I don’t want it to make me die thanks
by Easy-Raccoon9027
semi fuzzy looking leafs growing in my backyard. Looks so soft I just wanna bite it but I don’t want it to make me die thanks
by Easy-Raccoon9027
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mullein: I doubt it’s tasty even if it is not toxic
Edit: after some quick search: mullein IS toxic
I reckon that’s mullein, in which case everything except the seeds is edible, but I would advise you get at least a second opinion in case it isn’t mullein.
I eat, smoke, and drink the dried leaves and flowers. Taking a tincture and drinking several daily cups of the tea is supposedly good for your lungs. I can attest that it does in fact thin mucus and crud in the chest
Not sure about eating it… but its leafs can be used to wipe ones butt with after a #2 in a pinch.
Good to know!
Dandelion yes, Mullein no.
I would imagine the mulllein would have the texture of a washcloth.
Make tea with it and drink it for loosening mucus and phlegm and clearing out lungs
That is mullein, I take it as a daily supplement to help with my breathing issues, its like a natural musen-x.
It usually has a 2 year cylce of being short like that, next year it will grow a stalk out of the center for its seed pods.
My wife and I grow it in our herbal garden.
It can be used as toilet paper in a pinch, some people call it cowboy toilet paper cause it usually grows on the side of the road.
Technically you can eat anything that will fit in your mouth
Grand Mullein. I understand it has some applications in herbal medicine and there used to be a Facebook group that focused on it. I think it’s meant to help with lung or throat complaints. I could never figure out if it was meant to be picked in the second year (i think it flowers in its second year).
Mullein. I would not want to eat that
Invasive
It’s mullein! As long as it’s at least 20 feet from a road or street it should be safe. You can dry it and drink as tea, it’s very good for respiratory problems!
I like the way you think, but drink as a tea instead. Add a little honey. 🍯 pick the leaves and dish out your friends. It’s a remedy for chest congestion. So ‘they’ say.
Mullein
You can dry it and smoke it, tea is good for your lungs, I think I’ve heard of folks using mullein oil for ear aches. Birds fucking love to eat the seeds.
Mullein. Incredible medicine
1000% Good call To hesitate before taking a bite out of this.
This one is Mullen which is not toxic and is used medicinally even though I’m not really sure how valid its medicinal use is.
However, it looks very similar to another one called Fox glove that will destroy your kidneys And make you die in agony over the course of several years.
Mullien use the leaves for tea, and if you find a flowering Mullien, you can eat the flowers they taste kinda minty and floral. It’s really good mixed with dandelion flowers and violets.
Well you can eat anything once but some things only once….
leave-it will send up flower stalk. bees love it! not worth foraging.