"Weeds": Edible & Otherwise (part 1)
Channel: Radio Free Sunroot
Date: 2020-06-12

A tour of an organic garden and its weeds. Weeds are identified and reasons given for leaving them or removing them. (Contains a short rant against naming plants after individuals.)

Plants shown & discussed in this video:

* Gooseberry-Leaf Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia) – Native American use: medicinal, for digestive issues.
* Greenleaf Five Eyes – Chamaesaracha coronopus – Native American use: externally, to treat swellings.
* Golden Crownbeard or Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides) – Native American uses: seeds are edible; medicinally to treat spider bites and as an emetic; flowers, petals and stems also had ceremonial uses, including protection from lightning.
* Puncture Vine (Tribulus terrestris) – no known use; is removed.
* Wild Amaranth (genus Amaranthus) – Native American and settler uses: leaves and seeds are edible. (Best to cook leaves due to oxalic acid content.) 
* Kochia (Bassia scoparia) – of little-to-no use and dominates a space; is removed.
* Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) – definite pest in the garden; is removed.  
* Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) – left or thinned to good spacing because it's a Sunflower.
* Prairie Evening-Primrose (Oenothera albicaulis) – Native American use: seeds & fruits are edible; plant was also smoked & used for ceremonial purposes
* Arizona Phacelia (Phacelia arizonica) – left as a beneficial groundcover. 
* Abert Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum abertianum) – Native American use: as decoction (tea), is used to treat cuts on humans and horses
* Golden Smoke / Fumewort (Corydalis aurea) – closely related plant (Corydalis solida) has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 1000 years as a pain killer. This species also used for pain relief, as well as painful menstruation, diarrhea, bronchitis, sore throats, stomach aches, and heart disease. 

All Native American uses listed here are as cited in "Native American Ethnobotany" by Daniel J. Moerman. Online database here: http://naeb.brit.org/

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