Dried or fresh crushed leaves make a Vitamin C-rich tea. After 10 minutes, strain off the seeds. Add sugar to taste and drink. Try it only if you are confident you know what both look like through the various growth stages. Grows in fields and along roadsides.
Leaves make a pungent aromatic tea.
3-5 fresh leaves or 1 T dried leaves from a mature plant in 2 Cups simmering water. Steep 10-15 minutes. Also a poultice can be made from crushed leaves and flowers may be applied to wounds to stop bleeding. Peeling bark from a living tree will leave it vulnerable to insects and disease. Yellow or orange lipped flowers give rise to a seedpod which springs open when held in your hand, releasing a delicious nutty seed.