Our garden has been colonised by the wild flower "Fumaria" (fumitory) from the Latin "earth smoke", and in French
fumeterre. I think it is 'earth smoke' because it arises from the ground like a cloud of smoke and silently envelopes all the other plants, although it looks very lightweight fluffy and inoffensive, has no
overt weapons...
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| Like smoke; fumaria rising above a courgette plant and seeping through the holes of the trelis |
JC and I have come to take a benign view of the "weeds" which plant themselves in our garden, as they always bring some sort of medicinal property, and now we think of them as a gift rather than a nuisance (although consequently our garden is not suburban ship-shape).
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| Fumaria taking on fennel, a passion fruit and a few weeds |
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| Cloud of fumaria |
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| Billows of smokey fumaria |
We made a herbal tea/decoction; take a fistful, simmer for 5 minutes in water and drink. It tastes HORRIBLE. Then comes the rush, rrrrrrroawhrs! It is good for yer liver and cleans out yer kidneys, aids digestion, prevents constipation, reduces inflammation and is best taken about now, in June, in flower, with every meal for about 10 days.
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| Fumaria decoction, golden yellow with a hint of green |
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| Drink this and it'll make you say RRAAAOUW |
the definition of a weed is something growing where it is not wanted - so you can decide what is a weed in your garden with good conscience.
ReplyDeletemeanwhile, drink it? really? with a disgusting taste and a rraaaouw effect? Surely there are more effective herbs to aid digestion, minimize constipation, etc
good luck
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