Warning : The leaves of the plant are toxic, and may irritate the skin.
WARNING - Please do not attempt to use theseideas and methods if you can't positively identify and distinguish Queen Anne's Lace from poison Hemlock
Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota L.)
Description - Queen Anne's Lace can grow 4 feet tall. The leaves are 2 to 8 inches long and fern-like. We all know the flowers, which are tiny and white, blooming in lacy, flat-topped clusters. Each flower has a dark, purplish center.
Time of Year: Flowers Mid spring to mid summer
Location: All of North America
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Nutrient
Content
Vitamin
A, C, niacin, carotene, potassium
USES
Flowers, seeds, young leaves and roots
Editable uses
- Batter Fried flowers are super yummy and actually are a real treat (carrot like taste)
- The seed are a fantastic seasoning in any dish for the carrot flavor it adds
- The young leaves are used in salads and added to foods for flavor
- The roots are used as a carrot substitute in soups and other dishes
- You can even make wild carrot cake with the roots
- BINGO another coffee substitute plant. Dry and roast the roots, grind and bam coffee
Medical Uses
- Tea, helps to stop the formation of kidney stones
- Tea from leaves and flowers can be used as a treatment for hangovers
- Roots can be used as a laxative and it helps expelling worms and helps with water retention
- The root tea helps with gout by flushing the uric acid out.
- It is also great for gas issues.
- Carrots (Roots) contain cholesterol-lowering pectin The USDA says it can actually lower it 10 to 20%
Other Uses
- Oil from the seeds is used in perfume and in food because of its orris like scent
- The seed oil is also used in anti wrinkle cream and for chapped skin
- Having them in your garden help boost tomato crops
- Can be used as creamy off white dye
- And yet again yes paper can be made from the root
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