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Welcome to the World of Wild Foods
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PART ONE : THE
PL ANTStheophrasti 25 Barbarea
1 Abutilon
26 Barbarea
Species
2 Acer negundo (box elder
(velvetleaf)
vulgaris (garden
3 Achillea millefolium (Western
maple) 27 Barbarea orthoceras
yellowrocket)
4 Aegilops cylindrica (jointed
yarrow)
5 Agastache foeniculum (American
goatgrass) 28 Brassica
(blue giant hyssop) yellowrocket)
29 Brassica
Species juncea
6 Amaranthus 30 Brassica napus
(brown mustard)
7 Amaranthus
Species albus 31 Brassica nigra
(grape mustard)
8 Amaranthus blitoides
(tumble pigweed) 32 Brassica rapa
(black mustard)
(mat amaranth,
Amaranthus
9 prostrate hybridus 33 Bromus
pigweed)
(field mustard)
10 Amaranthus 34 Bromus
Speciesjaponicus
(slim amaranth)
powellii (Powell’s (Japanese brome,
11 Amaranthus retrofl 35 Bromus secalinus
amaranth) field brome)
exus (redroot 36 Bromus tectorum
(cheat, rye brome)
12 Amaranthus
pigweed, redroot (downy brome, cheat
37 Calypso bulbosa
tuberculatus
13 Amelanchier
amaranth) grass) slipper)
38 Calystegia
(fairy sepium
(roughfruit amaranth)
alnifolia (Saskatoon 39 Camelina
(hedge bindweed)
14 Arctium minus
serviceberry) 40 Camelina
Species microcarpa
15 Argentina anserina
(lesser burdock)
(lesser gold of
(silverweed 41 Camelina sativa
16 Artemisia frigida pleasure)
cinquefoil) 42 Campanula
(gold of pleasure)
17 Asclepias
(fringed sagebrush)
18 Asclepias rapunculoides
Species incarnata 43 Capsella bursa-
19 Asclepias syriaca
(swamp milkweed) (creeping bellflower)
pastoris (shepherd’s
44 Cardamine pensylvanica
20 Asclepias
(common milkweed)
purse)
(Pennsylvania
verticillata
21 Asclepias viridifl ora 45 Cardaria draba
(whorled bittercress)
(green comet 46 Carduus
(whitetop,nutans
hoary cress)
22 Avena
milkweed) 47 Carum
milkweed) (musk carvi
thistle)
23 Avena
Speciesfatua 48 Celtis occidentalis
(common caraway)
24 Avena sativa
(wild oat) 49 Cenchrus
(hackberries)
(common oat) longispinus
(longspine sandbur)
82 Cyperus schweinitzii
50 Centaurea cyanus
51 Chamerion Species (Schweinitz’s
(garden cornflower) 83 Cyperus
52 Chamerion flatsedge)
squarrosus
53 Chamerion (fireweed)
angustifolium latifolium 84 Daucus carota (wild
Chenopodium (bearded
54
(dwarf fireweed) Species
55 Chenopodium album 85 Descurainia Species
carrot)
flatsedge)
86 Descurainia pinnata
(lamb’s-quarters, wild (Western tansy
56 Chenopodium 87 Descurainia sophia
spinach) mustard)
berlandieri (goosefoot, (flixweed, herb
57 Chenopodium
netseed lamb’s- Digitaria sanguinalis
sophia)
88
murale (nettleleaf
quarters)
Chorispora tenella
58goosefoot) 89 Elaeagnus
(hairy crabgrass)
Cichorium
(blue
59 mustard)intybus 90 Elaeagnus angustifolia
Species
Cirsium Species
(chicory)
60 91 Elaeagnus
(Russian olive)commutata
61 Cirsium arvense
92 Eleusine
(silverberry) indica
62 Cirsium vulgare 93 Elymus repens (harsh
(Canada thistle) (goosegrass)
(common thistle, bull Indian paintbrush)
63 Cleome serrulata (Rocky
thistle) 94 Equisetum
Mountain bee plant) 95 Equisetum arvense
Species
96 Equisetum
64 Convolvulus arvensis
(horsetail grass)
65 Conyza
(field canadensis
bindweed) laevigatum (smooth
Cornus 97 Equisetum hyemale
(horseweed)
66 horsetail)
Species canadensis
67 Cornus (scouringrush
98 Equisetum
Cornusdogwood)
(creeping
68 sericea horsetail)
pratense
99 Equisetum
(meadow
Corylus
(Western
69 cornuta
dogwood)
70 Crataegus horsetail) (dwarf
scirpoides
(beaked hazelnut)
71 Crataegus chrysocarpa 100 Equisetum variegatum
Species scouringrush)
(redCrataegus
72 haw tree)succulenta (variegated
101 Erodium cicutarium
Crepis
(fleshy
73 hawthorn) scouringrush)
(redstem filaree, stork’s
74 Crepis capillaris
Species 102 Fragaria
Crepishawksbeard)
nana (dwarf bill)
103 Fragaria
75
(smooth
76 Cycloloma Species vesca
alpine hawksbeard) (woodland, alpine, or
atriplicifolium 104 Fragaria virginiana
77 Cynoglossum officinale wild strawberry)
(winged pigweed) (Virginia
(houndstongue, 105 Galium aparine
Cypernus
78gypsyflower) strawberry)
106 Gaultheria hispidula
(cleavers, goosegrass)
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Species
79
(creeping
Cyperus
(redroot
80 esculentus
flatsedge) 107 Geranium bicknellii
Cyperus odoratus snowberry)
(yellow
81 nutsedge) (Bicknell’s
(fragrant flatsedge) cranesbill)
108 Helianthus 138 Morus alba (white
109 Helianthus annuus
Species 139 Nasturtium officinale
mulberry)
(common 140 Opuntia Species
(watercress)
110 Helianthus
sunflower)maximiliani 141 Opuntia humifusa
(Maximilian Opuntia
(devil’s
142 tongue)
sunflower)
111 Helianthus pauciflorus 143 Oxalis
(prickly Species
pear)
Helianthus petiolaris 144 Oxalis corniculata
(stiff sunflower)
112
113 Helianthus tuberosus (creeping
(prairie sunflower)
(sunchokes, Oxalis stricta (yellow
145woodsorrel)
Hibiscus trionum
114Jerusalem artichoke) 147 146 Panicum Species
woodsorrel)
115 Hordeum jubatum Panicum
(Venice mallow)
(foxtail barley, dichotomiflorum
148 Panicum miliaceum
Juglans nigra
116squirrel-tail grass) (fall panicum)
Kochia
(black
117 scoparia
walnut) (wild-proso millet)
118 Lactuca pulchella 149 Phragmites australis
(kochia)
150 Physalis Species
(common
(blueLamium
119 lettuce)Species 151 Physalisreed)
120 Lamium
heterophylla
Lamium purpureum
amplexicaule
121 (henbit) 152 Physalis longifolia
122 Lathyrus latifolius (clammy
(purple dead nettle) (longleaf
(everlasting peavine, groundcherry)
Plantain Species
123 Lepidium perfoliatum 153groundcherry)
wild sweet pea) 154 Plantago lanceolata
(clasping (narrowleaf
Lolium perenne
124pepperweed)
Plantago major
155plantain)
125 Lycium
(Italian barbarum
ryegrass)
126 Lythrum salicaria (purple 156 Polygonum
(broadleaf Species
plantain)
(gojiberry, wolfberry) 157 Polygonum
loosestrife, purple
amphibium (willow
Malus domestica
127lythrum) 158 Polygonum
128 Malvaapple)
neglecta grass, water
(common arenastrum (small-
Matricaria
(common
129 discoidea
mallow) knotweed)
leafed knotweed,
159 Polygonum
Burclover
(pineapple
130 Species
weed) oval-leaf
cuspidatum knotweed)
(Japanese
131 Medicago lupulina 160 Polygonum
132 Medicago knotweed)
(black medic) lapathifolium
polymorpha (snooth 161 Polypogon
(curlytop knotweed)
monspeliensis
133hawksbeard)
Medicago sativa
162 Polygonum
(rabbitfoot
134 Sweetclover
(alfalfa) polypogon)
persicaria (spotted
135 Melilotus albus (white163 Portulaca
Species oleracea
136 Melilotus
sweetclover) indicas (Indian ladysthumb)
(common
137 Melilotus officinalis
sweetclover) Prunus Species
164purslane)
(yellow sweetclover)
165 Prunus americana 195 Sagittaria cuneata
(American wild (wapato,
166 Prunus pumila 196 Salsola tragus
plum) persica arumleaf,
197 Sambucus
167 Prunus
(sandcherry) (Russian thistle)
168 Prunus arrowhead)
(peach)serotina 198 Sambucus
Species nigra (blue
169 Prunus virginiana 199 Sambucus
(black cherry) elderberry) racemosa
(Western 200 Secale cereale
(red elderberry)
170 Additional Prunus 201 Setaria pumila
chokecherry, (cereal rye)
171 Pyrus communis
Species 202 Sowthistle
black (yellow foxtail)
172 Raphanus
(common pear) 203 Sonchus
Species arvensis
chokecherry)
173 Raphanus
Species 204 Sonchus asper (spiny
(sowthistle)
raphanistrum (wild 205 Sonchus oleraceus
sowthistle)
174 Raphanus sativus
radish) 206 Sorbus scopulina
(common sowthistle)
175 Rhus glabra
(garden radish)
176 Ribes (European mountain
(smooth sumac) 207 Sorghum
177 Ribes aureum
Species ash)
208 Sorghum
Species bicolor (wild
178 Ribes americanum
(golden currant) 209 Sorghum halepense
grain sorghum)
(American black 210 Stellaria media
(johnsongrass)
179 Ribes lacustre (prickly
currant) Ribes 211 Taraxacum
180 Additional (chickweed) officinale
black currant)
181 Rose
Species (common
212 Thlaspi arvense (field
182 Rosa rubiginosa
Species dandelion)
213 Tragopogon
pennycress)
183 Rosa woodsiirose) 214 Tragopogon
(sweetbriar dubius
Species
184 Rubus
(Western wild rose) 215 Tragopogon pratensis
(yellow salsify)
185 Rubus
Speciesflagellaris (goat’s beard, meadow
(Northern 216 Tragopogon
salsify)
186 Rubus allegheniensis217 Trifolium
dewberry) porrifolius (salsify)
(allegheny 218 Trifolium
Species hybridum
187 Rubus armeniacus
blackberry) 219 Trifolium incarnatum
(alsike clover)
(Himalayan
188 Rubus idaeus (wild 220 Trifolium
(crimson repens
clover)(white
blackberry)
189 Rubus clover, Dutch clover)
raspberries) 221 Trifolium pratense
occidentalis 222 Additional
190 Additional Rubus (red clover)
(black
191 Rumex 223 Typha
Trifolium Species
Species
raspberries)
192 Rumex
Speciesacetosella 224 Typha
Speciesangustifolia
193 Rumex
(sheepcrispus
sorrel) 225 Typha glaucacattail)
(narrowleaf
(curly dock, yellow 226 Typha
(hybridlatifolia
cattail)
194 Rumex
dock) obtusifolius 227 Urtica dioica
(broadleaf cattail)
(broadleaf dock) (stinging nettle)
228 Vaccinium Species
229 Addtional
(blueberries)
230 Viola canadensis
Vaccinium Species
(Canadian white
231 Vitus
violet)
232 Vitis aestivalis
Species
233 Vitis riparia
(summer grape)
234 Addtional
(riverbankVitis
rape)
Species
PART TWO:
USEFUL
235 Important for
236 Wild
FoodEdibles
Value I
LISTS,
237 Fruits &
AND
Eat Most
Q&A
238 Significant
Berries Grains
239 Nuts
& Seeds
240 Significant Roots
241 Trees / Shrubs /
& Tubers
242 Poisons
Bushes
243 Questions and
Answers
INTRODUCTION:
WELCOME TO
THE WORLD OF
WILD FOODS!
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crystal-clear alpine pool atand 10,000-foot elevation
slow-moving tiger salamanders surrounded by
hundreds in the Rocky Mountains.
of species of wild flowers The and icy water is
wild edibles.
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sustenance.
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most people, this simple matter of having
permission from someone is key. Not long ago, a
“I was hoping you would say that,” I said,
client—a woman and her children— walked me
picking a handful of purslane. The flavor, I
through their garden, abandoned to weeds. I asked
explained as I munched, is like crunchy romaine
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at the
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for smoothies.
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the vitamin-rich,
picked wild spinach (lamb’s-quarters), flixweed,
outlive us all.” flavorful organic greens, which
nutrient-dense,
clover, and others. She and the kids followed my
cost
lead,nothing
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eating.
doorstep, has given me a lot of pleasure over the
years. On another occasion, a young family hired
meI’m also pleased
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the moments
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teachers showing
live for.off what the desert
shown anyone an edible flower that day, nor had I
had to offer. My eleven-year-old grandson,
seen any. Xander had picked a flower that he
Xander, who has been eating wild edibles with
imagined was edible, but it wasn’t. I cautioned
meWhile
since birth,
the focuswas ofwalking
this book behind me,
is not onshowing
him, and he put it down. Xander had seen me eat
the greens plants,
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storyage.always rings in my
so many wild things over the years, I think he had
memory as a reminder to us all that caution is the
gotten the idea in his head that we can eat
rule of the day. A book like this is a starting point.
anything wild. Ever since that day, I have been
I teach
Seeing classes
pictures ofina plant
whichdoes students are taught
not qualify you toto
careful to teach him and everyone that you never,
identify
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However, while caution is important, being
immobilized by fear is a mistake. When we go to
the grocery store, we don’t pause to consider
whether a carrot is poisonous or not. This is
because
Somewe knowpaid
of them peoplewithwho theirhave eaten
lives, butcarrots
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to note that verythatfewcarrots areare
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eaten. But somewhere, in the history
poisonous. Most plants that are not edible may of the world,just
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make was yourastomach
day when people
upset. When did not
youknowthink about it,
whether wild carrots were food
our ancestors’ experience of learning the hard or medicine orway
poison. All theisknowledge
what is edible not as foreignthat to weushaveas we today
might
about what is edible or not edible
want it to be. Today, every day, people put comes directly
from our ancestors,
pharmaceutical drugs,who experimented
chemicals, and to find out.
We If you learn
owe them afoods just one
debt in thing
oftheir from
gratitude thepassing
for book, please
manufactured mouths, thinkingthis they
let it be
knowledge this: wild food is for everyday living.
must be safetobecause us. they are in stores, only to
Most people think of Mother Nature’s buffet as
discover later that the cumulative, long-term effect
“survival” food—a last resort to be used in a day
of these drugs or fake foods results in permanent
of need, with fingers crossed that the day will
damage to our bodies. Few people realize there is
never come. But if you pay quiet, careful attention,
no government oversight for the long-term effects
you will notice something startling: That day is
of what isI sold,
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already Payfor sure is to
attention that thewhat we eat
number of this
people
not required.
month In myour view, we are of all
lifeprobably yearmuch
aroundwill you impact
whose health quality
is deteriorating, next who and
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beyond. eating
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is nothing on Earth filled with as
as amazing
on an ever-increasing number of pharmaceutical
beneficial
the properties, than many of the so-called
andhuman body. The drugs.
over-the-counter world is
Pay filled with
attention the
to the
processed
nutrition “foods” inneed.
the grocery store. Wild
number of people around you whose lives areharder
our bodies But nutrition gets
edibles,
to find infor example,
stores are not
each year. goingthat
Notice to give you type
crippled by autoimmune disorders. As almost
a diabetes
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diabetes—but in thethe vast majority
grocery aisles is of the stuff not
a product, on
and autoimmune nutrition specialist, I see this a
store shelves
simple, true will. A
food.
trend first hand. Everyday I use the principles of
correct nutrition to help people come off or reduce
insulin to quel its side effects, get off their diabetes
medications with their doctor’s permission, arrest
autoimmune symptoms, lose weight, control blood
pressure, and more.
product is created by someone and requires
advertising for attention and dollars. True food
does not require advertising or fancy packaging or
patents or trademarks or intense processing. The
products are designed to feed short-term highs, to
encourage emotional eating and sugar addiction to
benefit corporate coffers. Products encourage our
children and their parents to be obese, diabetic,
andThis
dependent
book isonallpharmaceuticals.
about natural health. ThanksI’veto
modern technology,
written many books Ionwork with sick
gardening andpeople
self-
across
reliance. I’ve taught thousands of students on save
the nation. I have helped many people the
their
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THE
PL ANTS
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on
1 (VELVETLE
theoph
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U.S.: Found in all states except
rasti
Canada:andFound
Alaska Hawaii.in Alberta,
British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Edible parts:
Brunswick, NovaImmature seeds
Scotia, Ontario,
Prince Edwardseed
and immature Island, Quebec,
pods, which
and Saskatchewan.
can be cooked or eaten raw.
When to harvest: Late
Mature pods and seeds are hard
Form: Summer annual
spring.
and inedible,
Habitat: so bedry
Sunny, sure to get
growing 3–7 feet tall
them at the soft, immature stage.
locations. Nutty and mild, like
Flavor:
Notes:
wild The leaves
sunflower of velvetleaf
seeds.
are heart-shaped and can grow as
large as dinner plates in some
cases. Seeds can be up to one-third
oil and the leaves are as soft and
velvety as the name implies. This
plant was reportedly brought to the
U.S. in the seventeenth century
and grown for its useful fibers
used in making cord and cloth.
Today’s wild population has
escaped that cultivation and the
plant now has a reputation among
campers and survivalists as being
useful for emergency toilet paper.
Acer negundo
( B OX E L D E R M A P L E )
1009
in hemiplegia,
961
1044
Porencephaly,
777
780
Post-epileptic aphasia,
481
786
1050
Post-paralytic chorea,
447
840-847
444
498
254
221
473
Prevalence of insanity,
110
Prevention of insanity,
137
974
of tetanus neonatorum,
565
1096
of tubercular meningitis,
725
821
of disseminated sclerosis,
874
of epilepsy,
475
178
1115
of intracranial hemorrhage and apoplexy,
944-946
720
spinal meningitis,
751
spinal pachymeningitis,
748
of alcoholism,
639
869
of apoplexy, cerebral hemorrhage, etc.,
972
of athetosis,
460
of catalepsy,
337
of cerebral abscess,
799
715
syphilis,
1013
of chorea,
453
of chronic hydrocephalus,
744
lead-poisoning,
684
687
689
spinal meningitis,
753
142
890
of ecstasy,
343
of epilepsy,
496
of external pachymeningitis,
706
200
709
799
of hysteria,
272
of hysterical insanity,
149
of hystero-epilepsy,
310
of hypochondriasis,
155
1150
of insanity,
125
of labio-glosso-laryngeal paralysis,
1169
of melancholia,
159
of migraine,
410
1231
of multiple neuritis,
1198
of peripheral anæsthesia,
1201
152
702
of spina bifida,
761
of spinal concussion,
916
755
of symmetrical gangrene,
1262
of tetanus,
553
of tetanus neonatorum,
565
666
of the opium habit,
660
988
of torticollis,
464
of tremor,
431
of tubercular meningitis,
735
1066
of the spine,
1106
of unilateral spinal paralysis,
1168
of vaso-motor neuroses,
1255
of vertigo,
418
of writers' cramp,
530
688
ROGRESSIVE
U
NILATERAL
ACIAL
TROPHY
693
693
Diagnosis,
700
699
Etiology,
693
Symptoms,
694
696
697
696
696
696
695
Special senses, state of,
697
696
702
801
of alcoholism,
640
642
of chronic lead-poisoning,
690
of hysteria,
274
668
668
of thermic fever,
396
988
of tubercular meningitis,
735
of writers' cramp,
530
436
1049
44
19
264
664
1017
et seq.
Psycho-neuroses (see
Mental Diseases