What common weeds are edible or medicinal?

My favourite is the stinging nettle. Hard to imagine something that is a gardeners nightmare has as many uses as it does.

http://www.anniesremedy.com/herb_detail107.php

Most wild plants will have a use especially if you read Thomas Culpepper.

Common dog rose - Rose hip syrup or tea, the list is actually endless, the arguments start when you have to prove what actually does work:o)

Nearly All of them.

Are either edible or medicinal.

There are a myriad of books on the issue.

Just remember thou if they were really yummy we would be eating them on a regular basis.

Best comprehensive british book is still Culpepers Almanac.

Which I believe was written in the 1700s.

That depends on where you live.

What are weeds one place can easily be a cultivated plant somewhere else.

Try your local LIBRARY for books on edible and medicinal plants.

Dandelion is one I know of. The leaves stem and flower are all edible. Dandelion leaves are often used in salads.

I'm sure you could do a search and find all types...I have some growing in my garden that I know are for heart problems, allergies, etc. The problem is controlling dosage. You would not know how much you could eat and that would be very dangerous.

You want the books by Ewell Gibbons on wild foods. If you want something more compact (more information, less story-telling), look up books by Muencher.They're both dead, now. Might have been something they ate.

Nettle and dandelion are common ones. There are many others but you have to be careful and know what you are doing.

a few to start you.

http://www.thesurvivalexpert.co.uk/EatingBerriesPl...

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/wild-edible-plants...

hope this helps