(Meadow Sweet - Filipendula ulmaria)

All green plants contain vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Some plants have a negligible amount, whilst others are more plentiful in what they offer. As a life long vegan, I view it as a necessary part of mine and my families daily life to eat wholesome food with nutritive abundance. There is no need to starve your body of what it needs to function when we are surrounded by botanical sources, most of which can be wild crafted - providing you ARE CERTAIN of what you are looking for! NEVER eat plants, roots or berries you CANNOT identify!! If you are interested in foraging, it is best to attend classes or groups with a professional herbalist or botanist otherwise you could accidentally poison yourself or someone else. Forage at your own risk.

Plants marked with * are reputed to be exceptionally high sources of the element under which the botanical is used:

MINERALS

Calcium - find in *Arrow root, *Carrageen, Chamomile, Chives, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Dandelion root, Flaxseed, Horsetail grass, Meadow sweet, Nettle, *Okra, Plantain, Rest Harrow, Shepherd’s Purse, Silverweed, Sorrel, Toad Flax.

Chlorine -  All plants contain chlorine in the form of Sodium Chloride

Fluorine - Garlic, Watercress 

Iodine -  *Bladderwrack, *Dulse, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, *Kelp

Iron - Burdock root, Devil’s Bit, Hydrocotyle Asiatica, Meadow Sweet, Mullein leaves, Parsley, Rest Harrow, Salep, Silverweed, Stinging Nettle, Strawberry Leaves, Toad Flax, *Watercress, *Yellow Dock 

Magnesium -  *Bladderwrack, Black Willow Bark, Broom flowers, Carrot leaves, Devil’s Bit, Dulse, Dandelion leaves, Hydrocotyle Asiatica, Kale, *Kelp, Meadow Sweet, Mullein leaves, Okra, Parsley, Peppermint, Primrose flowers, Rest Harrow, Silverweed, Toad Flax, Watercress

Phosphorus - All seeds and many fruits have a small percentage of phosphorus. *Calamus, Caraway seeds, Chickweed, *Garlic, Licorice root, Marigold flowers, *Meadow Sweet flowers, *Okra, Sesame, Sorrel, Warercress

Potassium - Borage, Calamus, Carrageen, Carrot leaves, Chamomile flowers, Coltsfoot, Comfrey, Dandelion, Eyebright, Fennel, Mullein, Nettle leaves, Parsley, Peppermint, Plantain leaves, Primrose flowers, Sanicle, Summer Savory, Watercress, Yarrow

Silicon - Is found in all plants and plant foods. However Horsetail Grass is probably the richest source.

Sodium - Carrageen, Chives, Cleavers, Devil’s Bit, Fennel seed, Meadow Sweet, Nettle, Okra, Rest Harrow, Shepherds Purse, Sorrel, Stinging Nettle, Watercress

Sulfur (Sulphur) - *Asafoetida, Calamus, *Carrageen, Coltsfoot, Eyebright, Fennel seed, *Garlic, Meadow Sweet, Mullein, Okra, Plantain leaves, Rest Harrow, Shepherds Purse, Silverweed, Stinging Nettle, Watercress

VITAMIN A
*Alfalfa, Dandelion, *Okra, *Paprika, Parsley herb, Watercress

VITAMIN B1 (Thiamine)
Bladderwrack, Dulse, Fenugreek, Kelp, Okra, Wheat Germ

VITAMIN B2 (Riboflavin)
Bladderwrack, Dulse, Fenugreek, Kelp, *Saffron

VITAMIN B12
Alfalfa, Bladderwrack, Dulse, Kelp

VITAMIN C
Buffalo Berry, *Burdock seed, Capsicum, Coltsfoot, *Elder berries, Marigold, *Oregano, *Paprika, Parsley herb, *Rose Hips, Watercress

VITAMIN D
Watercress, Wheat Germ

VITAMIN E
Alfalfa, Avena Sativa, Bladderwrack, Dandelion leaves, Dulse, Kelp, Linseed, *Sesame, Watercress, *Wheatgerm

VITAMIN K
*Alfalfa leaves, *Shepherds Purse

NIACIN
Alfalfa, Blueberry leaves, Burdock seed, *Fenugreek, Parsley herb, Watercress, *Wheatgerm

VITAMIN P (Rutin)
*Buckwheat, Rue, Paprika 

 
Namaste :)