In article >, Todd >
wrote:

> On 06/10/2013 01:38 PM, Todd wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My favorite weed: Purslane.
> >
> > Great for us.
> > Cooked: 1 cup, 4 grams carb
> > Raw (my favorite): 1 cup, 1 gram carb
> >
> > According to tis proponents, it is the single most
> > nutritious plant on the face of this earth. More
> > Omega 3 that even fish oil.
> >
> > http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html
> >
> > Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Blog) has a nice write
> > up and picture too:
> >
> > http://www.marksdailyapple.com/purslane/
> >
> > The stuff grows in my rocks all around my house.
> > I don't water it. I step on it. No TLC whatsoever.
> >
> > Love to eat it raw. In salads, on burgers, just
> > by itself. Tastes a little bit like watercress.
> > And, I always feel better when I eat this weed.
> > My Wife's eyes sparkle when I pick and wash her
> > up a hand full. It doesn't last more than a few
> > minutes in the house.
> >
> > Okay, for those of you who haven't gone through
> > an Economic Botany course in college, a weed it not
> > what you think it is:
> >
> > 1) It must be a previous agricultural "discard"
> > (Dandelions, plantain are other good examples).
> >
> > 2) its seeds must be very small or mimic those
> > of other seeds. (Purslane's are really small.)
> >
> > 3) it must grow on "disturbed" soil, like were I
> > walk. (Ever notice that Dandelions grow in cow
> > pastures but not on wild land?)
> >
> > So, EAT THE WEED! (I will control myself, eventually.)
> >
> > -T
> >
> > One person's weed, is another persons delicacy!
> >
>
> Hypoglycemic Effects of Crude Polysaccharide from Purslane:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672007/
>
> This was on mice.
>
> Eat the Weed!!!
>
> -T

This works with dandelions, and other "weeds" as well.
<http://www.ediblewildfood.com/edible-weeds.aspx>
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