You need to learn to identify this plant so that you never, ever mistake it for something edible or medicinal! It does have some traditional medicinal uses... but is way to dangerous to play around with. Here is more info: medicinal herbs: HEMLOCK - Conium maculatum (naturalmedicinalherbs.net) MM says a tea of the leaves is good for drug induced muscle spasms and rigidity. Dried leaves (only) made into tea for side effects from bad/cheap/tainted drugs/freak outs, etc.... sedative and anti-spasmodic.
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From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Fireweed and Forsythia
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