Toxic Plant In Your Salad?

[zoramargolis]

The July issue of the British magazine "Healthy and Organic Living" apparently has an article on local foods by a chef who recommends gathering wild plants and putting henbane in salads. Oops, his bad. He meant to say a different plant with a similar common name, "fat hen" a type of wild spinach. The magazine has put this warning on their website:

http://www.healthyandorganicliving.com/

IMPORTANT CORRECTION

In H&OL7 p60 Antony Worral Thompson recommends using henbane in salads. In fact henbane is a very toxic plant and should never been eaten. As always, check with an expert when foraging or collecting wild plants.

Hate it when that happens

[MsDiPesto]

One can substitute Deadly Nightshade for Henbane.

[Dmnkly]

The dressing calls for iocane powder... do you think that's okay?

[DanielK]

The dressing calls for iocane powder... do you think that's okay?

It has no taste or odor - should be fine.

As long as you're the Dread Pirate Roberts.

[agm]

The dressing calls for iocane powder... do you think that's okay?

Whatever happened to shopping locally?

[DameEdna]

One can substitute Deadly Nightshade for Henbane.

Or tomato. Or a few tobacco leaves. All in the same family. It is just the henbane

that will help with that gout. If it doesn't kill you first.