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Helianthus Annuus - Common Sunflower, Wild Sunflower - Identification & Pictures. Edible & Medicinal Foraging Guide

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Edible Plants & Mushrooms

Helianthus Annuus

Helianthus Annuus

  • Scientific Name: Helianthus Annuus
  • Common Name(s): Common Sunflower, Wild Sunflower
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: yes
  • Parts Used: fruit, leaf
  • crashdive123
    22 Jul, 2009

    Flowers large - up to 6 inches across with a brownish central disk and golden rays. Leaves rough, slender-stalked, heart or spade shaped alternating leaves. Stems rough and hairy. Found in waste places, fields, prairies. Flowers June - October. Uses - Nuts, cereal, flour, oil coffee. The seeds are smaller than those from domesticated plants, but just as good. Boiling the crushed kernals releases a light vegetable oil. The roasted shells can be used to make coffee.
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    crashdive123
    7 Aug, 2009

    American Indians used flower tea for lung ailments, malaria. Leaf tea taken for high fevers; astringent; poultice on snakebites and spider bites. Seeds and leaves said to be diuretic, expectorant.
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    crashdive123
    7 Aug, 2009

    Warning: Pollen or plant extracts may cause allergic reactions.
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