If you're looking for a pretty, low-maintenance spring flower that's non-toxic, forget-me-nots are the thing for you. The annual or perennial plant contains so few toxins that it is even edible.

Forget-me-not contains hardly any toxins

Forget-me-not is not a poisonous plant

The forget-me-not contains a small amount of substances that can cause symptoms of poisoning in larger quantities. However, the concentration in leaves and flowers is so low that you would have to eat kilos of it to develop nausea or other symptoms afterwards.

Included are among others

  • tannic acid
  • potassium
  • alkaloids

Forget-me-not flowers are edible

The flowers of the forget-me-not are used in wild herbs. They make colorful spring salads with other edible spring flowers.

Forget-me-nots are collected from sheltered spots in the garden or in the wild from April to June.

Forget-me-not has a very weak taste of its own. The flowers are therefore primarily collected as a decoration for salads and soups or as table decorations.

Forget-me-nots are not poisonous to animals

Animals can also get poisoned by forget-me-nots. If dogs and cats nibble on it, there is no health risk.

Healthy supplementary food for rodents

Forget-me-nots are among the wild herbs that you can even add to the diet of hamsters, guinea pigs or rabbits.

However, you should ensure variety and never feed too much of one plant at once. You must not store picked cabbage for more than two days.

tips

In naturopathy, forget-me-not is considered a medicinal plant with a weak effect. It only plays a subordinate role, since there are medicinal plants with much greater potency. Tea made from the flowering herb is said to have a calming and anti-inflammatory effect.

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Herbs