🍀Celtic & Norse Herbalism
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
About Buckwheat
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a herb used in the Celtic & Norse Herbalism tradition to help with Heart Health, Varicose Veins, Circulation, and Diabetes. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), also known as common buckwheat, Japanese buckwheat and silverhull buckwheat, is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. A related and more bitter species, Fagopyrum tataricum, a domesticated food plant common in Asia, but not as common in Europe or North America, is also referred to as buckwheat.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal