Adhesive a wild vegetable from the polder
Kleefkruid een wilde groente.
Kleefkruid (Galium aparine) behoord bij de sterbladigenfamilie en het is een tweezaadlobbige plant. Adhesive or popularly called Jan-kleef-an owes its name because it sticks to everything when you walk past. this is the
cause because of the barbs that occur on sticky herb. This annual can be up to 150 cm. tall
and makes its way up through other plants. You can easily add sticky herb
recognize by the square stem and the blade that with 6 as a wreath around the stem
sprout. it blooms from May to November after which the plant dies
and re-metastasizes. He's family of the coffee plant and he
is also used as a coffee substitute. in this blog
attention to the edibility and its applications
of this particular plant.
Primary substance is Saponin and works to expel fluid and it is very good for kidneys and lymphatic system. You can use it as vegetable tincture, tea or chicory.
The tea from sticky herb helps with the following conditions: liver diseases, cystitis., irritated prostate, chronic rash, mononucleosis and kidney diseases to name but a few. It is good for the skin, and you can also make an ointment from this yourself. see here how it works.
Pluk alleen de toppen voor de meest gezonde inhoudsstoffen. (net als bij de Brandnetel.) Was de toppen met koud water en je kunt ze vervolgens met kokend water overgieten zodat je ze daarna kan verwerken in een roerbak met andere groente. The cooking time of sticky herb is very short and the vitamins are not immediately lost. See here for glutinous recipes
