Garnishes have to be edible but even though myself and countless others have sucked the pollen out of them are they considered edible?
What about the leaves of the plant?
The honeysuckle would make a pretty and interesting garnish.
2007-07-01 18:31:42 · 4 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
yes it can be eaten....and it is actually good for you
Properties
Japanese honeysuckle is edible and medicinal. High in Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium, the leaves can be parboiled and eaten as a vegetable. The edible buds and flowers, made into a syrup or puddings. The entire plant has been used as an alternative medicine for thousands of years in Asia. The active constituents include calcium, elaidic-acid, hcn, inositol, linoleic-acid, lonicerin, luteolin, magnesium, myristic-acid, potassium, tannin, and zink. It is alterative, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge, and is also used to reduce blood pressure. The stems are used internally in the treatment of acute rheumatoid arthritis, mumps and hepatitis. The stems are harvested in the autumn and winter, and are dried for later herb use. The stems and flowers are used together a medicinal infusion in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia) and dysentery. An infusion of the flower buds is used in the treatment of a wide range of ailments including syphillitic skin diseases and tumors, bacterial dysentery, colds, and enteritis. Experimentally, the flower extracts have been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels and are antibacterial, antiviral and tuberculostatic. Externally, the flowers are applied as a medicinal wash to skin inflammations, infectious rashes and sores. The flowers are harvested in early morning before they open and are dried for later herb use. This plant has become a serious weed in many areas of N. America, it might have the potential to be utilized for proven medicinal purposes. Other uses include; Ground cover, Insecticide, Basketry, vines used to make baskets. The white-flowers of cultivar 'Halliana' has a pronounced lemon-like perfume.
2007-07-01 18:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by grumpybear 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-07-02 06:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Cat D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
according to the below website, the flowers are edible, but not the berries.
2007-07-01 18:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by dirtyhandsarehip 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What a lovely idea! I never thought of it. I used to love to suck on those when I was a kid and I'm still here. Thanks for the great idea.
2007-07-02 03:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by dENISE D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋