Foraging for rock samphire (kritamo) in Greece! Find out more below, for special ideas! Learn more about our online courses on herbal medicine & aromatherapy in jointheflow.net Discover my books on bodywork and more: amzn.to/3xhaNey 1. Gather the leaf and pickle it in hot, salted or spiced vinegar. I have kept it for up to two years. Try to add it in sushi! 2. Use the fresh leaf raw in salads (delicious with tomato and caper!). 3. Dry the leaf and make a powder which can be added in soups and marinades. 4. The leaf yields an antimicrobial essential oil. Rock samphire has fleshy, divided aromatic leaves that Culpeper described as having a "pleasant, hot and spicy taste". Crithmum (the scientific name of the plant) is a monospecific genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, with the sole species Crithmum maritimum, known as rock samphire or sea fennel. #crithmum #Crithmummaritimum #rocksamphire #Apiaceae #ethnobotany #planthealing #phytochemistry #plantchemistry #herbcrafting #herbalcrafting #healingherbs #apothecary #healingherbs #medicinalplants #greekherbs #myherbalstudies #herbalistsofinstagram #botany #botanicalmedicine #wildfood #wildfoodlove #foraging #survivalskills #primitiveskills #herbaleducation #eatweeds (at Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfvpLE0LeTl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
