| Buckwheat |
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Fagopyrum esculentum
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| Uses: Culinary/Medicinal |
Duration: Annual |
| When to Sow: Spring |
Ease of Germination: Easy |
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Well known as a grain, cover crop and beeplant; not so well known is its medicinal value. The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins).
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