Site of Herb Walk in Chicago on Milwaukee and Kedzie Avenues in Logan Square

Amaranth — Amaranthus retroflexus — Ancient food of the Americas; very high mineral and protein content. Excellent for anemia

Sheep  Sorrel — Rumex acetosella — Good food for salads, kidney aid

Milkweed — Asclepias syriaca — white milky sap for warts, edible flowers and very young pods

Prairie Dock — Silphium terebinthinaceum — decorative prairie plant… Read more