This edible plant is multi-functional since its presence decreases insect damage to other plants. About the only place where they are not upset with the plant is where it’s native, southeast Asia. Keeps well in the refrigerator and may be frozen for later use. More important are the leaves stopping raindrops . In hindsight, that pain appears to have been provoked by inflammation of the vessels that transverse the top of the foot in reaction to a daily 100mg. Or did all just assume? Think about setting stone or gravel walkways where foot traffic is heaviest. Also, I recall building play forts as a child at my grandmothers house, cutting the stalks, staking them, tying them, but I can’t seem to recall how they stood a few days, weeks, months down the line. Lastly there is an ethnobotanical lesson in Japanese Knotweed: The Cherokee ate the cooked leaves. ex D. Don – pinkhead smartweed. . It is said that Japanese Knotweed out lives the gardener and the garden. Devon Council have a quick guide and though they are not interested in its culinary qualities it may give and idea of disposal. Japanese Knotweed and Cat’s Claw herbs are supposedly useful in the treatment of Lyme Disease due to their natural antibiotic/anti spirochete properties. It is regularly eaten in Japan and Vietnam and these young stems are a good source of vitamins and minerals. I have had it come up through a crack in concrete floor 15 feet in side a dark shed. Dry stems of all the knotweed species are good as a fuel, for heating, of high caloric value. Plant Characteristics. Once the plant grows it takes on a greenish hue, before developing a darker, muddier shade and purple speckles when it reaches maturity. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from September to November. Japanese Knotweed gets no respect. Usually the roots are used medicinally. i’d need to see some real proof of this, it seems highly doubtable. When I did finally get to it, I noticed the insides of the stalks had little white bumps on it – some more than others. In my yard the Japanese knotweed draws a TON of flies, a lot of different types too. Japanese knotweed is known as a traditional medicine for Lyme disease, and typically the plant magically appears in an area 6 months to a year before the first reported case of Lyme. Combine this plant with rye grass telomersa enzymes hyluronic acid amino acids glucose and B 17 vitamins nutmeg olive oil bio oil ! Japanese Knotweed gets no respect. I’d recommend conducting your own research around uses/safe handling of those particular … I am wondering, have you personally eaten the leaves? ), so I didn’t have to experiment or worry. I live on a main road in a small city, so there is a bit of pollution and my yard sloops downward, so probably some runoff as well. Growth Habit: Herb/Forb. Best bet seemed to be to keep pinching off new shoots as they appear and it will eventually ‘starve’ *IF* you can catch them all. A lot of info on knotweed on his website as well. I think I saw some down the street. Pettigrew, AR 72752. Serve chilled for dessert just as it is, or pass a bowl of whipped cream. I simply cooked ’em in salted water for two minutes, drained, and gave them a squeeze of lemon. 1 ½ tsp baking powder Plant type: semi-herbaceous stoloniferous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 9-11 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost I got a real nice green juice. Out there, it survives, even grazed by antelope, when not much else shade affording withstands. Again, safe or don’t risk it? I love the heart leaves & flower for photos. It smelled normal and the tiny bit I tasted tasted normal. 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