Salad Burnet
Sanguisorba minor
A cucumber-flavored astringent herb used on minor wounds and for mild digestive upset.
Traditional use (european-folk): A cucumber-flavored astringent herb used on minor wounds and for mild digestive upset.
A cucumber-flavored astringent herb used on minor wounds and for mild digestive upset.
Active constituents are under study; evidence ranges from traditional use to preliminary human trials.
- A cucumber-flavored astringent herb used on minor wounds and for mild digestive upset.
Evidence strength: traditional use.
- See the evidence level above
- Gentle; also a culinary green.
- Pregnant/breastfeeding people without medical advice
Gentle; also a culinary green.
May interact with prescription medications — review with a clinician if you take any.
Use caution in pregnancy, breastfeeding, for children, and with chronic disease unless cleared by a clinician.
Choose reputable, tested suppliers; correct identification is essential for wild-harvested plants.