"When rubbed onto the body, the plant is useful in treating nettle stings[240]. The juice of the plant is applied to treat wounds, It helps to coagulate the blood of fresh cuts and wounds[272]"

"The plant is considered to be poisonous to goats[272]"

"The leaves, stem and flowering shoots - raw or cooked and eaten as a potherb, or added to soups and stews[55, 62, 144, 183]. A bland but very acceptable food[85, 144], it makes a fine salad either on its own or mixed with other leaves[9]. The fresh juice can be mixed and drunk with tomato or vegetable juices[183]."

"The leaves, stem and flowering shoots - raw or cooked and eaten as a potherb, or added to soups and stews[55, 62, 144, 183]. They can be dried and ground into a powder then used as a flavouring in soups etc[183]"