EDIBLE AND NOT
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Vegetables have a high content of carbohydrates, they can alone allow us to survive and offer the undeniable advantage, as opposed to animals, not to run, not to hide, not need to be caught.
The vast majority of plants are, especially in our latitudes, edible but it is essential to distinguish between the many speciesthat nature offers, herbs, mushrooms and plants that are not. 
You can still follow a simple empirical system to avoid taking toxic or even lethal varieties: (not valid for mushrooms)
• Taste a small quantity of vegetable (possibly boiled);
• Hold it in your mouth for a few minutes, and after making sure that there is no unpleasant taste, swallow it;
• Wait about eight hours and, if you do not occur gastrointestinal pain, nausea or other ailments, repeat the operation with a significantly higher quantity;
• Wait another eight hours after which, in the absence of disturbances, the vegetable can be considered edible.
INDEX OF PLANTS
Scientific Name Common Name
Achillea millefolium Millefoglie montano
Ajuga reptans Bugola
Alliaria petiolata Alliaria
Apium nodiflorum Sedanina d'acqua
Arbutus unendo Corbezzolo
Arctostaphylos uvaursi Uva orsina
Artemisia vulgaris Assenzio Amarella
Asparagus acutifoliumAsparago
Bellis perennis Margherita Pratolina
Berberis vulgaris Crespino
Beta vulgaris Bietola comune
Calamintha sylvatica Mentuccia
Capparis spinosa Cappero comune
Carlina acaulis Carlina bianca
Cercis siliquastrum Albero di Giuda
Chenopodium bonus¬enricus Spinacio selvatico
Cichorium intybus Cicoria
Clematis vitalba Vitalba
Ticchi Cornus mas Corniolo
Cornus sanguinea Sanguinello
Corylus avellana Nocciolo
Crataegus monogyna Biancospino
Crepis sancta Radichella di terrasanta (C¬G) pag 32
Crithmum maritimum Finocchio marino
Cynodon dactylon Gramigna
Erba canina Echium vulgare Erba viperina Equisetum telmateia Coda cavallina Eruca sativa Rucola comune Foeniculum vulgare Finocchio selvatico Fragaria vesca Fragola Geum urbanum Erba benedetta Glechoma hederacea Edera terrestre Helianthus tuberosus Topinambur ? Tartufo di canna (H¬M) pag 42 Humulus lupulus Luppolo Juniperus communis Ginepro Lamium purpureum Dolcimele ? Falsa ortica Lapsana communis Lassana Grespignolo Erba delle mammelle Laurus nobilis Alloro Leopoldia comosa Cipollaccio col fiocco Lampascione Linaria vulgaris Linaria Linaiola Malva sylvestris Malva selvatica Melittis melissophyllum Bocca di lupo ? Erba limona 3 Origanum vulgare Origano Acciughero (O¬R) pag 52 Papaver rhoeas Papavero Rosolaccio Parietaria officinalis Erba vetriola Petasites hybridus Farfaraccio Phytolacca americana Uva turca Cremesina Pistacia lentiscus Lentisco Plantago lanceolata Lingua di cane Piantaggine Portulaca oleracea Porcellana comune Porcacchia Primula vulgaris Primula P PrimaveraOcchio di civetta Prunus spinosa Prugnolo ? Pruno selvatico Ranunculus ficaria Favagello Raphanus raphanistrum Rapastrello Ravanello (R) pag 63 Reichardia picroides Caccialepre ? Lattughino Grattalingua Ribes multiflorum Ribes multifloro Ribes rubrum Ribes rosso Ribes uva¬crispa Ribes Robinia pseudoacacia Acacia ? Robinia Gaggia Rosa canina Rosa canina Rubus idaeus Lampone Rubus saxatilis More rosse Rumex crispus Romice crespa 4 Ruscus aculeatus Pungitopo (R¬S) pag 73 Salvia verbenaca Salvia dei campi Chiarella Sambucus nigra Sambuco Sambucus racemosa Sambuco rosso Sanguisorba minor Pimpinella Salvastrella Satureja montana SantoreggiaErba peverella Smilax aspera Salsapariglia Stracciabraghe Sonchus oleraceus Crespino Cicerbita Sorbus aria Sorbo montano ? Farinaccio Sorbus domestica Sorbo Symphytum tuberosus Consolida femmina (S¬V) pag 83 Taraxacum officinale Dente di leone ¬ Tarassaco Thymus longicaulis Timo serpillo Pepolino Tordylium apulum Ombrellini pugliesi Tragopogon pratensis Barba di becco Urospermum dalechampii Lattugaccio Boccione Urtica dioica Ortica Vaccinium myrtillus Mirtillo Baccole Vaccinium vitisidaea Mirtillo rosso