Green treat: Event focuses on edible plants

by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
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Wild ginger’s root, when cooked with sugar, can be used as a substitute for ginger. The plant is also thought to have antibiotic properties, and Native Americans used it to treat headaches, intestinal pain, knee pain, arthritis, indigestion, tuberculosis, colic and as a general tonic. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against using wild ginger to cook with or as an herbal remedy since it contains aristolochic acid, a substance known to cause kidney failure and possibly cancer. KATIE DUNN PHOTO.Click Hereto order photo reprints


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