May blossom yesterday, and lesser celandine today. Carpets of the stuff on my walk today. Both signs that spring is really on the way. However while the hawthorn is edible (fruit, petals and leaves), the celandine is not and is poisonous if eaten, and can cause itching on the skin. Although strangely enough, herbalists have been known to use it to treat piles - Apparantly the knobbly tubers of the plant resemble them and according to the doctrine of signatures this resemblance suggests that it could be used as a cure!
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