Content
- Distinguish ragwort and arugula safely
- How does the ragwort get into the rocket?
- Rucola and ragweed differ from each other
- Eyes open while collecting wild herbs
- Tips
Ragwort and arugula look similar only at first sight
Distinguish ragwort and arugula safely
In the summer of 2019, a scandal shook the German Rucola farmers, but found a customer from Hamburg a ragwort stalk in a pack of rocket. Subsequently, the farmers feared for their existence, but the find has remained an isolated case so far. The likelihood of finding in a pack from the supermarket also known as Greiskraut poison plant is therefore very low - also can be quite easy to distinguish rocket and ragwort. More dangerous, however, is the likelihood of confusion with frequently collected medicinal herbs, such as St. John's Wort.
How does the ragwort get into the rocket?
Rocket is cultivated today on large arable land and mainly harvested by machine, sorted and packaged. The ragwort in turn is a common weed, which has also spread in recent years, strong. Of course, the poisonous plant, which is difficult to control, also grows on rocket fields, but is usually sorted out in the course of the harvesting and packaging process.
Rucola and ragweed differ from each other
Basically, arugula and ragwort are easy to distinguish from each other and the likelihood of accidentally eating the poisonous herb is therefore very low. Ragwort stands out visually in a bowl of rocket, it also tastes because of the bitter substances unpleasant. With the help of the following list you can distinguish the two herb plants well:
Ergo, it makes sense to thoroughly control and wash even purchased salad before consumption, not only to sort out any poisonous plants contained.
Eyes open while collecting wild herbs
Greater care, however, is required in collected wild plants and wild plants, because many used as a medicinal plant Korbblütengewächs looks dangerous to the dangerous Jakobs-Kreuzkraut in fact similar. For example, if you want to collect St. John's wort, you should be very well versed - or ask someone who knows. The same applies to salads and herbs from the garden, because even there, the very vigorous and hard-to-control ragwort can spread quickly.
Tips
Caution is also required with herbal teas - not only with self-collected mixtures. Especially in camomile teas traces of toxic Pyrrolizidinalkaloiden were found.