Sambucus canadensis
Enslaved Africans adopted plant knowledge from Indigenous peoples including medicinal uses of American elderberry. Elderberry medicine is made from the berries, leaves, and roots, used to treat a variety of ailments including coughs, colds, fever, asthma, inflammation, infections, and constipation.
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Fish Pepper
Capsicum annuum ‘Fish Pepper’
African Bird’s-eye pepper
Capsicum frutescens ‘African Bird’s Eye’
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus