The first useful plant is Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum). This plant has a bulb that grows underground, and when crushed up with water becomes foamy. If you are near a river, pond, or lake, you can use this to clean with. Soap plant, hence the name, can be used as soap. So lather up in it, and you will be squeaky clean. Also, the bulb contains a poison that stuns fish, so when you wash off in a body of water, you may find some fish float up. Killing two birds with one stone, but remember that this practise is illegal so don’t do it, and should only be done in survival situations.

The second plant is Ribwort Plantain. This plant can help with sore throats, treatment for dysentery, and a band aid for burns, bites, and stings. For sore throats, eat a handful of leaves. The leaves have plant mucus in them, and will protect and soothe the irritated throats. This mucus can also protect and soothe intestines, which can help with dysentery. Crushing up the leaves and putting them over a burn, bite, or sting, and held on with a band aid will help speed up the healing of the injury. The leaves contain a few mild antiseptic compounds. You will basically be wolverine.

The third plant, or rather flower, is called Morning Glory. The use for this plant is illegal so do not do what I say, this is for entertainment/educational purposes only. The seeds of the Morning Glory flower contain LSA, which is a psychedelic substance. LSD is just refined LSA. If you want to “trip balls” you would have to eat up to 100 seeds to start feeling any effect, because the amount of LSA in the seeds is very small.

The final useful plant is Lesser Periwinkle. This plant cannot be eaten, but it is used to create a supplement known as Vinpocetine. This supplement is good for your brain, and can help improve memory, focus, and can also help with other brain related issues. People such as students use this, for its ability to help you stop procrastinating, and get stuff done. In fact, I am thinking of getting some myself, but obviously do your own research and consult a professional.

Looking back, most of these are more interesting than useful, or they may be useful to some people? Anyway these are some interesting/useful plants that you now know, just learn how to identify them, and next time you see any try remember stuff about it.