In 2015, I bought a pot of ground ivy from Jian Guo Weekend Flower Market
and I loved it, I liked its aroma, its elegant look. I searched for some
information online in Chinese, most of the articles portrait it in a positive light.
Then I search ground ivy in English, and I realized, it's a weed.
Hi, I am Shao, Welcome to what people also ask, where I search something seemingly obvious and
share with you some of its PAA, aka People Also Ask, which is a feature telling you what people
also search on Google that related to your query. Today's keyword is ground ivy. So first let's
talk about what is ground ivy with our first PAA "Is ground ivy and creeping Charlie the same?"
which extracted its answer from an article titled "Managing Creeping Charlie and Violets" published
by University of Illinois Extension which is under College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences. According to this article Ground ivy aka Glechoma hederaceae, also called creeping Charlie,
is a common lawn weed problem. Ground ivy has small funnel-shaped purplish-blue flowers
appearing from April to June. As a biased person, I actually like the plant, I think it can actually
be a very great herb for cooking and making tea. As it turns out someone agrees with me. So "How do
you eat ground ivy?" The answer is extracted from an aritlce titled: Eating Ground Ivy:
Is Creeping Charlie Edible published by Gardening Know How which is a website about gardening. duh.
According to this article, Ground Ivy is indeed edible. As a matter of fact, in the 16th century,
ground ivy was the flavoring as well as the preservative in beer production, one of its
common names is ‘Alehoof,’ meaning ‘ale-herb,’ in reference to the time when ground ivy was used
instead of hops. People were also eating creeping Charlie as a cure-all for a variety of ills,
from congestion to inflammation to tinnitus. However, none of those therapeutic effects are
supported by modern scientific consensus. Which lead to our next PAA: What is ground ivy good for?
which extracted its answer from an article titled Ground Ivy: Health Benefits, Uses, Side Effects,
Dosage & Interactions,published by RXlist which is an online medical resource providing full
prescribing information and patient education own by Webmd. According to this article, people used
Ground Ivy to treat a lot of conditions from mild lung problems, coughs, to bronchitis. However,
More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of ground ivy for these uses. and it is known
to contain substances that can damage the liver and also cause miscarriages. Larger amounts can
irritate the stomach, intestines, and kidneys, and cause serious liver damage. So if you want
to try it, make sure to consult your doctor and nutritionist, for advice. Otherwise, it's
quote on quote POSSIBLY SAFE in the amounts used to flavor foods and in small doses as medicine. To
be honest, I was so shocked when I realized it's considered a weed in North America, cuz it's so
cute and aromatic. But I think people in North America see it as a weed for a reason. I think
it's a good time to talk about a million PAAs asking how to get rid of Ground Ivy, which made
up about 99% of the PAAs when you search Ground Ivy on Google. Since we have limited time, I will
choose the article that I personally like the most to share, it titled "Creeping Charlie: Management
and Value to Pollinators" published by University of Minnesota which has a very good Biological
and Biomedical Sciences program. This article explained why Ground Ivy is considered weed pretty
well. Why people can't just let the Ground ivy be and live peacefully with other plants in your
garden. That's because it literally cannot live peacefully with others. According to this article,
Creeping Charlie will infiltrate lawn areas that have been neglected or otherwise poorly managed.
Once established within a lawn, creeping Charlie may suppress the growth of surrounding plants,
due to a characteristic called “allelopathy”. An allelopathic plant will produce biochemicals
that deter the fitness of surrounding plants. This article also talked about how to get rid of
it, which I will put the link in the description. Alright, today we learned that Ground ivy aka
Glechoma hederaceae, also called creeping Charlie. Ground Ivy is edible in reasonable amounts. Ground
ivy used to be the flavoring in beer production, one of its common names is ‘Alehoof,’ meaning
‘ale-herb,’ in reference to the time when ground ivy was used instead of hops. People were eating
Ground Ivy for a variety of conditions. However, none of these therapeutic effects are supported
by modern scientific consensus and it is known to contain substances that can damage the liver and
cause miscarriages. Ground Ivy is considered a weed because it will suppress the growth
of surrounding plants, due to a characteristic called “allelopathy”If you made it to the end
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