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Other Burnet (Salad Burnet) Proterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet leaves provide a light cucumber taste in salads. Low-growing plants, suitable for edgings on borders. Remove the nondescript flowers in order to encourage leaf production. Chewing burnet leaves helps digestion. Added to facial cream, it is thought to improve the skin. In folklore it was considered to be of benefit in menopause.