Rhubarb

A plant whose root is presented as beneficial and eaten as a healthy food where it grows naturally, though its leaves are poisonous.

Rhubarb

The root of rhubarb is presented as primarily beneficial, and where the plant grows naturally the root is consumed as a healthy food. Healers also use it as a purge. Its leaves are poisonous and are never eaten. Cooks are warned of this, and those who ignore the warning do not forget it.

See also: Aconite, Foxglove