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This article contains affiliate links for books that I genuinely recommend. Affiliate links pay us a very small commission for recommending a product via a direct link to that product at no additional cost to you. Our full affiliate link disclosure can be found here. Edibility and related terms are part of our discussions here at Plant to Plate. Each gardening facts article has an ingestibility section for the plant being discussed. For example, our Growing Blackberries article contains this statement: Blackberry fruits (berries), flowers, and leaves are edible. Blackberry leaves have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and can be used in herbal preparations . The most common preparations are tea (infusion) and tinctures. An herb:solvent weight ratio of 1:4 at 40% alcohol is suggested for a blackberry leaf tincture. There are no known safety concerns associated with ingesting blackberries leave...