Flower Power: What Can Edible Flowers Do for Your Health?

Flowers add more than color and panache to your meal. Many are rich in vitamins and antioxidants.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Flowers have a long history of use in traditional medicine and were often used against illnesses. Without recordings of the botanicals used in traditional medicine by physicians and herbalists, modern medicine would not have evolved as we know it today

• Many of the health benefits ascribed to eating flowers come from their vitamin and min…