Word to the wise, use sparingly and try only a very small piece to start with chewing between teeth and tongue. It's a little hard to stuff inside the head, but the smartweed, Polygonum punctatum, (pol-IG-on-um punk-TAY-tum) is in the the buckwheat family, but you would never use it on morning pancakes.

What part of smartweed is edible?

Both are edible in the same way. The edible parts of Smartweed are both the leaves and stems either raw or better yet cooked to remove oxalic acid.

What can you do with smartweed?

The entire plant is used to make medicine. People take smartweed tea to stop bleeding from hemorrhoids, as well as menstrual bleeding and other uterine bleeding. They also use it to treat diarrhea. Some people put smartweed directly on the skin to wash bloody wounds.