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toxicity of aniseed myrtle

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Bronwyn starts with ...
I have found a site http://www.aniseedmyrtle.com/uses.shtml which states that not all aniseed myrtle leaves are equally safe to use in food. How can I tell if I have the edible variety (from Daleys originally).
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22nd September 2007 9:54pm
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EatAust says...
Hmmm. That's the first time I've heard of there being two varieties of aniseed myrtle (which I tend to know as Backhousia anisata), and I'm concerned because I've got a handful waiting to be planted in my bucktucker garden. I've submitted the query to another bushtucker forum I know of (it's called the Bushfood Forum but I won't spam the URL here :) ) and hopefully we'll get an answer!

I know of a few bushtucker suppliers that sell aniseed myrtle; I wonder if they know of these two forms?
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24th September 2007 11:14am
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EatAust says...
I don't like to divert the conversation to another forum, but Peter Hardwick, who has done a lot of research into various bushtucker plants (including native peppers and, apparently, aniszeed myrtle), has extensively replied to this question here: http://bushfood.net/viewtopic.php?t=641

It's very interesting to read! And does make one consider being just that little more careful sourcing one's plants from the wild :)
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Bronwyn says...
Thanks EatAust for the link. I'll check the leaves for distinguishing yellow/white oil dots tomorrow.
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