Can You Eat the Leaves of Pokeweed?
                                
                                
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                                Pokeweed, a plant steeped in Southern culinary folklore, is notoriously poisonous, with all parts containing toxic compounds. While the mature plant is deadly, some traditionalists claim the young spring shoots and leaves can be made edible through rigorous and precise preparation.