Medicinal plant
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
A fragrant edible flower, not a tincture herb.
Lilac has historical folk uses, but isn’t a core modern Western medicinal herb and doesn’t need to become a tincture simply because it’s edible. Best used as an edible flower garnish, infused sugar, or culinary syrup.
Growing and using it
Life cycle
Deciduous perennial shrub.
What to buy
A potted or bare-root common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) shrub.
Best way to start
Nursery shrub or rooted sucker.
Seed starting
Possible but slow and seedlings may vary; nursery stock is much more practical.