IFFY EDIBLES - Proceed at your own risk
STAR OF BETHLEHEM /Ornithogalum Umbellatum
FROM: https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ornithogalum+umbellatum
CAUTION: Skin contact with the bulb can cause dermatitis in sensitive people. The bulb contains alkaloids and is poisonous. Another report says that the bulb is poisonous to grazing animals.
EDIBLE: flowers and root. Bulb - raw or cooked. The bulbs can be dried and ground into a powder. Whilst the bulbs are palatable and wholesome according to some reports, some caution is advised. See the notes above on toxicity. Flowers - baked in bread.
MEDICINAL USE: A homeopathic remedy is made from the bulbs. It is useful in the treatment of certain forms of cancer. The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are 'After effect of shock, mental or physical'. It is also one of the five ingredients in the 'Rescue remedy'
LINKS:
https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ornithogalum+umbellatum
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1163/star-of-bethlehem
http://naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/o/ornithogalum-umbellatum=star-of-bethlehem.php