Can You Eat Goats Rue

No harmful effects have been reported in humans, but fatal poisoning has occurred in grazing animals that ate large quantities of goat’s rue.

Is Rue and goats rue the same?

Overview. Goat’s rue is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse goat’s rue (Galega officinalis) with rue (Ruta graveolens).

Why is it called goat's rue?

This native plant’s stems are covered with a silky, silver hair that has caused allergic reactions in some people. At one time this plant was fed to goats as it was thought to improve milk production. That earned it the common name “goat’s rue” due to the presence of rotenone.