[[File:Menyanthes-trifoliata.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Menyanthes trifoliata]]
Other Names: Buckbean, Buck bean, Herbe à Canards, Marsh Trefoil, Ményanthe, Ményanthe Trèfle d’Eau, Ményanthe Trifolié, Ményanthe à Trois Feuilles, Menyanthes, Menyanthes trifoliata, Trébol de Rio, Trèfle d'Eau, Trèfle d’Eau Commun, Trèfle des Marais, Water Shamrock.<br>Bogbean is a plant. The bogbean fruit resembles a small bean and is commonly found in swamps or bogs, which is the reason for its name. People use the bogbean leaf to make medicine. Ideally, the leaves of bogbean should be gathered between the period May and July. Soon after collection, the leaves are dried out in the sun or under reasonable heat and stored for use when necessary.
==Special Precautions of Bogbean==
* Bogbean is safe in food amounts and might be safe for most people when used in medicinal amounts. However, it might be UNSAFE in large quantities. Bogbean can irritate the stomach and intestines and cause diarrhea, pain, nausea, and vomiting.