Forsythia is a shrub used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat symptoms like nausea and fever. Forsythia may have antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties that could provide relief for minor medical ailments. Blossoms are edible raw, though they taste rather bitter. Toss a few fresh flowers in a salad for decoration, combining with other foraged leaves in season. It can be made into syrup, jelly, tea and infusions and petals can be added to gin & tonic.. Do not misID with poisonous Laburnum anagyroides aka golden chain tree where All parts, including the seeds and berries, are poisonous!