Dandelion (
Teraxacum officinale) is a small plant with lovely yellow flowers. Grows
everywhere.
Helps with metabolic disorder, rheumatism, chronic spleen diseases, digestion. It's good against blood thickening, reduces kidney stones and gallstones. It is also good for dermatitis, vericose veins, obesity, constipation, anemia and cellulite.
The whole plant is
used for healing.
LEAVES
Leaves can be eaten raw as a salad, or cooked
( in water, just for a few minutes) and seasoned with some lemon juice and
olive oil .The whole plant can also be
used for a salad.
The best time for
picking leaves is early in the spring, before blooming, while they are young
and gentle. For therapeutic purposes it's not important if the leaves are young
or old, but younger have better taste.
You can also make tea
from fresh or dried leaves.
STEMS
You can
eat rowe stems in case of chronic liver diseases, diabetes, rash, stomach problems,
methabolism, rheumatism, spleen.
Gather the stems
while the plant is in bloom. Pick it together with the flower, wash it, remove
the flower and eat the stem. For chronic liver diseases eat 5-6 fresh stems a
day. In case of diabetes, eat to 10 stems a day.
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ROOTS
Roots are gathered
in spring and in the autumn. They can be used fresh or dried for tea. Roots
purify blood, help digestion, work against blood thickening.
Two ways of making the tea from dandelion
roots
2. Two tablespoons of roots cook in ½ l of
water for 10 minutes. Than leave it at least for an hour, strain it and drink
one cup before every meal.
