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Dandelion! Boon or Nuisance
Dandelions! Boon or Nuisance? It’s that time of year again! Those pretty, sunny yellow flowers are popping up everywhere and homeowners across the nation are preparing to do war! WAIT! Dandelions have a long history. For centuries the leaves and roots have been used to treat kidney, gall bladder, liver, and digestive problems. They’ve also been used to ease rheumatism, and purify the blood. Did you know that dandelions are among the most nutritious plants you can eat? Many people know that you can eat the leaves, but consider them much too bitter. Try cooking them up with a milder green like spinach, and remember, the earlier in the year you pick them, the less bitter they will be. Season them with a little hot pepper sauce. Taste them often. It’s an acquired taste admittedly, but healthwise it’s well worth it. The bitter taste is really a good thing! It signals your digestive system to produce certain enzymes necessary for proper digestion. Eating even a small amount of dandelion greens can aid your kidneys, liver and gall bladder. Did you know you could also eat the flowers? Just pick a cupful or two and pick the little green bracts off the back of them (they’re bitter). Now get out your favorite pancake or muffin recipe. Rinse and chop the flowers and add to the recipe. They give a nutty, herbacious taste that is delightful. And of course there’s always dandelion wine (no recipe from me. I don’t drink wine, but I hear it’s delicious). Dig up the roots, clean them off good, slice them thin and put in the oven at about 250 degrees. Stir them often for about an hour until they’re roasted. Now you have a coffee substitute with no caffeine. It might be a little bitter for your taste. I like to mix dandelion root and coffee. That way I get my morning kick without as much caffeine, and I’m gently boosting my liver and digestive functions. A tea made from dandelion leaf is a safe diuretic for relieving water retention due to it’s high potassium content. So is dandelion a boon or nuisance? Before you get out those nasty herbicides, check out these web sites for more information on dandelions (and some delicious recipes too).
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Contributor's Note
This article is presented for education only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any illness
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http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dandelion-000236.htm
| http://www.altnature.com/gallery/Dandelion.htm
| http://www.rwood.com/Articles/Dandelion_Greens.htm
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