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Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale)


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Description:
Dandelion is a very common perennial weed to many. Dandelion greens and roots offer a wide range of nutrition and health benefits.

Growing:
  • ​perennial
  • full sun
  • ​moist well draining soil
  • moderate water
  • harvest: roots & leaves
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Health benefits:
  • roots (used as a liver tonic, promotes good digestion & increase bile flow)
  • leaves (used as a diuretics & high in nutrition)

How to use?
  • dried and fresh leaf teas
  • dehydrated and powdered roots
  • tinctured
  • dried roots can be used as coffee substitute
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Notes:​
  • can become invasive if allowed to seed
  • easy to grow (common weed to many people)

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