a great weed! nature lesson 51 · 7/14/2012 · aivaras ciurlionis. 3 jayaprakash r. 4 randi...
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DandelionsA Great Weed!
Nature Lesson 51
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2Aivaras Ciurlionis
3 Jayaprakash R.
4 Randi Hauskin
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6Ron Dunnington
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Markku Akerfelt
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9the weed one
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Elaine
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Elaine
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David Illig
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Its genus name is Taraxacum, which means remedy for disorders.
Every part of the plant--the leaves, the stems, the flowers, the roots--can be used
for food or medicine.
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1. Herb tea can be made from the leaves.2. Dandelions were one of the original
bitter herbs of Passover.3. Eat the greens boiled or make a salad
with young fresh greens.4. You can brew a hot drink from the
roasted roots. Here is a link telling how to do this: http://
www.mountainroseherbs.com/newsletter/10/march/dandelion.php
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Wash young dandelion leaves and remove any tough stems. (Make sure you gather leaves from a place where no chemical
weed-killer or insecticides have been used.) Mix them with lettuce in your salad. The
older leaves are more bitter, so it is best to gather dandelion leaves early in the spring before flowers form or late in the summer
after a frost.
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Ounce for ounce, dandelion greens contain 50% more vitamin C than tomatoes, double
the protein of eggplant, and twice the fiber of asparagus. In addition, their iron content
equals that of spinach, and their potassium content exceeds that of bananas.
Dandelion is truly one of God’s choice herbs!