Dandelion – A Welcome Weed
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Often, when one thinks of weeds, the dandelion comes to mind. This lacey leafed plant with its bright yellow flower springs up in most everyone’s yard at some time or another. For years, children have gathered these bright buttery flowers and given them to mom as a token of love and affection. But, for some, the dandelion is considered nothing but a pesky weed, think again! The dandelion, when harvested without conditions of being sprayed with weed killers, can be a healthy, nutritious, addition to ones diet.
Offering many healthy benefits, including high in vitamins and minerals, this “weed” can be incorporated into your salad greens, made into pasta noodles, or even made into wine.
I hear so many people say the reason they don’t eat healthier, or purchase organic foods, is because it is more expensive to do so. The dandelion is free; another gift of nature that takes only a little physical effort to harvest.
For further herb reading about the benefits of dandelion:
University of Maryland Medical Center:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dandelion-000236.htm
Herbalist Isabell Shipard (Austrailia):
http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/dandelion.html
Susan Weed Backyard Medicine Chest:
http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/september03/herbalmedicine.htm
Herbal Book Reviews:
http://www.thegreenwoman.com/bookreviews.html
Dandelion Recipes to Make with Kids:
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