Imagine that your doctor tells you, on your next visit, that he has just discovered a miracle drug which, when eaten as a part of your daily diet or taken as a beverage, could, depending on the peculiarities of your body chemistry: Lift depression; prevent or cure liver diseases; purify your blood; dissolve kidney stones; assist in weight reduction; prevent or lower high blood pressure and lower your serum cholesterol. Also at the same time, have no negative side effects and selectively act on only what ails you.

Would you want a prescription for this miracle medicine?

All this and much more have been attributed to one common plant, which is known to everyone and is everywhere.

Ladies and Gentlemen let me introduce to you ‘The Dandelion’

According to the USDA Bulletin #8, “Composition of Foods” (Haytowitz and Matthews 1984), dandelions rank in the top 4 green vegetables in overall nutritional value.

“Gardening for Better Nutrition” ranks them, out of all vegetables, including grains, seeds and greens, as the 9th best.
According to this data, dandelions are nature’s richest green vegetable. They are a greater source of beta-carotene than carrots, a third richest source of Vitamin A within all foods, after cod-liver oil and beef liver.

They also are particularly rich in fibre, potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and the B vitamins, thiamine and riboflavin, and are a good source of protein.

In reporting these claims, however, I must add three qualifiers:

1. Unfortunately, neither herbs nor synthetic remedies work for everyone in the same way. Different bodies respond differently to medicines, and what works incredibly well for one person may not work at all, or work less well, for someone else.

2. Good health results from a combination of healthy diet and enough exercise to keep the body toned.

3. People with health problems need to seek the advice and care of a competent GP. It is important to emphasize that it is presented as information only. I am not a medical doctor, and neither advocate nor prescribe dandelions or dandelion products for use by anyone or for any ailment. Only your doctor can do that.

Thank you to Leaf Lady

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