Content
- Dandelion - one of the healthiest herbs
- Valuable weeds that are easy to recognize and edible
- Mode of action of the dandelion
- Against numerous complaints - as tea, tincture or pure
- Health that tastes good
- Tips
Together with other wild herbs dandelion can be processed to a delicious salad
Dandelion - one of the healthiest herbs
Probably for the majority, which passes by him, he is just a weed dar. It can be identified with its buttery yellow flowers and its distinctive leaves of children. But behind the unspectacular facade is a great medicinal plant!
Valuable weeds that are easy to recognize and edible
Medicinal herbs are numerous.But the dandelion is particularly valuable, as it grows almost everywhere in Germany, is easy to recognize and even tastes, if you know how to prepare it.
Mode of action of the dandelion
In the dandelion flavonoids, triterpenes, phytosterols and bitter substances are responsible for the positive effect on health. These substances have the following effects:
Against numerous complaints - as tea, tincture or pure
With which complaints does the dandelion help now? Its application spectrum is broad. He is not poisonous. Predominantly it is known as a medicinal plant for digestive problems and liver complaints. Especially its bitter substances have a soothing effect.
For example, to treat the dandelion, you can use it as tea. This tastes pleasantly bitter and spicy. You can also make a tincture from the leaves of the plant. The flowers and roots are also usable, albeit less medicated.
Collect the flowers in early summer and the roots in early autumn! All plant parts can also be consumed pure. Dandelion also helps with the following complaints:
Health that tastes good
With the leaves and flowers of the dandelion you can prepare a delicious wild herb salad. The flowers are also suitable for jelly, syrup and jam. Even as an edible decoration they are not to be despised. The roots were used in dried and powdered form earlier than coffee substitute.
Tips
The harvest time is crucial, if one is on the highest active ingredient content. The leaves are most effective before flowering, and the roots when the plant has withdrawn aboveground.