<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe entire dandelion plant is edible, nutritious and is high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young leaves can be cooked or eaten raw. The roots can also be eaten raw or dried and roasted to make a tea which is similar to coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leaves tend to be better tasting (less bitter) when they are young so around springtime is best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The roots though are much more medicinally potent, especially in Autumn, but can be tricker to harvest as they go pretty deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s usually necessary to dig around them to loosen the soil and slowly pull them out. Note that if you leave some of the root intact the dandelion will grow back again and again (free).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After you get it out of the ground, wash it thoroughly. Then you can either eat it raw or chop it up and gently roast it on a baking tray in the oven to make tea (some call it coffee).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pretty amazing right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps even more incredible though is that you can find these for free. (Just be sure it’s somewhere that hasn’t been sprayed with weed killer etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So many of the so-called “weeds” offer incredible health benefits and you don\u2019t need to spend a fortune to acquire them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All you need to do is educate yourself so you know what to look for. Happy harvesting \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Depending on where you live, some of the herbs used by Dr Sebi (see the herb list) may be unfamiliar to you. But what about the common dandelion? You may even have them growing in your backyard\u2026 Most people consider this to be an annoying weed but actually it has some incredible medicinal properties. Dr….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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