The leaves can beused fresh in saladsas I mentioned earlier, or as a green that can be steamed or wilted. You might want to try it in my wilted spring greens recipefound here. You can just steam it by itself and add a bit of salt and lemon juice. Roasted dandelion root Dandelion ro...
Tincture– I only tincture the roots. This is an easy way to use dandelion for supporting liver health, digestion and detoxification but it contains alcohol and this is not appropriate for everyone. Vinegar can be used as a substitute. Chop cleaned fresh roots in small pieces. Place in a ja...
The small root pieces are going right into a dandelion tincture, and these big hunks are ready for the oven. Sorting dandelion roots for coffee. The big hunks are to be roasted for dandelion coffee, and the small bits saved for dandelion tincture. Roasting Dandelion Root Most online ...
“Dandelion is a generous plant in that every part of it can be used as food or medicine,” writes Rosalee de la Forêt in her gorgeous book,Alchemy of Herbs. And it’s true – dandelion flowers, roots and leaves can be made into nourishingsalads, teas, decoctions, tinctures, syrups, ...
Roots: Used in liver tonics, teas, and tinctures. Foraging Dandelion Dandelion is one of the most abundant plants out there. It can be found popping up in lawns, gardens and even out of the cracks in sidewalks just about everywhere in North America. That being said, you do not want to...
This bitters recipe has been floating around Mountain Rose Herbs for a number of years. The beauty of it is you can easily adapt it to match your palate and your goals. As a digestive aid, we enjoy dandelion-orange bitters or dandelion with raw cacao, and we also like to bring all of...
Everyone in the family can benefit from dandelion’s gentle action on the digestive system. For folks dealing with indigestion or constipation, tincture of the root before meals may be of assistance. Also, dandelion’s beneficialaction on the liver can be of help for balancing hormonal production...
It is a very good time to pick these leaves, to make tincture, vinegar and dry them. The leaves are also good for our livers and lymphatic system. Here is a link to my blog where I tell the story of how to make dandelion root vinegar, which also includes photos. http://crowsdau...
I separated the smaller, scraggly parts of the roots out because they’ll just burn during roasting. The small root pieces are going right into adandelion tincture, and these big hunks are ready for the oven. Sorting dandelion roots for coffee. The big hunks are to be roasted for dandelion...
It is a very good time to pick these leaves, to make tincture, vinegar and dry them. The leaves are also good for our livers and lymphatic system. Here is a link to my blog where I tell the story of how to make dandelion root vinegar, which also includes photos. http://crowsdau...