Plant Information
Common Name: DANDELION, Perdeblom (Afr)
Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale
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Description:
Culinary Uses:- Blanche young leaves and add to salads
- Roots roasted as a coffee substitute
Parts Used:- Fresh or dried leaves, roots, flowers
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:- Diuretic, bladder and urinary infection
- Appetite-stimulating bitter tonic.
- Rich in minerals and vitamins including cholien (B-vitamin) that helps liver
- Treat stomach, liver, gall bladder and rheumatic complaints
- Eczema, acne warts
- High inulin content - good for diabetes
- Lowers high blood pressure and cholesterol
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