DANDELIONS ARE OUR FRIENDS
Kara Shaw
As dandelions are newly popping up in yards everywhere, it is nature’s way of reminding us that it is time to use dandelions to benefit our health : ) Dandelion greens are great in salads and have an affinity for helping our kidneys among other things. They are bitter to the taste, which serves like digestive bitters as a pre-meal digestion boost. I love to mix with fresh strawberries or other fruits and a delicious berry balsamic vinaigrette dressing to balance the bitter with sweet. Dandelion flowers are a great mood up-lifter and can be eaten ( only eat of found in a totally chemical free environment!! ), also in a salad, can be made into tea, or can be very beneficial in flower essences.
Perhaps, best of all, at this time of year, is the Dandelion Root... These are great gentle detoxifiers which can benefit us tremendously at this time of year after winter has left our bodies stagnant. Dandelion Root tea and tincture are available as well as customized blends with other spring herbs like horsetail and nettles, here at our shop. We also sell a flower essence called Quiet Mind which is lovely and has dandelion blooms in it among other things. It helps to lift the spirit, and relax the mind and is very beneficial for getting deep sleep at night, not to mention which, it smells amazing. Come in and smell for yourself. : )