Bulk dandelion leaf Tea

Description

Dandelion is an herb. People use the above ground parts and root to make medicine.
The health benefits of Dandelion tea’s are slowly getting the attention of health enthusiasts the world over. The common dandelion is an exceptionally nutritious food. While many consider the dandelion to be an aesthetic nuisance to a well-balanced garden, its defenders swear to the efficacy of its health benefits.
Dandelion leaves and roots contain substantial levels of vitamins A, C, D, and B complex as well as iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, manganese, copper, choline, calcium, boron, and silicon. These elements are transferred to dandelion tea when the leaves and roots are infused in hot water.
Key Medicinal Uses – Internally, dandelion is good for the liver and kidneys, and has often been used as a general tonic. Mixed in a herbal tea, it is given for jaundice, gall stones, constipation and upset stomach. Externally, Dandelion sap is often applied directly from the stem to cure warts, pimples, moles, callouses and sores. The sap also soothes bee stings and blisters.

Each part of the dandelion can be used to aide different ailments: the root and leaves can make a tea to help calm stomach aches by promoting healthy digestion, dandelion roots also nourish the liver and the root can be made into coffee, dandelion flowers relieve pain from headaches, backaches, and menstrual cramps and can make wonderful jelly, and its sap can help acne, skin diseases, burns and stings, and has anti aging properties!

Other Uses – Dandelions are often added to salads, soups or cooked as greens. The taproot is edible year round and can be placed in stews, soups or sautéed with other root vegetables. The flowers can be made into wine. The nutritional value of the herb is amazing. Containing many vitamins and minerals sorely lacking from most peoples’ diet, this lowly plant would be a good addition to any person’s diet.

Herbs to Combine/Supplement – Dandelions are mixed with other herbs for many different complaints. Mixed with tincture of horseradish, the herbal tea is excellent for a sluggish liver. A herbal tea consisting of the root, parsley root, Lemon balm leaves, ginger root and licorice root is good for gall stones if taken by the wineglass every two hours.

Parts Used – The tap root is used for many applications. The greens are often eaten, and the flowers can be eaten or used medicinally.
The medicinal actions of dandelion tea seem to target the digestive and eliminative systems of the body. The dandelion leaf, for example, is an agent for stimulating the release of bile from the liver into the gallbladder, hence aiding in the digestion of fat.
It’s hard to imagine something as common as your garden or front yard dandelion cab hold so much healing power. You can consume this herbal tea with every meal so that your food is digested properly. Useful it to help care for your liver as we all get older and want to maintain a good quality of life in our later years.
The following are some more well-known health benefits of this tea:
• Is an agent for keeping optimum liver, kidney and gallbladder functions.
• Enhances detoxification by stimulating urination, as well as replacing the potassium lost to the increased volume of urine.
• Is used to help in the health maintenance of those suffering from Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes.
• Can be used for treatment of such liver disorders as hepatitis and jaundice.
• Can be used for purifying the blood and cleansing the system.
• Can help in relieving digestive disorders such as constipation and diarrhea.
• Has properties that can help cleanse and improve the skin.