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How this common garden weed cleans your liver
17th May 2009
• How this common weed could soothe muscle
and joint aches...
• ... clean your liver, ease urinary problems,
dissolve gallstones...
• ...rid you of warts and verrucas
• ...help protect you from strokes, and control
your blood pressure
I'm not much of a gardener.
Once, when I was younger, I planted a pot with herb
seeds and stuck it in the garden.
After a few weeks I was pleased to see my herbs
flourishing. I kept watering the pot and watching this
lovely green foliage rise from the soil.
I even showed it to one of my friends when she
came round for a barbeque one afternoon.
'Ray, that's a weed,' she said.
Yes indeed. I'd been lovingly growing a garden weed
in a pot. Percy Thrower, eat your heart out!
Things have changed a bit since then...
I've now got my lemon tree, which is doing well. I'm
growing some vegetables. And do you know what?
My whole outlook on weeds has changed.
After all, some weeds are very powerful natural
medicines. One in particular which I want to tell you
about today is extremely common. You'll find it right
now in any park or garden that hasn't been too
looked after.
Use it in the right way, and it could help you soothe
muscle and joint aches, ease urinary problems,
dissolve gallstones, improve your digestion, control
your blood pressure and regulate your heart.
Best of all, this medicine is absolutely free.
Which makes it a recessionproof alternative to
expensive, chemical laden drugs that line that
pockets of megawealth multinationals.
So here we go...
Revealed! The amazing benefits of the common
dandelion
For centuries, dandelions have been an important
folk medicine in the northern hemisphere. They are
known to be a diuretic, which means they control
and regulate your trips to the loo.
If you suffer from water retention, urinary problems
or bad digestion, you'll find dandelions a gentle way
to ease your problems.
Most diuretics flush important minerals like
potassium from your body. But not dandelion...
It's packed with the stuff.
Potassium helps regulate your blood pressure and
keep your heart functioning properly. It's important
for people with hypertension.
In one Harvard study, men who took potassium with
a diuretic (which is essentially what dandelion is)
decreased their stroke risk by 60%.
Dandelion also contains many other vital
antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Which is why
it's such a popular alternative medicine for those 'in
theknow'.
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According to Linda Gray whose book Grow Your
Own Pharmacy I'm reading at the moment:
'Over the centuries poultices and potions have been
made form dandelions to treat many conditions,
including colds, ulcers, and obesity. The dandelion is
said to be helpful in dissolving gallstones and even
alleviating pain due to heart conditions.'
And I also found this from Joy Mary, an e-magazine
writer from the USA:
'[Dandelion] is a wonderful liver cleaner and
increases the output of the liver, the flow of bile into
the intestines and the activity of the pancreas and
spleen. This makes it a great treatment for hepatitis,
yellow jaundice, and other liver related problems.'
This is why dandelion is one of the principle
ingredients in this liver-cleansing supplement which I
recommended last year. This is well worth a look:
LiverPure
In summary, then, the common dandelion is one
useful little plant.
How to use dandelions
There are loads of ways I've found to prepare and
use dandelion.
According to Linda Gray you can dap the sap from
the stem directly onto warts and verrucas a few
times every day. This should clear them up in no
time at all.
She also suggests you turn the flowers from the
dandelion into a jam.
Here's how...
You collect 365 flowers. Wash them. Then simmer
them. You then use these flowers for a regular jam
recipe in the same way as you'd use fruit: add
preserving sugar, lemon, orange and simmer the
whole mix until it sets.
James Wong, author of Grow Your Own Medicine
suggests that you can ease your joint and muscle
pains with dandelion bath oil.
You take the sort of rubber-sealed, screw-topped jar
you'd use to keep food in. Fill it with dandelion
flowers. Pour in a load of olive oil until it's all covered
up.
Put the lid on and leave on a windowsill for a few
weeks. Next you strain the mixture and tip it into a
sterilized bottle. |
Hey presto, a bottle of homemade bath oil
You can use the leaves as a health extra ingredient
in a summer salad.
They're quite bitter, so add plenty of tomatoes,
homey dressing and other goodies to balance it out.
For hot meals you can sauté the leaves with
vegetables like onions, garlic and carrots.
Or you can make a dandelion tea. To make this,
simply infuse the leaves in hot water.
For a super-healing tea, try a tablespoon of
dandelion leaves, a tablespoon of nettle leaves and
about a third of a litre of boiling water. Steep for 10
minutes then strain.
Apparently, drinking 4 cups of dandelion tea each
day is good for fibromyalgia sufferers... especially if
you add burdock root and red clover.
This potent combination helps boost your body's
immune system and cleans out your bloodstream.
Or if you don't want to go out collecting flowers, you
can easily get burdock root and dandelion together
in a natural supplement called LiverPure. This
contains both ingredients, plus a heap of other
natural herbs that can help protect your liver from
disease, boost your energy and vitality.
There are more details on this website:
LiverPure
Finally, before you rush out to
pick your fresh dandelions...
If you're pregnant, please don't try these dandelion
tips until you've spoken to your doctor. And if you're
worried about a serious medical condition, also
speak to a health professional.
Finally, if you're collecting dandelions form parks or
fields, make sure that they haven't been blitzed with
pesticides and herbicides.
To make doubly sure, always wash wild flowers and
plants thoroughly before use.
I hope you found this useful. Just shows you what
treasures you can find growing among the weeds! |
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