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Dandelion as a medicine was first mentioned in the works of the Arabian physicians of the tenth and eleventh centuries
Dandelions, flowers, roots and leaves, have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine & medicinal teas, most notably for liver detoxification, as a natural diuretic and for inflammation reduction. Unlike other diuretics, dandelion leaves contain good amounts of potassium, a mineral that is often lost during increased micturition. There is also evidence that this property of dandelion leaves may normalize blood sugar
Product Lutein/zeaxanthin (micrograms per hundred grams)
nasturtium (yellow flowers, lutein levels only) 45,000
kale (raw) 39,550
kale (cooked) 18,246
dandelion leaves (raw) 13,610
nasturtium (leaves, lutein levels only) 13,600
turnip greens (raw) 12,825
spinach (raw) 12,198
spinach (cooked) 11,308
swiss chard (raw or cooked) 11,000
turnip greens (cooked) 8440
collard greens (cooked) 7694
watercress (raw) 5767
garden peas (raw) 2593
romaine lettuce 2312
zucchini 2125
brussels sprouts 1590
pistachio nuts 1205
broccoli 1121
carrot (cooked) 687
Maize/corn 642
egg (hard boiled) 353
avocado (raw) 271
carrot (raw) 256
kiwifruit 122I know, Its weird for me to see people kill dandelions from the gardens, when in a food crisis, that is what will actually have enough nutrients to support us for the time being.
haha yes, some people already use them in salads, they are pretty great. im used to seeing them as I have tortoises to feed, so I regularly go for walks in the forest to grab them as tortoise food.
Oh your raise Tortoises. Feeding them for free. Thats brillant.
I was so focused on the monetary system that I missed out on simple skills like this, like finding food.
People are so engrained and sucked into this “rat race” if you will they miss the simple truths.
Then they get into massive financial crisis’s. Yet still stay in expensive hotels…. and drive the latest car.
Because its very very Necessary. And it is.
Even in Daoism you Must be rich.
But truth is there just wasting there chi. There suckers.
Living in an expensive hotel, there being ripped off. That has nothing to do with being rich. Its not a necessity to a rich person.
Its the frikken wrapping paper. Almost useless. Maybe good for bonfire.
There missing the whole point..And
There spending there money on empty investments, that return nothing.
Suckers.
Even I was. Saving up to buy hennessy imperial or paradis everyday. Driving
Living in abundance is necessary. But it should produce results.
In the past in where people lived in tribes everything was free.
Everytime I see these people who are in “finical crisis’s” but when you take a look..
They have two cars….
They took expensive vacations…
You expect to see someone in a one bedroom apartment with one pair of clothes. Eating beans… out of a can.
Sleeping on the floor.
You tell them, stop spending on all that.
“Oh but we can’t, we can’t live like that. That would be poor.”
…………………
So sad when I see cases like that.
Truth is there already poor. They just can’t see it because they got suckerd into buying all this stuff.
Anyways I think I maybe have gotten off-topic.
haha tortoises probably can digest these better than our stomachs can.
These things are more bitter than spinach geesh….
I’m going to make some Kim-chi with them, that seem to make cabbage digestible.
(Not only that but I find the flower petals pass Whole into the lavatory. Similar to corn.)
I should just get some turtles and rabbits.
@ericKim a very interesting thread.. i had no idea of the benefits of dandelions. any recommendations on how to try this for a first timer?
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