How to harvest, prepare, and use dandelion leaf and root for beauty and health
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2014
- Dandelions are one of the most healing, rejuvenating, and respected herbs in the world. Come with me on a video journey to learn to use them to enhance your health and beauty. I show you when to harvest, how to pick them, what nutrients they have, how that is beneficial, and how to prepare the root for dandelion tea or roast it for "coffee". Dandelion is also used in some great products you can use easily every day if you don't live near an area where you can harvest clean, pesticide free dandelions or just don't have time and energy.
The Latin name for dandelion is Taraxacum officinale and they grow wild in all kinds of places. They are a hardy plant that often pops up in sidewalk cracks and anywhere they can find a spare bit of dirt. They concentrate nutrients from the soil and that benefits you when you eat, drink, and apply them to your skin.
Traditional Medicinals was kind enough to provide me a sample of their tea to try. I was not paid for my opinion, and their tea is quite tasty. You can purchase it at your local health food or supplement store and at their website: traditionalmedicinals.com/prod...
They sent me the Dandelion Leaf and Root tea which is unroasted. It has a very nice, mild flavor and is incredibly easy to make and drink. For the most vitamins the unroasted variety is best as heat can damage some phytonutrients.
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I'm a greek. Dandelion is well known since ancient times. We make salad out of leaves. Harvest before bloom is less bitter, boil in lots of water, strain. Add salt, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil to taste. Enjoy
i was going to mention the same thing, Sofia, i noticed they were picking the greens after the bloom when it's bitter ~ the greens are a lot tastier if you pick before the bloom ~ one of my neighbors from Syria taught me when i was very young.
Sadly, it is treated as a weed by the vast majority in the US.
Yes, that's so sad. It makes me cry.
It sounds like Dandelion has some toixin to it. Where can I buy certified Dandelion tea then? Thanks!
No one said anything about toxins, so you conclude it sounds like dandelion has some toxin to it? So, if no one mentions rain, you conclude it sounds like rain is coming? What?
It's better to harvest the root in fall, when the greenery has mostly died back, and the nutrition in the leaves have gone back into the root.
I was wondering that. I just went out yesterday before we mowed and harvested some. They weren’t very big and yes I did notice the leaves didn’t look that great. 😁
Can you make a video in the fall for us?
@Sage Shellum Yes, that's what I said 6 years ago. I'll put it anther way:
Dandelions are perennials that die back in the winter, though the plant's roots live on underground. In the early fall, nutrients are transferred from the leaves to the roots, and that is why it's best to harvest the roots in Fall.
Bet !
Dandelions are a gift 🎁 from God. Definitely a superfood. Packed with vitamins. So good for you.
we been had,we been brainwashed, bamboozled, all this time these things are good for us, and they are having us killing the weed with weed killer to have a pretty lawn, when all this time all these natural herbs has a good benefit to us all damn!,nice video my friend thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
I think it's mostly the concept that a "weed" be definition is "A plant that is not where it is supposed to be" and dandelions spread like crazy throughout yards, so they became so much of an uncontrollable annoyance that people forgot how helpful they are as a food source.
I just cook some omg .and juice some as well..im n love with nature
It's not a conspiracy or anything though lol. People are just more vain and less prone to herbal medicines in the West (on the whole). Europeans are all about the dandelions. My (greek) grandmother would be out picking them all the time. Italians are also big on it, and I am sure many more. It's funny because I hated them as a kid when my grandfather would make them, boiled, then with salt, pepper, lemon and olive oil. I found them so bitter and had to be bribed and forced to eat them and drink the juice. Now as an adult, my grandfather passed, I am picking dandelions from my yard to boil and eat lol. The cycle continues.
This year I am going to pick the hundreds of dandelions off my lawn and eat them. Yummy and healthy.
thank You for the great video! i love dandelion. it has replaced a water pill prescribed by a doctor. The medication having side effects. Dandelion has effectivly removed unhealthy water gain edema while hydrating and nutritional making me healthier and glowing. My liver condition of fatty liver disease has been elumanated also by healthy foids excercise and my daily cup of dandelion!!
what helped you flush the extra water? the roots or the leaves?
I'm grateful to you for making this available! I feel dumb for trying to exterminate them from my yard. Not anymore. I read a post on Facebook about it's cancer fighting ability. My wife's friend and coworker sister inlaw is fighting cancer and I'm going to pass this on to her as well.
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Always make sure your dandelions are 'clean' and not ones treated with chemicals or near roadsides.
Look up B17
It's OK, the elites have made us believe it it just a weed and a pest when infact It's super amazing for your heart but Pfizer who have stakes in weed killer also manufacture heart medicine... hhhhmmm
Me too!!! I was young and my dad told me that they were weeds so I sprayed them with Roundup.
That Traditions Roasted Dandelion Tea is amazing at night with some honey and milk, or in the afternoon if you crave a cup of coffee! Got my whole family hooked on it!
The way I enjoy eating dandelion is I put a whole plant in my blender with a pint of water. I blend until very fine. I strain the fluid out for a tea and the remaining green pulp I use to make a potato salad with. I find I can eat much more dandelion this way. Also, since no heat is used I do not destroy the vitamins and potency of the dandelion.
I like to chop the dandelion greens into bite size pieces with a knife....and add them into my salad (along with some basil, mint, garlic chives, a few sprigs of oregano, and some nasturtium leaves: all of which are in my summer garden each year.) I enjoy the taste of the dandelion greens much better when mixed with other things....rather than by themselves. Great with a basil vinaigrette salad dressing.
I also chop up some dandelion greens and freeze them to use in soups through the winter.
Dandelion greens are good for dogs as well.....I use two to three pinches of the frozen greens in their food all year round....and alternate them with a number of other vegetables. It's like a vitamin/mineral supplement for dogs....my dogs stay healthy, happy, and active all their lives, and live to a ripe old age :-)
@@blondwiththewind thanks for the tip on freezing these greens.
I LOVE how your video is straight to the point without a whole lot of talking and excess chatter!
We are always hearing things like cancer is more common that in days gone by. Maybe it is because we got a way from herbs like they used to use. Maybe it's not things causing cancer, but people not getting what fights cancer.
Totally agree with you. Nature knows what you need.
James Brady Well keep in mind most people's water has fluoride, then they eat gmo and food full of preservatives and chemicals. Of course don't forgot you glyphosate.
In the wild Nature, all the mammals turn to herbs when they get sick. James, you are a God!!!
Research the Rockefeller Foundation taking over the medical schools in the 70s in getting rid of the antifungal protocol after a regiment of antibiotics. They seem to have set us all up for cancer by doing this.
I've never considered this before, at least not in a way that I was able to put it into words. Thank You!
This year I’ve been picking the flowers, let them sit in vinegar for 5 minutes, then rinse them, I boil water, put the clean flowers in a large mason jar, pour the hot water after sitting for 5 mins, add sum spearmint that I grow, and add a couple tablespoons of monk fruit sweetener, let it sit for 30 mins, then drain it into a bowl and use the tea. Very refreshing. I luv it. I hav a fatty liver and hope this will help.
Thank you for this! My husband and I bought our house on an acre of land, and while I was out getting my first spring picking of mint I noticed the dandelions were abundant in our yard. We have the red clay, so the dandelions are smaller, and the roots more compact. Our land doesn't have any herbicides, and I wasn't sure if they needed to be processed beyond washing/cutting/drying. I'm so happy I can finally put dried dandelion roots in my cabinets! Thank you for this informative video!
Lookup soaking foods in baking soda to reduce pesticides. You're welcome
So awesome, the earth is trying to help us and most of us run the other way, calling whats good bad and whats bad good.
the weeds ,which dont even know why we call them weeds ,there plants ,are everywhere and they are super nutritious.
I know of a lady who lived in a teepee for 2 1/2 yrs eating nothing but forage plants. she's super healthy and slim.
she wrote a few books on the subject. i cant believe it took me this long to discover what was under my nose all along.
I eat a lot of dandelions and other weeds. They can be real food for regular people! I use them in great weed salads that would be worth paying $20 at a restaurant. I cook with them, too. I go for the big, lush leaves in the shade or tall grass, and not the scrawny ones out in the hot sun or other stressed conditions. Dandelions are great!
aye haha?
Haha!!! Right you are!!! I get some looks from neighbors, and they are aware I harvest some dandelion leaves each day for my evening salad.......they they go to the store and BUY an over-priced anemic looking bagged salad mix without nearly the amount of nutrition of the dandelion greens. My Irish ancestors survived (in part) by eating dandelion greens.....as did my grandparents who survived the Great Depression as well (and who raised me). I've been eating them for ages. Must be something good in them.....I'm nearly in my sixties now....and am told I look like I'm in my 30's/40's. Darned if I can find any wrinkles.....but I'm OK about that!!! ;-)
what do u maybe know about plantain roots...not the leaves...just the roots...cant find any info...thnx
Haphazard Homestead I would think that the sun is what gives it most of its nutrients I don't know but that's me wondering
I like to marinate dandelion greens in organic lemon juice, fresh is best, and a little sea salt. I first cut them into small pieces, then massage the juice and salt in. Let them sit for 20 minutes or so. Add to other mixed greens and romaine lettuce with some other veggies for a yummy salad. Add fresh blueberries and/or red grapes--you won't even need a dressing!
Outstanding video. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. The elder women in my family always used them. Now I know how to incorporate them thanks to you
Dang I was just looking for dandelion harvest info and was brought back to my childhood with this song! Thank you for sharing something I didn’t know I was looking for!
We pick the flowers and batter and fry them. Always look forward to this every spring!
I've heard of that....never tried it, though. Do you have a recipe you could share?
I was raised by grandparents from the Great Depression/WWII...have eaten dandelion greens every summer....and I even pick them and freeze them to use in soups through the winter. To the Irish immigrants, and later the Depression era people: dandelion greens made a great contribution to surviving healthfully.
My son asks for dried dandelion flowers every year! I dip them in egg & coat them in a flour mixture with Italian spices, salt & pepper & a bit of powdered garlic & onion & fry them until golden & crispy. Tastes like sausage!
Will definitely try to use all parts of the plant and consume more often as it is so beneficial to our bodies. Tried only leaves in salads.
Look forward to taste battered flowers☺️
I absolutely love this video. It's very informative and the music is awesome. Keep it up. This was helpful and inspiring for me. I'm struggling right now with the unhealthy life style that I was born and raised in here in america . We are bombarded with junk food and just a toxic way of life. I have been blessed and inspired by people like you out there educating us. I don't want to give up. You would be surprised how something like this can deeply inspire someone like me. I need this knowledge on the journey to heal and raise my consciousness. I'm going to find some dandelions in my yard right now. Thanks again!
Sis u are the best !!! Thank you a million times for your love , care and patience💖
Great video. I discovered burdock, dandelion, and white clover on my property. A whole pharmacy in my yard, I'm estatic to see how this journey goes.
Indigolight6 6 how can I get some to buy burdork
No wonder Monsato wants us to keep killing the dandeliod!
Had zero idea of all its curative/benefiting properties if consumed. ty
+Javier Virgen yea, that's what they are famous for. In the old days in the Italian alps a lot of people used to pick all kinds of stuff including dandelions, chestnuts, pine cones (pine nuts), mushrooms and so on, all organic all, all good for you !! The doctor used to tell my parents to feed us all natural stuff and I remember people in their 80's and 90's in my town still walking around good, never seen anyone in a wheel chair !! maybe a walking stick that's about all. Yea the good old non Monsanto days !! No wonder we are all sick and 60 year old need knee replacement and gallbladders out and so on. BTW my father at 87 just had his gallbladder out, still walks around better than I do my my health problems and y mom is still healthy at 78 !! Dad always attributed his health to eating good organic food in Italy till 1972 and eating stuff from his garden and lean meats and wine !! There you go that's the ticket don't you think ?
Wow that's amazing - a true testament to the healing properties of the dandelion and other wild edibles. Thanks for sharing! I've been thinking the same thing re. Monsanto - and look at how expensive the pesticides and chemicals are that people pour onto their lawns -- Americans are paying through the nose to buy stuff that will kill people -- While eradicating helpful, healthful plants!!!
Got a whole back yard full of these. Will try. Thanks for the info!
This sounds great! Good thing I have a giant dandelion growing in my yard.
Best video on Dandelion I've seen yet!! Thanks
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I only knew Dandelion because my little dog has Liver Shunt and his doctor recomended it for him. I started giving Dandelion&Milk Thistle liquid and he is very better now.
Yesterday I found the dandelion leaves together other vegetables in a grocery store and I bought it, but I didn´t know how to prepare. Now I know! Thank you so much for the video and for share with us the benefits about that food.
Dandelions are magnificent, but please do not confuse them with false dandelion ( Hypochaeris radicata) also known as flat weed or cat's ears. It is easy to tell the difference although the flowers and leaf shape are similar. Leaves - Cat's ears have a profuse covering of small hairs on the leaves that are easily detected by touch, while dandelion leaves are smooth and tender and are much thinner. Flower - Cat's ears may have a flowering stem that branches into 2 or more yellow flowers and their stem cross-section is dense and full when the flower is picked. Dandelions never branch. They only bear a single flower per stem and the stem is distinctly hollow when the flower is picked and has milky sap. Dandelion flowers are also delightful in salads.
Love the article / video and the music.
Dandelion is a great free gift just wonderful thank you for the video
Thanks for sharing this!
I remember exclaiming excitedly to my aunt (as a typical 5 or 6 y.o. would) how beautiful her huge yard was when seeing it covered in those bright yellow flowers! I quickly learned then that they were weeds and certainly not desirable. hmmm ... it seems I was "well schooled", because when I was old enough to mow her lawn, part of the process included an annual dragging of the weed killing wax like bar. Chemical company propaganda did it's job on my aunt's generation and then to subsequent generations via osmosis. Subtle and effective :(
It's time to once more consider the inside and outside beauty of these plants.
Thank you for this. I went outside today and randomly picked some from my yard but didn't dug up the roots.....lol...the yellow flowers wilted within a couple hours. Thankfully I have organic dandelion root in tea bags until I can master picking and preparing it myself.
First off, WOW! That end shot of you was BEAUTIFUL! YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!
Second, I always hear about dandelion being healthy and wondered how to use it. This helps a lot. I'm gonna try it out now and add to my diet.
Thanks!
Wow! Amazing.
Love the groovy music too!
Thank you for this video! I feel like my liver is sluggish and I just moved into a home with a lot of dandelions in the yard so I’m goin to take advantage of them! :) looking forward to the benefits!
very interesting. In spring/summer i also gather dandelion. it has always worked wonders for me. your skin look so healthy
Thank you! I eat healthy foods and use good quality, herbally based skincare. Choices like this go a long way to maintaining healthy skin. :)
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Thank you for the awesome video! great tips and very informative :)
Love the music choice!
aaa my french friend told me this before while we walking through the wood nearby his house , he said the leaves are bitter but it can be nice but he forgot when. i like dandelion flower, its cute., why people think they are weeds? we dont have it here in asia... you guys are so lucky to have it blooming everywhere without giving much effort to grow them. :)
Loved your video. It gave me just the information I was looking for on dandelions!
I enjoyed the track, kind of neo soul-ish. Who needs yapping all the time? Thank you for sharing things dandelion.
awesome video! gonna go out n pick some today. I luv herbs n all the good they do for our body. much luv sis...all the Best
This video and song makes me wanna plant WEED!.... LOVE this video good information
Gratitude for this video!
lol! you are so cool. loved your ending, loved the music, you put me in a very groovy place this morning: -) thank you
I have healthy dandelions and nettles in my garden and I'm always pulling them out but I'm now going to save some for theraputic tea 👍☺🌱
thank you for the video. I plan on doing everything I saw.
God Bless
Love this herb and use it a lot.
fantastic video!! its such a magical little plant!! I must definitely make this tea this spring :)
Great video, I just eat fresh dandelion leaves and flowers after I wash them very well. Thank you for a great video
Thank you! I love dandelion tea and was happy to find out it's a replacement for my health coffee that I love so much...but still acidic for my body...thanks again and gotta go back to whole foods and see if the dandelion leaves they sell have the roots too 😂 oh and yeah, the soundtrack on your video ❤ ❤❤👌🏽
In early spring through summer make tea from dandelion leaves, oregano and lemon grass. Delicious! Then I usually dry as much as possible for the fall and winter. Nice video, thank you.
Great idea, about the tea. I chop up dandelion greens all summer and toss them in a bag in the freezer to use in the winter.
Thinking about trying this as you have an honest expression and look nice and trustworthy.
LOVE your video!!! Well done!
Very cool!
Excellent video! I make dandelion tea with the flowers. I will experiment with the root and leaves next.
I gave this recipe to my uncle who had cancer. Thank you so much.
Nice video and you look healthy. Thanks for all the info : )
Thank you very much !
I really enjoyed watching your video and already subscribed to your channel. You know how to teach! Thanks a lot for your knowledge and sharing it with us!!!
This video is so relaxing and informative
Great video, thanks for sharing, I'll apply what I learnt.
Keep up the great work 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤
This was so helpful I am working on making a plant book about plants in our town that have medicinal purposes so thank you it was very well done
Thanks for sharing. Great information!
Wow great video thanks for the information
Excellent video!
I have allway used for salad with garlic olive oil and garlic i love the taste, my mom said since i was a child that was very good for my health ,and now im sorprised by this video......thank you
Yo, tight ass video. Dope music, killer knowledge
I like this video, and will make some next spring when the field is all yellow, will be awesome and thank you
Great video . Thanks
You can eat the root raw! That way you will have all the nutrients instead of killing them by putting them in an oven and drying them.
You can juice the leaves with other greens, thereby getting all the nutrients. Juice them with an apple for a nice flavor!
A wonderful suggestion. :) Some people just like to replace their coffee with the roasted root if coffee is too acidic or stimulating for them. A lot of that is just flavor based, but you are correct that the nutrient profile is better when the root is raw and untoasted.
@@Holisticskincoach hmm, perhaps I could eat the dirt for extra fiber👌
@@handsomeman9433 LOL!!
great video 👌...
natural edibles...
Thank you!!
Great video, I am excited to harvest mine. I do have to say, I personally don't like the music but maybe because I'm old. Ha.
I agree about the music. The repetition gets irritating.
I love the edit
thank you for sharing
Its difficult finding Unpolluted dandys in the city, so I tend to buy tea, and capsules, l love em :)
I can't wait for another tape...
You're beautiful and this video was so helpful! Thank you!
Yeah she's hot AF LOL 😇
Thank you !
I know it's been a couple of years since this was posted, but have you checked the root roasting yet Blissomgirl? It should be done by now I would think. :)
so inspiring thank you
thanks for the video!
Thank you! :)
Blessings upon you
Greeting from Poland - we eat it here as well :))
You do this all so lovingly! I was not very happy when digging and using fork to get them out... but now thought... oh how can I eat them?
Love this video!! I've been drinking that tea and can feel the benefits from it already and it's definitely a diuretic!! I want to start making fresh tea from the flowers in my yard. Great music btw, I'm following you now!
Thank you! :) So glad you enjoyed! The tea is really tasty and has so many benefits. Dandelions are an inspiration to me in so many ways.
this music is heaven .... wahoooo
I use dandelion on salads, Tea, now trying make jelly and jam. I love the bitterness taste. A lot less bitter than bittersquash. Asian love bitter fruits and vegetables for healing foods
Yap dandelion are better than bittersquash
Thank you.
I love this music
Clear teach, with words is better..the music was ok,lovely Lady..thank you...
Great video. Dandelions are tough to start from seeds.
the music is awesome!
i like the one tea from that brand (traditional medicinals) that's just root... but never tried the one with leaf.
Loved it! 5 stars!
Dope music.