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Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale

Common Name(s): Dandelion

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, stem, fruit, leaf

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Description: Dandelion leaves have a jagged edge, grow close to the ground, and are seldom more than 20 centimeters long. Its flowers are bright yellow. There are several dandelion species.
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Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Dandelions grow in open, sunny locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
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Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: All parts are edible. Eat the leaves raw or cooked. Boil the roots as a vegetable. Roots roasted and ground are a good coffee substitute. Dandelions are high in vitamins A and C and in calcium.
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Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Other Uses: Use the white juice in the flower stems as glue.
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crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009	Fresh-root tea traditionally used for liver, gallbladder, kidney, and bladder ailments, diuretic (not indicated when inflammation is present).
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crashdive123 7 Aug, 2009	Also used as a tonic for weak or impaired digestion, constipation. Dried root thought to be weaker, often roasted as coffee substitute. Dried leaf tea a folk laxative.
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your_comforting_company 19 Jan, 2010	this plant is distinct from it's look-similars in that it has one flower per flowerstalk. If there is more than one flower per stalk it is not dandelion. Leaves are highly variable
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your_comforting_company 19 Jan, 2010	I would also like to point out that in my area (for all you southern boys), anything that has milky sap is called (genericly) milkweed but that is clearly a misnomer. milkweed is a different plant entirely.
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Ted 30 Jan, 2010	Young leaves are good raw but soon become very bitter! Boil in a couple of changes of water. The flowers can be battered and fried.
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Delaware, US
Georgia, US

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Taraxacum officinale

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