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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?
CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS
Dandelion arrives on the spring scene just when the herb is needed most. Many herbs have this amazing quality - proliferating just when their healthful properties can really make a difference. The inspiring yellow flowers of dandelion celebrate spring's full swing, and the promise of good health in this new cycle.
Maybe dandelion's charm does not strike you - are you pulling them from your garden, or cursing their appearance on your lawn? Then you are missing out on a prized medicinal herb that holds helpfulness in its leaves, roots, and blossoms. The plant is a perfect spring tonic that cleanses the liver and cools the hot nature of Pitta, which is beginning to ascend in springtime.
Spring Liver Tonic
Dandelion is a
cholagogue, clearing the liver and gallbladder while removing cholesterol from the blood. It aids in digesting a fatty meal and improves
fat metabolism.
The delightful dandelion holds your hand in the transition from winter to spring to summer, helping to eliminate the heaviness of winter's indulgences, making you light for spring, and also preventing the accumulation of summer heat. The so-called weed also helps to process the environmental toxins that burden our modern civilizations.
Reduces Blood Sugar, Replenishes Potassium
This herbal ally's attributes don't stop there. Dandelion root regulates blood sugar levels in diabetics. Dandelion leaf is comparable to the drug furosemide. Unlike the drug, which causes a loss of potassium, dandelion leaf is a natural source of potassium.
Reduces Water Retention
Dandelion is definitely drying; it makes the mouth dry and tingle. It dries the eyes and makes the frontal lobe alert. Its high potassium content makes it a strong
diuretic (increases urination), relieving high blood pressure and the water retention that causes spring sluggishness.
Feeling puffed up in the April warmth? Try dandelion leaf tea, or dandelion leaves in your spring salad.
Cleansing Laxative
Dandelion is a mild laxative, but should be combined with ginger or cardamom to counteract its cold quality. Be careful and don't be too zealous with this potent food medicine; for instance, too many raw dandelion leaves makes the stomach cold, curbing the appetite.
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