This plant is called Dandelion Greens. During ancient times when medicines such as tablets or capsules are not yet available, our great ancestors used flowers or roots as medicinal substitute. In this way it helped them to cure most of the common diseases. For them all green leafy plants are all useful and can be consumed for health benefits.
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Make sure to leave the dandelion leaves under the sun and let it dry for few days. Chop and mince the dried leaves. Use one-half teaspoon of the chopped dried leaves to add into a glass of warm water. Let it set for five minutes before drinking.
You may also boil and simmer around twenty minutes the sixty grams of the chopped dried dandelion leaves together with thirty grams of dried dandelion roots, 2.5 ounces of water and add a bit of salt. Strain or filter to separate the liquid. You need to drink at least two to three glasses daily.
How To Prepare Syrup
You may need at least four hundred pieces of yellow dandelion flowers, four slices of oranges and four slices of lemons. Mix all the ingredients with three liters of water.
Do not drink immediately. The mixture should settle or stay up to twenty four hours before drinking to reach its optimum level of effectiveness. You may add two cups of sugar and cook it for around thirty minutes. You will notice the mixture to become sticky and thick. Now that the mixture is ready you now have natural homemade syrup that can cure a stubborn cough.
Let it cool before storing the mixture in a sealed and clean container. This mixture or this dandelion syrup can cure coughs, colds or even bronchitis. Aside from it is natural it also helps you to save money. It is safe, healthy and nutritious without any recorded side effects in the body compared to medicines which are processed.