TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
dandelions
Considered a weed, especially in lawns and on roadsides, the unappreciated plant can be used as medicine and food.
The common name 'dandelion' comes from the shape of it's leaves, which have similar shape to a lion's smiling teeth.
Flowers are used to make wine, leaves are used in salads, roots have been used to make a coffee substitute (baked and ground into powder)
The name 'officinalis' from the word 'opificina' later 'officina' meaning a workshop or pharmacy, hints to it's traditional medicinal properties.
dandelions
Considered a weed, especially in lawns and on roadsides, the unappreciated plant can be used as medicine and food.
The common name 'dandelion' comes from the shape of it's leaves, which have similar shape to a lion's smiling teeth.
Flowers are used to make wine, leaves are used in salads, roots have been used to make a coffee substitute (baked and ground into powder)
The name 'officinalis' from the word 'opificina' later 'officina' meaning a workshop or pharmacy, hints to it's traditional medicinal properties.