Dandelion seeds

Taraxacum officinale
Pack: 80 seeds, 5g, 25g

DANDELION is a cultivated strain with tender freshly dark green leaves. It is used as a green vegetable for boiling or in a salad. Its roots can be used for forcing or as a substitute for coffee by roasting in an oven until crisp and then grinding. Also, flowers are used for winemaking. This plant grows to a height of 10 - 30cm. 

Historically, dandelion has been used for many centuries to treat infections, liver and kidney ailments. Dandelion root is used for kidney stones and is said to help break up the stones enabling them to be passed.

Fresh or dried dandelion leaves can be used as a mild appetite stimulant and to assist in stomach complaints. The roots of the dandelion plant may also act as a mild laxative, assist digestion, stimulate appetite and reduce the effects of heartburn.