Always thought about growing that medicinal herbal garden you've

 always dreamed about, then Dandelion is a unique vegetable, medicinal/herb

  will be a great step in the right direction. Dandelion can be eaten 

as a vegetable and

 used to make honey and coffee! A truly wonderful plant.

Evolving millions of years ago, the plant has been used by Romans,

 Egyptians, 

Chinese and Greeks for thousands of years.

FOOD

Leaves may be eaten fresh, sauteed, steamed or boiled and contain 

vitamins A, C and K

 as well as iron, calcium, potassium and manganese.

In fact, the entire plant is edible! Leaves, flowers and roots. 

Leaves are used as a vegetable, the roots may be dried and roasted to 

make an

 excellent coffee substitute.

The nectar filled flowers may either be dried and used in teas or freshly

 picked and used to make honey by infusing with sugar and water to make a

 great tasting thick honey. (See the honey, tea and coffee recipes below).

HOW TO MAKE HONEY

Pick a bunch of fresh flowers (around 200 - 250 flowerheads).

Place them into a saucepan with 1 litre of water, bring to a boil for just 

20 minutes.

Let the mixture cool down and let it stand overnight.

The next day, strain the liquid, discard the flowers and add 1kg of sugar 

to the liquid.

Now bring the liquid to a boil, mix well until it thickens.

Add the liquid into your favourite jars for later use!

Some recipes add lemon or orange to the flower mixture, while 

you may experiment by

 adding calendula, vanilla bean, mint or other unique herbs and spices.