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Posted 5/6/2011 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
My goodness, I never thought in all my life that I would be posting about Dandelion roots of all things!   Just so happened that one of my "new" friends was out in her garden the other day when I stopped by and I thought she was weeding..

Well, in a way she was!  She was actually digging up dandelion roots and told me she was going to clean them, cook them and then eat them!  I said to myself "okay"... Duh.....  She told me that since she was a young girl that her Mom always did this and she continued the tradition.. 

Curious me started googling away and sure enough found endless amount of articles, recipes, etc. all about dandelions and how healthy they are!   After doing my research, I went out and dug up a bagful of dandelions roots and flowers..  Yes, it was a pain to thoroughly clean each one but after drinking the juice I felt so good!! 

Caution:  Please don't do this if your property was sprayed with any type of pesticides or chemicals..  The dandelions must be organic..

One can make soup, fritters, add them to their salad, saute them with garlic and onion, the recipes are endless....

A portion of the article below states:

"Dandelion is recommended as an adjuvant in all the diseases that involve a glandular disequilibrium. Because of these qualities, the specialists are using it to successfully treat liver diseases.

And its effect? It increases the biliary secretion, regulates the blood circulation and stimulates the appetite when in convalescence periods. Because of its diuretic action, it eliminates toxins efficiently.

This way, it indirectly treats eczemas and other skin diseases, gout, rheumatism, atherosclerosis, varices, etc. It reduces the level of cholesterol. Dandelion is also efficient in treating the hepatic dermatosis, cleaning the blood from impurities and calming rheumatic pains."

http://www.liveandfeel.com/medicinalplants/dandelion.html

Who would have thought?

Denise

Posted 5/6/2011 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
Giggle, Deejavue!!
I may be the only other one who has even considered this!! Giggle!! This is something that I will be doing a bit later on in my treatment.
Posted 5/6/2011 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
I have never heard of this. I am going this weekend to take pictures of my 3 year old daughter in a field of dandelions (we go every year now) May have to bring some home. Interesting.
Posted 5/9/2011 11:48 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, it's really good... The roots themselves can be dug up and dried out (no chemicals being sprayed here)..  The leaves I cook and they taste like spinach..   After my "mixture" of leaves and flowers cool off, I drink the "juice"... 

Now I see that I have Burdock growing in my yard as well as Ginger Root!  I may even have berries starting so I have to buy some stakes....

To people who don't know, I moved to a different state and love where I am living in the mountains..   Every morning when I go out to garden I find different plants growing!  It almost feels like Christmas!  I am pondering if I should buy a serious book on herbs..   But what book?   There are so many out there.... Duh!  rolleyes

Denise

Posted 5/11/2011 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
What book is the question, that's for sure Deejavu!! The one suggestion I have is to be sure it is specific to your area!!

I also have access to many wild, medicinal plants in my yard and other spots and have found some pretty good resources on-line.
Posted 3/23/2017 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry for digging up the thread, but it was to know if some of you has already tried dandelion root like a remedy for the herx reactions?
Posted 3/23/2017 3:14 AM (GMT 0)

Deejavu said...
Yes, it's really good... The roots themselves can be dug up and dried out (no chemicals being sprayed here).. The leaves I cook and they taste like spinach.. After my "mixture" of leaves and flowers cool off, I drink the "juice"...


Now I see that I have Burdock growing in my yard as well as Ginger Root! I may even have berries starting so I have to buy some stakes....



To people who don't know, I moved to a different state and love where I am living in the mountains.. Every morning when I go out to garden I find different plants growing! It almost feels like Christmas! I am pondering if I should buy a serious book on herbs.. But what book? There are so many out there.... Duh! [img]/community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif[/img]


See if your State Conservation Dept. has published a book or info on edible herbs, etc,. Here in Missouri there are some.

That way you have specific ideas for just your State.


Denise

Posted 3/23/2017 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

I've had dandelion. I had it in my salad when I visited my cousins in Northern Italy, other places too. I also drink Dandelion tea. It is very good to cleanse the kidney and liver.

Bon appetite!
Posted 3/23/2017 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
I too have done Dandelion tea many times.

But, if you have a duck you will have to fight to get the dandelions. I had a duck and they sure love dandelions.
Posted 3/23/2017 5:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,

And do you know if it worked on herx reactions? (the roots)
Posted 3/23/2017 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
Dandelion root tincture is my newest tincture that I now make myself. It's actions are specific to clearing the liver of toxins - so while it may or may not specifically help during a herx, it will help prevent the buildup of toxins in the liver. It helps the liver produce more bile, which helps to push out the toxins.
Posted 3/23/2017 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, it's nice that you make it yourself!

I too have made tinctures of some Buhner plants.
Do you know the technique of percolation? It's supposed to be more effective than the classical method (except on fresh plants) and take only one and half day to make.
If you want I can put you a link, it's in french but it's a video. And also there are videos in english on youtube.

I have read that the dandelion could remove the toxins himself, meaning that it could remove it without acting on the liver. It was for this reason that I was asking the question.

I remember that we talked about the biofilm busters, and you told me that it gives massive reactions. I tried xylitol, and this thing works very well. I begun to have a big big reaction. And I still feel it, with a micro dose!
So I need super effective things that limits the herxs. Because I feel that I'm full of biofilms and the bad reactions can last months, the time to destroy a good part of the biofilms.

I've read that the toxin of borrelia is close to these of botulinic toxin. So I searched for the products that are advised for botulinism. And here is a link of a web site about it :
www.healthnfairness.com/2015/01/herbal-remedies-for-botulism.html

They talk about dandelion, but also red clover, milk thistle and lobelia. I ordered dandelion root, red clover and lobelia, lol. And I have milk thistle, but not tried it, so I will try today.

Also do you know the meaning of "eliminant"? It's close to a french word, meaning to remove, but I don't know if it's for the toxins. Because the lobelia was used by ancient doctors on syphilis, as an "eliminant". (the toxin of syphilis is also supposed to be close of the one of borrelia and botulinism) And I didn't found accurate translations.
Sorry if I give you too much work turn
Posted 3/23/2017 11:30 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, I have to have my husband read all this, he wants to destroy all our dandelions that grow here every year.smile
Just have to add: A precious dandelion was the first flower I received from my son. He was 3 years old at the time.(now he is 28).

I always let one of the dandelions stay in my flower bed just cause of that.

Take care, Jo
Posted 3/24/2017 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
Jo, that is so sweet!


Our bees like them, too!
Posted 3/24/2017 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Jo

That is very sweet! Why don't we have a like button!!
Posted 3/24/2017 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
The word eliminant in English means:
"eliminant (plural eliminants)

(mathematics) A resultant.
(medicine) A drug promoting excretion or the removal of waste."
Posted 3/25/2017 1:50 AM (GMT 0)
Ok, thank you!
So I hope that it's for the toxins. Will see.
Posted 3/25/2017 12:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Healrom!

Yep, dandelions have become a part of my life, lol!

As far as reducing the effects of herxing are you taking detox baths (dry skin brushing first), foot baths, using a sauna, etc.

Below is a good article about toxins:

www.benbrew.com/lb/lyme5.pdf

Traveler, that's fantastic that you are making your own dandelion tincture, woo-hoooo!! yeah

Denise
Posted 3/25/2017 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi!

Lol, ok it's good!
When I receive it I will be able to try it too. Even the leafs seems good for health with many vitamins, nutriments, etc...

No I don't do all of that. I had a brush to brush the skin, but I didn't like that, so I gived it to somebody.
When I really feel bad, usually I'm cold, so I take a very hot shower, and it helps. Probably that a bath would be better, but I don't have one at home.

Thanks for your document. But I don't like too much his methodes. For me these stories of resonance testing are at best like magic... I don't think that it's very reliable. And I don't trust the guys that do these kind of things. Maybe they are more interested in the money that you can give them than anything else...
Posted 3/25/2017 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
Actually, there are some very good practitioners that use those methods - but there are some that are out there just for the money as well - just like with all doctors and other professions. It just happens and it's up to us to figure out which they are.

Dry skin brushing is a very good form of detoxing - the skin is a very large organ - the largest of the body, so it's wise to try to get it to help detox the body as well. What kind of troubles were you having with it? Maybe we can be of help? There are ways to start when the skin is overly sensitive.

Do be sure that you are adding in more detoxing routines, as most of us don't detox enough, not really - and I include myself in that too. smile
Posted 3/25/2017 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Dandelion root is in some of the Yogi brand detox teas.
Posted 3/25/2017 11:33 PM (GMT 0)

Traveler said...
Actually, there are some very good practitioners that use those methods - but there are some that are out there just for the money as well - just like with all doctors and other professions. It just happens and it's up to us to figure out which they are.

Dry skin brushing is a very good form of detoxing - the skin is a very large organ - the largest of the body, so it's wise to try to get it to help detox the body as well. What kind of troubles were you having with it? Maybe we can be of help? There are ways to start when the skin is overly sensitive.

Do be sure that you are adding in more detoxing routines, as most of us don't detox enough, not really - and I include myself in that too. smile


I don't say that practitioners that uses these methods are all bad. But, he is supposed to have found his detox protocols with this method. It's not serious in my point of view. But we have to stick to the things in what we believe I think.
I d'ont believe in that, it's not scientific, and I would not trust that enough to try his products. Also he says that his products are growing only in his gaden, it's the classical scam thing for me. It means that only him can produce his products...

For the dry skin brushing, I didn't have real troubles with it, but I don't like that, lol. it's painful to the skin, and I don't know if it was really effective during strong herx.

I think that out there, there is one or some plants that can destroy the toxins of borrelia. I think that it would be better than doing a lot of things to detox. I even have a portable infra red sauna, but I don't do it often.
Posted 3/25/2017 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
I completely agree that we need to stick the forms of medicine in which we can put our trust in - no matter what others think of them. We have to be able to believe in the methods that we use.

I can attest to there being plants that can heal these infections - that's how I healed. Pharma abx didn't work for me. We are all different!

Dry skin brushing is a form of detoxing that is to be done on a regular basis, not just during a herx - but that's the way all detoxing is really supposed to be done when treating these infections. Waiting until the person is in the herx will take longer to lower the toxins loads if waiting until there is a crisis in the body before doing it. While everyone needs differing amounts of regular detoxing, most of us really do require regular detoxing.
Posted 3/26/2017 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
I just want to add that many of Dr. Jernigan's detoxing protocols are not his own and he does not take credit for them. For instance, detox baths go back 1000's of years. Funny, when I was a little kid and would sprain my ankle or whatever because I played too hard my Mom gave me an Epsom salt bath (I had no idea I was taking a detox bath!)...

Another detox method is coffee enemas in which Dr. J. gives credit to Dr. Gerson from the 1920's. Sauna's were around before Dr. Jernigan. And the list goes on.

As far as plants go, Dr. Jernigan travels all over the world including Brazil, the Amazon jungles, Europe, etc. to find plants that he tests for lyme and other chronic illnesses. If he finds a plant he feels will work he grows that plant in Kansas to make his botanicals. How many doctors do you know that travel the world to find plants they can use to help others? I don't know of very many.

The bottom line is this: You are looking to eliminate herxing and that's a good thing! What causes herxing are toxins and the more you detox (whether it's foot baths, sauna, supplements, exercise, healthy diet) the less you will herx.

Cheers!
Denise
Posted 4/3/2017 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
I come back to post the results of my tests.

I tried the 4 plants wich I was speaking above.
I doesn't seems to work.

It's even worse than that, because it seems to amplify the herx that I have. I don't understand at all, it's weird...
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