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Dandelion Greens

The familiar 'weed,' a genuinely nutrient-dense bitter green long used to support digestion and the liver.

Benefits

Key compounds

Vitamin Kvitamin Avitamin Cinulinpotassiumbitter sesquiterpene lactones

May help with

Best for these goals

Detoxdigestiongut health

How to use it

Sautéed with garlic, raw in salads, in pesto, blanched, the flowers fried or in tea

Evidence level

Nutritional

Cautions & interactions

Diuretic effect; ragweed allergy cross-reactivity; blood thinners (vitamin K)
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