Welcome to spring
- You may call this medicinal plant with a name such as: Aitañi-lilia, Cardenal, Txikori-orikatxa, Mandobilo, etc. He will tell me that his flower is an advertiser of spring. If you see the flowers open from the morning, you know that we will have good time, at least sunny, if you are one of those who watches time. He learned that it helps ventilate the soil and, with its long roots, provides calcium from the bottom of the earth for later access to other plants. You've seen that sweet nectar from the flower feeds bees in these times when we need to care for bees and beekeepers. You'll also remember your grandmother blended him with coffee, remembering the red package to the little ones.
So, and yet, I often see a disregard for this medicinal plant. If it was so good that we would use it more, we would just get more out of it -- cheap things that indicate lack of knowledge and reduced scientific culture.
In fact, fascination with medicinal plants from abroad is being imposed. To those outside we are beautiful, losing the knowledge of the locals; because it is close and cheap we do not consider it good. We are victims of green marketing and we are not able to open our eyes to this manipulation. And the dandelion tooth continues to flourish in impacted sidewalks, showing that it is easier to adapt to new times between concretes, but we no longer know what to do with it.
It has a high therapeutic value in its simplicity, due to its wide variety of ingredients. It has been used for the digestive system, both for the liver and bile as well as for urinary tract conditions (in French piss-en-lit, suggesting that you can urinate in bed), lymphatic drainage, cleaning of spots and facial oscurities, etc. On March 19, Antxon Apiñaiz brought two scientific articles that make a comprehensive review of human health benefits on Twitter, each more interesting. By making it clear that we still have a lot to investigate and need to update our knowledge.
It seems to me a good opportunity to take advantage of the Novenas in these three spring months. That is, infuse dry leaves and fasting for nine consecutive days. Once the dried roots are cooked for five minutes, we will have a more bitter drink (do not cover with sweeteners) that will thank our intestines, as the inulin present in the roots is fed by prebiotic fibers that feed bifidobacteria and bacteria that produce lactic acid. Last year I ate flowers macerated to honey, along with fresh bread and cheese, a spring whim.
Do not take it during pregnancy and lactation, or when there are stomach and colon diseases, or when there are stones in bile (or you lack bile). If we take a medicine to lower blood pressure when taking diuretics before consulting a doctor.
