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Dandelion, also called celandine, buttercup, radicchio, capikos and many others, is distributed throughout the world. It can be found in parks, gardens, meadows, along roads, in abandoned places, in general - everywhere.
Dandelion is among the perennial herbaceous plants. This makes it easy to collect. On top of its fragile green stem blooms a bright yellow lingual flower, which closes at night and in bad weather, and opens again in the morning to meet the sun's rays. When they bloom, the flowers of dandelions turn into long white hairs carried by the wind.
The usable parts of the dandelion are the roots and the stem together with the leaves. When collecting, it should be known that the herbs are not plucked and torn. They are cut with a knife or scissors, cutting only the part that is used.
The roots are harvested in the spring, before the plants begin to develop. It can also happen in the fall, when the leaves begin to wither. Autumn harvesting is preferred, as during this period the roots are richer in beneficial substances.
Already collected roots are well cleaned of soil. All aboveground parts, thin roots and the end of the root are removed. They are dried in the shade or in an oven up to 40 degrees. They are ready when white juice stops being released when they break. Dried stems have a brown color, a slightly bitter taste and no odor.
The shelf life of both the whole and the cut roots is one year. Store in tightly closed boxes or paper bags. Tannins and mucous substances, resinous substances, saponins, organic acids and glycosides, protein substances, tannins, sugars, and many others are found in the dried roots of dandelion.
The other part that is collected and dried from the dandelion is the leaves and stem. They are picked a little or during flowering and dried in the same way as the roots. The dried leaves have a typical bitter taste, which is due to their healing effect. The whole herb has a shelf life of up to three years, while the cut one - a year and a half. Storage is like roots.
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