The Bull stops here

What is it?

This plant haunts the majority of people because of the stories told when we were young, if you pick a Dandelion you will wet the bed!

But it is the leaf of this weed that amazingly holds the vitamins and minerals.

Strangely this seems to be linked to the female gender as if it is specifically for them. But it is also a good for ridding water retention. This ingredient is found in weidght loss and detox supplements.

Origin/Where would it be found?

Obviously Dandelion is found on any patch of grass and ruining a lot of lovely gardens.   

How does it work?

What would I take it for?

If you are a competing body builder a course of this up to the competition day wil help rid the water retention. But be careful if you are taking lots of other supplements as it does detox the liver. This could be ideal to take also after competitions to detox the body.

Traditionally it is used as a general tonic to for the liver but it is also used for:

• nausea
• indigestion
• diuretic - great for fluid retention and cystitis, good for women during the time of month. 

How can it be taken?

You can take this as a tincture put into a little drop of water, doesn't taste too good.

Can be taken as a capsule

Can also buy this as a teabag, but that is it's weakest form.  

Warning?

You may find this in diet capsules so check the ingredients, if dandelion is the main ingredient you may find you drop a few pounds quickly but then the weight loss may slow done. We are also not too sure about taking this long term.

Updated 12th January 2009.