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The dandelion blooms in April. We often walk past it and do not pay attention to this yellow flower. However, you should know that the dandelion is a true healer!
From dandelions, besides honey and syrup, you can make a delicious jam to regenerate liver cells and cleanse the blood.
Moreover, the jam is very delicious and tastes fantastic on vánočka or fresh bread.
Dandelion jam
- Pick 300 yellow dandelion flowers
- Put them in cold water and let steep for 24 hours
- The next day strain well and pour over with half a liter of warm boiled water
- Boil for 15-20 minutes, add 1 kg of sugar and 2 chopped medium-sized lemons (including the peel), 1 teaspoon of citric acid and cook another 5 minutes.
- When the jam has a honey color, remove from the heat
- Wait until it cools and strain through cheesecloth or a sieve
- Cook this mixture for another 2 minutes.
- Pour the cold jam into sterile containers and store in the refrigerator.
Tip: collect dandelions away from roads.
Dandelion jam is best taken in the morning on an empty stomach and dissolved in a cup of green tea.
In this way, this potion will act as an anti-inflammatory tonic that cleans the liver of toxins and toxic substances, even removes impurities from the body and has a diuretic effect!
How best to use dandelion jam and stay healthy all year
For the liver. Dissolve 3 teaspoons in a glass of warm green tea or water. Take 4-5 times a day. You can also add it to milk, for example.
For colds and bronchitis: take 2 tablespoons after each meal. Supplement with drinking dandelion tea.
For vessels and the heart. Dandelion reduces cardiac swelling, thins blood clots and relaxes blood vessels to improve blood flow. Take a teaspoon daily for 14 days. Repeat the course a month later.
For good immunity. Eat a spoonful of jam every day, regardless of meals.
Do not use dandelion jam if:
- you are prone to allergies
- you have serious gastrointestinal disorders: intestinal obstruction, digestive disorders, acute gastritis or stomach ulcers
- you suffer from gallstones
Stay healthy!
