Dandelion and Stinging Nettle: Common Weeds with Healing Properties

By Steven Foster
Published on April 1, 1995
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This tough opponent of backyard lawn tender is also a healing herb for over a dozen ailments.

Dandelions are Good for Your Health

Early each spring, as soon as the frost
left the ground in my childhood home of Maine, dandelion
greens began to sprout, and before their early spring
blooms appeared, my grandmother would be out in the yard
harvesting the tender young greens.

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