They look like plants so different from each other but in reality they have a lot in common. And not just the yellow color!
Turmeric and dandelion can easily go hand in hand and dive into warm waters, giving them purifying, anti-aging and digestive powers.
With some other friendly grass they also become natural deflating teas. Let's find out how to use it.
The green passport of dandelion and turmeric
The dandelion is a perennial plant of the Asteraceae family . Very common throughout Italy, also known as dandelion or dandelion, the dandelion contains isoprenoids, inulin and bitter principles . This plant has been known for millennia for its diuretic and purifying properties.
Turmeric, also called "saffron of India" for its characteristic yellow color, is a tropical herbaceous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family.
Turmeric is also used in the kitchen as a natural aroma, the active ingredient that makes it an interesting plant also from the phytotherapeutic point of view is curcumin .
Like the dandelion, turmeric has cholagogic and choleretic properties, that is it favors the production of bile and its flow towards the intestine. It is also anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant and antioxidant.
Both plants are recommended for treating digestive disorders, as well as for liver and biliary tract disorders.
Turmeric, between ayurvedic medicine and western medicine
The recipe of herbal tea with dandelion and turmeric
Thanks to the properties of turmeric and dandelion, the herbal tea that results from their union, can promote a natural purification of the organism helping to eliminate the toxins accumulated over time and to reduce the fermentation processes.
If fennel or cumin is added, the herbal tea also acquires high deflating power.
Milk thistle is an epaprotector, it treats liver pathologies, while mint is able to perform a beneficial action against problems connected to the stomach and intestines.
But let's see how to prepare a tasty and healthy recipe. Go to your trusted herbalist and have the herbal tea prepared like this:
> Dandelion (grass): 30g
> Curcuma (rhizome): 20g
> Cumin (fruits): 10g
> Milk thistle (seeds): 20g
> Mint (leaves): 20g
Preparation: put a spoonful of herbal soup mixture in about 200 ml of water . Leave to infuse for a few minutes, until cooled. Consume the dandelion and turmeric purifying herbal tea a couple of times a day.
