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Re: Dandelion -- Medicinal Herb and Coffee Substitute (OT)

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Lousianne coffee has chickery in it too. So does Postum Non coffee coofee
substitute

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:34:50 -0800 "jallan6977"
<jallan6977@clarityconnect.com> writes:
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> 
> > I wrote:
> > >> The roots are a superb herb you can harvest and dry and use as 
> an herb,
> or
> > >roast and use as a coffee substitute or extender.
> >
> > jallan977
> > >   Now that sounds interesting.  If not like chickory I would 
> like to
> hear
> > >more about it.
> >
> > Sorry for the delay in responding. Needed to find both the time 
> and
> > inclination to dig into my herbals a bit. I don't quite know what 
> you mean
> > by "if not like chicory" -- ??
> >
>    Chicory, I believe, was used as a substitute for coffee in the 
> old west
> and probably used by native Americans as well.  Chock Full of Nuts 
> has
> chicory in it and is the one brand I would decline if someone 
> offered me a
> free can. YUKKK!  But that is my opinion.  Obviously some people 
> like it or
> it would not still be on the shelves.  If dandelion taste like that 
> I would
> only try it once.
> 
> > The following is from an herbal I have by John Lust. It's probably 
> more
> > info than you're interested in, but I think it's useful to take a 
> look at
> > the whole thing.
> >
> > DANDELION
> > Properties and Uses:
> > Aperient [a mild stimulant for the bowels, a gentle purgative],
> > cholagogue [increases the flow of bile into the intestines],
> > diuretic [increases the secretion and expulsion of urine],
> > stomachic [strengthens, stimulates or tones the stomach],
> > tonic [strenghens or invigorates organs or the entire organism].
> >
>    I am very much interested in the whole thing.  It sounds like 
> just what I
> need.  Having the "old mans " disease, swollen prostate, I need to 
> get up
> several times during the night.  It is sometimes very difficult to 
> get back
> to sleep and I would love to go to bed with the chickens and not 
> wake up
> till the cock crows.  If it works I will have to send you something 
> by
> e-mail usually delivered under mistle toe at xmass :-)
> 
> 
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