Monday, March 22, 2010

Dandelion Flower - Sign of Spring


It's springtime - Yeah!


The Medicinal use of the Dandelions

flowers, roots and leaves, have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine & medicinal teas, most notably for liver detoxification, as a natural diuretic and for inflammation reduction. Unlike other diuretics, dandelion leaves contain good amounts of potassium, a mineral that is often lost during increased urination. There is also evidence that this property of dandelion leaves may normalize blood sugar.  


Hi my friends,

Now it's official, it's springtime. I hope it's arrived everywhere you are living, so you can enjoy also the coming warmer days  :)

Thank you for all the wonderful comments to my posts recently. Looking forward to all the new ones coming up....LOL...

I wish you a great day and see you tomorrow, right? :)
Susanne




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17 comments:

  1. A Lady's LifeMarch 22, 2010 1:45 PM

    We used to have Italians who grew large dandelions and ate them in salads every day. I would collect the leaves for my rabbits and they would sit and munch away. I would love the fairies that would blow in the wind from them and would sigh when upon catching one that I could never catch it without disturbing some of the fluff at the end of the seed pod.
    Happy Spring you you as well :)

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  2. S-V-HMarch 22, 2010 1:58 PM

    Yes I know... Italians like those young leaves in the salad - me too :)

    Thanks for your kind comment, Lady!

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  3. KybipixMarch 22, 2010 3:00 PM

    Ich habe gedacht, bei euch sei schon lange Frühling! Ja, und in der Schweiz wird es morgen sogar fast 20°C. Es ist sooooo angenehm nach dieser langen Kälte.
    Also, schöne Frühlingsgrüsse an Dich und David!
    Gruss, Peter

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  4. S-V-HMarch 22, 2010 3:19 PM

    Ich bedanke mich fuer den netten Kommentar, lieber Peter. Alles weitere sihe mein Email...

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  5. YviMarch 22, 2010 4:16 PM

    Hi Susanne,

    schön zu sehen das alles nun blüht und jeder den Frühling geniessen kann...

    Ich freu mich auf morgen...herrlich bis zu 20Grad und mein neues Glas kann ausprobiert werden...

    Ein schönes Foto!

    LG
    Yvi

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  6. S-V-HMarch 22, 2010 7:05 PM

    Hallo Yvi,

    mit dem neuen Glas meinst du wohl deine neue Optik zur Kamera, richtig? Dann freue ich mich auch auf deine neuen schoenen Fotos! :)

    Danke fuer deinen Besuch und den Kommentar!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 1:45 AM

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    Thanks

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  8. MarcieMarch 23, 2010 7:29 AM

    Exquisite detail. We're nowhere close to dandelions yet. So hopeful!!!

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  9. S-V-HMarch 23, 2010 9:46 AM

    Thank you, Marcie! :)

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  10. myonlyphotoMarch 23, 2010 10:05 PM

    Susanne for us is the opposite, we get those more in the fall, sometimes in the spring. Excellent close up as always. Anna :)

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  11. S-V-HMarch 23, 2010 10:28 PM

    Thanks for the comment, Anna! :)

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  12. UnknownMarch 24, 2010 9:05 AM

    beautiful!!!

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  13. S-V-HMarch 24, 2010 10:05 AM

    Thanks Mari :)

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  14. Simone AnneMarch 25, 2010 3:43 PM

    This is cute! :D

    http://simoneanne.blogspot.com/

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  15. S-V-HMarch 25, 2010 4:13 PM

    Thank you very much, Simone Ann! Nice to see new faces commenting.:)

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  16. Dale Frazier PhotographyMarch 31, 2010 6:35 AM

    This is so beautiful, keep up the awesome work.

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  17. S-V-HMarch 31, 2010 10:21 AM

    Thank you Dale ;)

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