Fwd: July Newsletter - Dandelion

[Guest guest]

I was being rhetorical because I figured everyone on this

list would understand our ancestors were not fools. We are here

because our belief in " modern " medicine is dubious, at best.

 

Thanks for the link, Duncan.

 

Alobar

 

 

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" Duncan Crow " <widewest

 

Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:11 PM

Re: Re: Fwd: July Newsletter - Dandelion

 

 

> Hi Alobar;

>

> Dandelion works;

>

> Dandelion leaves are a good source of Inulin, (12%-15% dry weight)

an

> indigestible long-chain sugar that works as a prebiotic. It feeds

the

> correct bowel bacteria. Dandelion and other inulin-containing

> vegetables have been used and written about for centuries, for

> restoring bowel order.

>

> The significance of proper bowel culture goes well beyond

flatulence,

> diarrhea and candida correction, and into bowel cancer prevention,

> VLDL cholesterol reduction, mineral absorption improvement, blood

> sugar and insulin reduction and atherosclerosis prevention. All

this

> is now in the research.

>

> So what we had as a home remedy has been used by medicine for a

long

> time, and in this case, proven by later research.

>

> There's a chart and many references on my web site, including a

> comprehensive scientific review of inulin by international

researcher

> Bryan C. Tungland. Here's a direct link into Tungland's extensive

and

> thorough contribution. It's the document's only on-line location:

> http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/inulin_review.html

>

> Inulin is the most common carbohydrate in the vegetable kingdom

after

> starch.

>

> Duncan Crow

>

> > Were our ancestors so gullible & /or desperate enough to

sing

> > the praises of herbal remedies, even though they had little or no

> > value?

> > Or did the remedies actually work?

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