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a little sugar. Young leaves also make a good potherb with 2-3 changes of water to remove bitterness. Roots are sliced and used in salads by some people. They are also used as a coffee substitute after peeled, roasted, fried or dried and ground and used like chicory. Taste is stronger than coffee, but has a good flavor. Use 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of water. Root coffee does not contain caffeine. Leaves also said to make a tea that is sold in some grocery stores in the Rocky Mountain area. Roots in the early spring, peeled and cooked in 2 changes of water with a little soda in first makes a good vegetable like turnip, parsnip or salsify. Fluid extract of the root given as a tonic and to relieve kidney ailments. An excellent liver tonic made with 4 ounces fresh roots boiled in 2 pints of water until reduced to 1 pint. Strain and drink a wineglass full twice a day. Also good for rheumatism. For arthritis, put a handful of roots in a quart of water and boil one hour. Cool and drink a glass before each meal. It is most effective when taken in the spring. Dandelion root tea is used for a laxative, take 1/2 teaspoon 5 times each day. A wash made from brew of roots is used to clear up skin ailments. Valued for heart and liver diseases, sometimes called heart fever grass. Young flower blossoms in the summer are mixed into pancakes. Seeds are eaten by the Rocky Mountain Boy Scouts as an emergency survival food. May have a slightly bitter taste. Extract is sometimes used to bind pill masses. Tea or purified juice is used to treat chronic hepatitis, visceral congestion, intermittent fever and hypochondria. Juice is made by bruising fresh plants, expressing them and filtering cold, called herb juice. Used for dropsy and is important plant in homeopathic medicine. Seneca Indians rubbed warts with dandelion leaf juice. It has long been considered helpful for liver or gall bladder complaints and as a diuretic. A few leaves make a wash for discolored skin conditions. Both dandelion and plantain seeds abound in mucilage = palatable for birds and used as a linseed substitute. Cures mammillary ulcers, disperses fever, used to treat venereal diseases, neutralizes toxins within the body. It is a tonic and diuretic. With other herbs, it is one of the most reliable remedies for liver and kidney ills. Powerful diuretic in leaves and roots, specifically used to treat urinary and liver disorders. Was effective in removing obstructions of the liver, gall and spleen along with the distempers

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