2007-04-25 02:20:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Dandelion is a natural diuretic that increases urine production by promoting the excretion of salts and water from the kidney. !!!
2007-04-25 09:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.........I NEVER KNEW THIS!!...............
Now I will have to star your question for making me take a look at it and then discovering the link below.
http://www.pesticide.org/dandelions.html
................Benefits .............................
Dandelions can be beneficial to a garden ecosystem as well as to human health. Dandelions attract beneficial ladybugs and provide early spring pollen for their food.(1,2) In a study done at the University of Wisconsin, experimental plots with dandelions had more ladybugs than dandelion free plots, and fewer pest aphids, a favorite food of the ladybugs.(2) Dandelions long roots aerate the soil and enable the plant to accumulate minerals,(3) which are added to the soil when the plant dies.
Not only are dandelions good for your soil, they are good for your health. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a serving of uncooked dandelion leaves contains 280 percent of an adult's daily requirement of beta carotene as well as more than half the requirement of vitamin C. Dandelions are also rich in vitamin A.(4, 5)
Dandelions are also used as herbal remedies. The white sap from the stem and root is used as a topical remedy for warts. The whole plant is used as a diuretic and liver stimulant.(6)
2007-04-25 10:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dandelion plants contain a mild diuretic which could cause a slightly higher amount of urine to be passed.I have made home made wine from dandelions and it is absolutely delicious .. The wine is absolutely delicious and does not make you want to pee more than usual.The name wet the bed that was given to dandelions was a myth.
2007-04-25 09:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you drink dandelion and burdock yes as a chemical in the dandelion tend to increase the discharge of urine
2007-04-25 09:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Alfie D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dandelion plants are diuretic. Hence the saying.
2007-04-25 09:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by jet-set 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. My nan used to tell me that if you picked one you'd wet the bed, but it never happened yet!
2007-04-25 09:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by Wafflebox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do Mums and Nannas tell children these ridiculous untrue things? (Sorry thats another question isn't it)
2007-04-25 09:38:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't know about that but hamster used to eat dandelions and he p!ssed in his cage
2007-04-25 09:25:03 · answer #8 · answered by Quinn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to get told that but no it's not true.
2007-04-25 09:23:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no not at all. wee on them they get really pi--ed off.
2007-04-25 09:25:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋