I Love Nature Photocontest - Monday Flowers - Dandelions.

@starjewel hosts a photocontest on whaleshares. Here her post with the daily themes.

Monday is the day for : Flowers!

When I think of nature, I automatically think of the seasons. And when I think about the seasons, I think how happy I always become when I see the first dandelions spring up again in the spring. They always really announce the beginning of spring for me. And spring is the season of growth. Growth and flowering.

Slowly you see leaves on the trees again, and there is color again in the world. And the yellow of these flowers immediately makes you happy when you walk past them.

Apart from the fact that this flower announces the spring for me ... this flower is also healthy for us. There are a lot of bitter substances in it. It also contains phytosterols, fatty acids including linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid. Furthermore, there are flavonoids, phenolic acids, mucus, tannins, vitamins B1, B2, B3, C, choline and minerals calcium, selenium, chromium, magnesium, zinc, manganese and sulfur. The leaf of dandelion has a slightly different composition. There are many phytonutrients in the leaf. There are vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, choline and carotenoids. In terms of minerals, the leaves contain iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, selenium, silicon, phosphorus and copper.

In addition, Dandelion is good for the liver, good for digestion, has a diuretic effect and can therefore be used for many complaints.

To know what you can achieve with Dandelion you can always contact a Fytotherapist in your area.