Summer Break Day 7

This children have had their breakfast and are happily playing. My daughter has already taken off her dress, having drenched it in her water.  After all, the purpose of water is to dump over your head, right?  LOL Yes, I have towels staged all over the house because I expect it.  They are both exploring what water can do so I spend a lot of time drying the floor and tables. The also only get water for the most part because of the stains they have put on my carpet.  Yes, I need a carpet cleaner.  My positivity is getting better, I think.  There is so much to learn in this attempt to grow and become a better person.  It's funny how much we fear change when it's change that expands our possibilities and teaches us things far beyond our wildest dreams and imaginations. I have learned that fear is there to keep us down and prevent that growth.  If there is something you don't understand or you fear it because of something someone said to you, perhaps you should research it on your own and make a decision based on that instead. The future is so bright, guys.  The more I grow, the more I can't wait to experience what's coming. Time to go get my daughter a different dress so she can have it soaked in the next 10 minutes.  I also have to put away her clothes now that the drier has stopped...  Then on to working on herbariums.  I have not actually started those 10 that are posted here.  What I'm doing is filling out the herbariums with the text book from second semester to get those started and updating those posted here from that text book.  Once that's done, I'll update the 10 with the other sources.  I'll probably share my discussion posts like I did before before I start those 10 herbs to give myself more time.  There is so much information out there and I'm loving what I do!

I have already discussed every action that is attributed to Dandelion. Tomorrow I will start discussing the constituents.

Constituents: Sesquiterpene lactones (taraxacoside, others), diterpenes (taraxacin), triterpenes (Taraxasterol, arnidiol, faradiol, B-amyrin), sterols (stigmasterol, B-sitosterol), carotenoids (lutin, violaxanthin), xanthophylls, flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin), polysaccharides (glucans, mannans, inulin), potassium (up to 4.5% in aerial parts) (Hoffman, 2003, p. 587).  Chevallier (2016) breaks these down.  The lactones, triterpenes, and polysaccharides are in both the leaves and the root. He says under leaf only: Coumarins, carotenoids, and minerals, especially potassium. Under Root only: Taraxacoside, phenolic acids, and minerals (potassium and calcium) (p. 141).

Have a Great Day!