This refreshing Dandelion Green Juice is a delicious and healthy tonic.
Dandelion greens are especially good to alkalinize acidic blood because they are loaded with mineral salts. They are also high in vitamins such as calcium and potassium.
Please not that dandelion can moderately interfere with certain medications. To read more about that, check out Web MD’s article on dandelion.
Dandelion juice is very bitter on its own so I have added fresh pineapple and lemon juice which makes it taste amazing!
Ps. Many thanks to my friend Sona. Your dandelion lemon juice was my inspiration for this recipe! XOXO.
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Dandelion Green Juice
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 1x
Description
Dandelion Green Juice is the perfect juice to boost the immune system. It is also a wonderful liver tonic.
Ingredients
- 1 large bundle of dandelion (6 ounces of juice)
- 1 inch of ginger root
- 1 whole lemon unpeeled
- 1/2 of a large pineapple, peeled (10 ounces of juice)
- 1 granny smith apple
Instructions
- Run all items through a juicer. Stir well and serve with a pineapple wedge. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
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Just wondering if I can use the whole dandelion for this juice, including the root?
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Hi Dee,
I have never juiced the root so I would not recommend it. The flavor would probably change. I am just using the leaves in this recipe.
Also, I read that people on certain medications should avoid this recipe. You can read up on it here: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-706/dandelion
Here is the info directly:
Antibiotics (Quinolone antibiotics) interacts with DANDELION
Dandelion might decrease how much antibiotic the body absorbs. Taking dandelion along with antibiotics might decrease the effectiveness of some antibiotics.
Some antibiotics that might interact with dandelion include ciprofloxacin (Cipro), enoxacin (Penetrex), norfloxacin (Chibroxin, Noroxin), sparfloxacin (Zagam), trovafloxacin (Trovan), and grepafloxacin (Raxar).
Lithium interacts with DANDELION
Dandelion might have an effect like a water pill or “diuretic.” Taking dandelion might decrease how well the body gets rid of lithium. This could increase how much lithium is in the body and result in serious side effects. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this product if you are taking lithium. Your lithium dose might need to be changed.
Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) substrates) interacts with DANDELION
Some medications are changed and broken down by the liver.
Dandelion might decrease how quickly the liver breaks down some medications. Taking dandelion along with some medications that are broken down by the liver can increase the effects and side effects of some medications. Before taking dandelion, talk to your healthcare provider if you take any medications that are changed by the liver.
Some medications that are changed by the liver include amitriptyline (Elavil), haloperidol (Haldol), ondansetron (Zofran), propranolol (Inderal), theophylline (Theo-Dur, others), verapamil (Calan, Isoptin, others), and others.
Medications changed by the liver (Glucuronidated Drugs) interacts with DANDELION
The body breaks down some medications to get rid of them. The liver helps break down these medications. Dandelion might increase how quickly some medications are changed by the liver. This could decrease how well some of these medications work.
Some of these medications changed by the liver include acetaminophen, atorvastatin (Lipitor), diazepam (Valium), digoxin, entacapone (Comtan), estrogen, irinotecan (Camptosar), lamotrigine (Lamictal), lorazepam (Ativan), lovastatin (Mevacor), meprobamate, morphine, oxazepam (Serax), and others.
Water pills (Potassium-sparing diuretics) interacts with DANDELION
Dandelion contains significant amounts of potassium. Some “water pills” can also increase potassium levels in the body. Taking some “water pills” along with dandelion might cause too much potassium to be in the body.
Some “water pills” that increase potassium in the body include amiloride (Midamor), spironolactone (Aldactone), and triamterene (Dyrenium).
Warmly,
Ester