Personal Experiences with Dandelion

In my eighteen years of clinical practice as a natural healer and physical therapist, I am very amazed by the miracle of dandelion. I see patients with chronic pain, post cancer, pre-cancer, arthritis, immune disorders, sports injuries, and all kinds of lymphatic disorders. I would like to share three wonderful experiences.

The first involved a patient with severe heavy metal poisoning with Candida overgrowth. This patient had a lot of pain in his left hip/left s.i. joint. When I evaluated him the first time he could only walk fifty steps a day. He was in a tremendous amount of pain. He would basically crawl instead of walk. His left leg was 4 inches shorter than the right. He was very angry and frustrated at the medical system. But he was also very strong and was a marshal arts expert. I started by educating him about a mucus free diet and put more emphasis on dandelion. Why dandelion? Because it easily available and very bitter. This gentlemen started eating dandelion with caramelized onion prepared at a local middle-eastern restaurant. After 3 months of physical therapy with nutritional education and the tremendous cleansing power of dandelion, he said to me, “Paul, it’s been great to know you. I can now walk 3000 steps per day and my grey hair has even vanished.” This patient is not angry anymore and is know enjoying his life again. He thanked me and I thanked “dandelion.”

The second experience involved a 32 year-old mother of four with a severe case of gout and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the patient, someone in her family poisoned her food. She was in a lot of pain, especially in her knees. She always felt worse when she ate Okra soup (maybe she was allergic). I told her she was to follow an anti-rheumatic diet (also called Gaathiya Baaye). I told her to eat stewed dandelion at least 5 times a week and not to discard the water. After 3 months of a combination of physical therapy, massage, exercise, and dandelion she felt 70% better without taking drugs. On her last day of therapy she had tears in her eyes and asked if I would be her brother. I said yes. Dandelion helped anther patient in my practice.

I see the effects of dandelion in my practice through the skin. The skin looks better, it glows. It works wonderfully with lemon, garlic, olive oil, and lots of prayer.

The third experience involved a 42-year-old man diagnosed with congestive heart disorder, bilateral knee arthritis with Lymphedema of both legs, shortness of breath, and walking with the help of a cane. I began Lymphedema therapy and educated him about dandelion. After about two and a half months he lost forty pounds, experienced a 60% improvement in pain in the leg, and cut his prescription pill (diuretic) use by 50%. We spent 2 hours a day, 3 times per week on Lymphedema therapy. Lymphedema therapy is very comprehensive and time consuming. His legs were full of fluid, mainly water and protein. His legs smelled of rotten urine. Every time he would leave, I would be exhausted. I was very fortunate to learn more about dandelion and other herbs through the School of Natural Healing. I have had very astonishing results using the combination of herbs, food, and proper exercise. When this particular patient left for Arizona to visit his son, he told me that after going to the Mayo clinic and ten other clinics, he had received the best treatment in America from me. Treating a lymphatic disorder with diuretic herbs like dandelion make my job easier. For this I am thankful to God who created dandelion, my great-grandmother who taught me how to use dandelion and lastly thanks to the School of Natural Healing for teaching the medicinal importance of dandelion or “A Lions Tooth.”