Taraxacum officinale Pissenlit (the French word for dandelion, literally meaning "wet the bed") made by Brasserie Fantôme in Belgium. Dandelion and burdock is a soft drink that has long been popular in the United Kingdom. Another recipe using the plant is dandelion flower jam. In Silesia and other parts of Poland and the world, dandelion flowers are used to make a honey substitute syrup with added lemon (so-called "May-honey"). Ground roasted dandelion root can be used as a non-caffeinated coffee substitute. Historically dandelion was prized for a variety of medicinal properties. It contains a wide number of pharmacologically active compounds. Dandelion contains
Prunella (plant) to treat a range of minor disorders. Self-heal can be grown from seed, or by dividing clumps in spring or autumn. Subspecies are In the Pacific Northwest, its juice was used by the Quinault and the Quileute on boils. They also used the whole plant to treat cuts and inflammations. Ointments can be made by fixing the plant with grease. Dried "Prunella" () is used to make a herbal drink. The mildly bitter leaves are also good as salad greens. "Prunella" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some "Lepidoptera" species including "Coleophora albitarsella". "Prunella vulgaris" is