Dandelion coffee Dandelion coffee Dandelion 'coffee' (also dandelion tea) is herbal tea used as a coffee substitute, made from the root of the dandelion plant. The roasted dandelion root pieces and the beverage have some resemblance to coffee in appearance and taste. Susanna Moodie explained how to prepare dandelion 'coffee' in her memoir of living in Canada, "Roughing it in the Bush" (1852), where she mentions that she had heard of it from an article published in the 1830s in "New York Albion" by a certain Dr. Harrison. Dandelion 'coffee' was later mentioned in a "Harpers New Monthly Magazine" story in 1886.
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