Dandelion coffee want to stop their standard medicine and take [dandelion tea] instead because of these really unfounded claims. They can die if they do that." — Dr. Caroline Hamm Unroasted "Taraxacum officinale" (among other dandelion species) root contains: 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
Dandelion and burdock Dandelion and burdock Dandelion and burdock is a beverage consumed in the British Isles since the Middle Ages. It was originally a type of light mead, but over the years has evolved into the carbonated soft drink commercially available today. Traditionally it was made from fermented dandelion ("Taraxacum officinale") and burdock ("Arctium lappa") roots, hence the name. It is believed that both plants are beneficial to healthy liver function. Dandelion and burdock shares a historical origin with a number of drinks originally made from lightly fermented root extracts, such as root beer and sarsaparilla, supposedly as a health benefit. One