Dandelion Oil for Joint Pain

melissa
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blossoms and jar of Did you know that dandelions are one of the most useful plants to reduce joint pain and aching muscles? Dandelions have anti-inflammatory properties that have been proven to relieve pain associated with arthritis, gout, sore muscles, and joint pain.

This dandelion infused oil can effectively relieve discomfort when massaged into skin. This is easy to make and half the ingredients are free!:)

Total Time: 45 minutes to an hour

Yield: 1 jar

Source: Pinterest inspired

Supplies:

clean glass jar
dandelion blossoms to fill your jar
extra virgin olive oil
fabric
rubberband

Steps:

Go out into your yard and pick enough dandelions to fill your chosen jar.

To prepare them, blow on them and agitate the flower with your finger to remove any debris. If you try to rinse them in water, they close up, sealing any dirt or bugs inside. You will want to snip them with scissors just below the petals. A bit of the green part is completely fine, every part of this amazing plant is edible.

Fill your chosen jar with cleaned blossoms.

Pour in extra virgin olive oil just shy of the top.

Cut a small piece of fabric and secure this with a rubber band to the top.

Set in a sunny windowsill for 2 weeks to infuse thoroughly.
Now you will want to strain your flowers out of your oil. Please don't throw them away, they are still very nutritious! I will be putting mine in pasta, with fish, and even scrambled eggs.

As for your oil, pour it back into your jar and use a lid this time.:) Store in a cool, dry place. Or, you may store it in the fridge indefinitely.
Enjoy!

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~gloria
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May 24, 20150 found this helpful

Melissa, I'm fascinated by this idea. I've made lots of similar things in the past, but haven't heard of this one. Can you point me to any resources where I could read up on this. Also, I wonder how well oil freezes? Seems it would be less messy to use if it were congealed instead of runny.

And the coolness might feel good to some, though, I prefer something warm on my bad joints. Either way, I'm going to try this. Doctors sure haven't been able to help me. :) ~gloria

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