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Old 21-08-2011, 12:03   #54
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Re: Old wives' tales.

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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
The dandelion - Dente-de-leon (French) -Dente di leone (Italian) -known colloquially as "Pis-en-lit" both in France and Italy where the leaves are picked young and eaten as a salad. Very bitter with well-known diuretic effect -Pis-en-lit literally means "wet the bed"! There is always some wisdom/ truth in these sayings...
15 pints can have the same effect...or so i was told.
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