If there is a live-in or part-time housekeeper or caregiver, a percentage of her salary can be considered a deductible expense. Below is the IRS Excerpt that describes the type of care that is deductible: IRS Excerpt: You can include in medical expenses wages and other amounts you pay for nursing services. The services need not be performed by a nurse as long as the services are of a kind generally performed by a nurse.
Dandelion root can by ground and used as a substitute for coffee, and dandelion flowers can be used in recipes and for garnish. The French have a well-known soup called creme de pissenlits (cream of dandelion soup), which is easy to make, as is Dandelion Syrup.andelion root can by ground and used as a substitute for coffee, and dandelion flowers can be used in recipes and for garnish. The French have a well-known soup called creme de pissenlits (cream of dandelion soup), which is easy to make, as is Dandelion Syrup.
The dandelion is a perennial plant. The oblong or spatulate, irregularly dentate or pinnatifid leaves grow in a rosette from the milky taproot, which also send up one or more naked flower stems, each terminating in a single yellow flower. In Berkshire and Worcestershire, the flowers are used in the preparation of a beverage known as Dandelion Wine. 2  The roasted roots are largely used to form Dandelion Coffee, which is a natural beverage without any of the injurious effects that ordinary tea and coffee have on the nerves and digestive organs.