Dandelion was notoriously used everywhere it grew.
A nature school I attended was taught by a man who traveled the Utah desert (Escalante) for several days carrying nothing but a knife and small fire provisions. He said he was camped out on a cliff one night and had the instinct to dig into the ground at a certain spot. He dug up an ancient basket that was preserved and within it was a completely dried up, whole, dandelion plant. It's a testament to the power of the plant imo.
It's ironic how most plants we consider weeds nowadays were once sacred divinities that helped us along.
