HERB INFOSHEET
DANDELION
Taraxacum officinale
HERB PROPERTIES
CHOLAGOGUS
CHOLERETIC
ALKALIZING
LAXATIVE
VENOTONIC
ASTRINGENT
DIURETIC
TONIC
SLIGHTLY APERIENT
IT IS A GENERAL STIMULANT, BUT ESPECIALLY TONIC TO THE URINARY SYSTEM. IT IS CONSIDERED BY HERBALISTS TO BE ANTIOXIDANT AND AN ANTI-CANCER AGENT.
HEALTH CONDITIONS SUPPORT
HEARTBURN
HEPATITIS
IMMUNE
BRONCHITIS
PNEUMONIA
MASTITIS (TOPICAL COMPRESS)
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
LIVER DYSFUNCTION
DETOXIFYING
GASTRITIS
DYSPEPSIA
DIURETIC
GALLBLADDER (ROOT AND LEAF)
GENERAL TONIC
CONSTIPATION
SKIN CONDITIONS- ACNE
ECZEMA
PSORIASIS
OSTEOARTHRITIS
GOUT
CHRONIC JOINT PAIN
ANTI INFLAMMATORY
MUSCLE SPASMS
CANDIDA
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
HELENIN
MANNITOL (SPRING SEASON)
TARAXACIN
TARAXACERIN, AN ACRID RESIN, WITH
INULIN (A SUGAR WHICH REPLACES STARCH IN MANY OF THE DANDELION FAMILY, COMPOSITAE)
B12
PARTS OF THE PLANT USED
FLOWERS
ROOTS
LEAVES
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DOSAGE INFORMATION
DRIED LEAF INFUSION:
1 – 2 TEASPOONFULS, 3 TIMES DAILY. POUR HOT WATER ONTO DRIED LEAF AND STEEP FOR 5 – 10 MINUTES. DRINK AS DIRECTED.
DRIED ROOT DECOCTION:
1/2 – 2 TEASPOONFULS, 3 TIMES DAILY. PLACE ROOT INTO BOILING WATER FOR 5 – 10 MINUTES. STRAIN AND DRINK AS DIRECTED. ROOT:
ROASTED AS COFFEE, SEASONING AND MEAT TENDERIZING
LEAF TINCTURE (1:5) IN 30% ALCOHOL:
100 – 150 DROPS, 3 TIMES DAILY.
STANDARDIZED POWDERED EXTRACT (4:1) LEAF: 500 MG, 1 – 3 TIMES DAILY.
ROOT TINCTURE (1:2) FRESH ROOT IN 45% ALCOHOL: 100 – 150 DROPS, 3 TIMES DAILY.
According to the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, the recommended doses to use dandelion therapeutically are as follows: (2)
2 – 8 g of fresh roots daily
Fresh or dried leaves 4 – 10 g daily
Dried dandelion powder pills 250 – 1,000 mg daily
Dandelion tincture 2 – 5 ml 3 times a day
Dandelion fluid extract 1 – 2 teaspoons every day
FORMS FOR USE
TEA (INFUSION)
SALAD
TINCTURE
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
GENERALLY SAFE TO USE
ALLERGIC
BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION
CAUTION WITH STOMACH ULCER OR GASTRITIS
DIURETIC- MAY INCREASE EXCRETION OF DRUGS FROM THE BODY
People taking prescription medications should always consult a professional healthcare provider before taking supplements, which may interact with conventional medications.
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