Dandelion Root Information

DANDELION – Taraxacum Officinale:
(cold, bitter, sweet; enters liver, gallbladder, bladder, spleen, stomach, intestines.)

Dandelion Root - Taraxacum Officinale has many similar properties to Milk Thistle Silybum Marianum. It is a wonderful herb that strengthens the liver, cleanses the blood, and stimulates the secretion of bile; thus aiding digestion and acting as a mild laxative and stool softener. Dandelion has even been known to help dissolve and eliminate gallbladder and kidney stones. (Note: patients with gallstones and kidney stones should consult their primary care physician to determine the best course of action).

Dandelion Root - Taraxacum Officinale's blood cleansing ability treats rashes, psoriasis, eczema, chicken pox, measles, infections, inflammations, boils, intestinal and breast abscesses, red, swollen painful joints, eyes, and skin, as well as fever.

Dandelion root has a noteworthy action on the digestive system. It stimulates and strengthens the digestive process and is valuable for diabetics, and hypoglycemics. It is useful for cleansing the digestive tract from the over-eating of meats, fatty and fried foods, coffee, drugs, and medications. It blends perfectly with Milk Thistle in this way, helping move the newly flushed bile and toxins out of the system gently. Its diuretic effect cleanses the kidneys and lowers high blood pressure.

For the breasts, Dandelion root Taraxacum Officinale reduces sores, growths, swollen lymph, cysts, nodules, and possibly even acts as a preventative medicine for breast cancer. It stimulates the production of mother’s milk and aids in healing mastitis.

Dandelion leaves are high in iron, vitamins, minerals, (especially vitamin A and potassium) and are useful for treating anemia according to western herbal tradition. The potassium present in the Dandelion also helps to lower sodium, which is typically present in high levels in the western diet. Sodium is known to be a source of high blood pressure in our culture, and dandelion is powerful medicine for combating this type of imbalance.

PROPERTIES:

Diuretic: Increases the flow of urine. Use for water retention, obesity, edema, lymphatic swellings, kidney stones, bladder infections.

Lithotropic: Dissolves and helps eliminate urinary, kidney, and gallbladder stones.

Astringent: Dries up excessive secretions and has a constricting or binding effect to many tissues, which in turn tones tissues and muscles. Use for most undesired secretions, swollen tonsils, and hemorrhoids.

Cholagogue: Stimulates the flow of bile for indigestion and constipation.

Galactagogue: Increases the flow of mother’s milk and improves nursing.

Laxative: Promotes bowel movement: use for constipation, irregularity, and poor digestion.

Alterative: Alters the condition of the tissues, enriches the blood flow to the tissues, purifies and detoxifies the blood. Use for arthritis, tumors, skin eruptions, infections, and toxicity.

DISCLAIMER:
This information has not been reviewed by the FDA, and as such should not be taken as medical advice or medical fact. We request that all practitioners refer to their clinical training and experience when evaluating the true effectiveness and use of these herbs with their patients. (The organs listed in our literature, such as Liver, refer to the common Traditional Oriental Medical functional groups, and may not directly relate to the anatomical counterpart or commonly known functions at all times.) When in doubt, please refer to such texts as the Herbal PDR and peer reviewed journals for the most recent list of clinical studies as well as side affects and contra-indications. We ask that practitioners please read all the provided information in order to best acquaint themselves with all the uses and indications for this product.