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Scientific name |
Taraxacum officinale |
Tare-axe-a-cum |
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Origin |
All parts of the northern hemisphere |
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Dandelion Young leaves uses |
Salad "spring salad" |
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Dandelion roots uses |
Dried in autumn. Full of chemical compound inulin. Used as a coffee substitute. |
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Therapeutic uses. |
Main categories: - Diuretic - Bitter tonic |
2 main categories |
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Internal uses |
- Appetite stimulating used to treat the following complaints: - stomach - liver - gall bladder - rheumatism |
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Active ingredients |
- Sesquiterpene lactones - phenolic acid - potassium - inulin (up to 40% in autumn) |
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