Dandelion

Dandelion

Dandelions, flowers, roots and leaves, have been used for centuries intraditional medicine & medicinal teas, most notably for liver detoxification, as a natural diuretic and for inflammation reduction. Unlike other diuretics, dandelion leaves contain potassium, a mineral that is often lost during increased urination. There is also evidence that this property of dandelion leaves may normalize blood sugar... 

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Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) is rich in potassium.

Dandelion works to purify the blood, increase the flow of bile from the liver, build red blood cells, treats gallbladder disease, hepatitis, chronic dyspepsia, indigestion and constipation.

Instructions:The best way to make a good tasting cup of tea is by the infusion method. Place one tea bag into a cup and add no more than 6 oz. of boiling water. Let steep for 3 minutes and remove the bag. Press the bag before removing to enhance the flavor. Add honey to sweeten.

Dandelion is an excellent, safe diuretic and liver tonic. It is useful in treating water retention due to heart problems, inflammation and congestion of the liver and gallbladder, and congestive jaundice.

Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale) is naturally rich in potassium has been used traditionally as a liver tonic, diuretic, and blood cleanser; helpful for treating water retention, inflammation, and congestion and disorders of the liver and gallbladder.

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Cleansing, Allergies, Acne, Hepatitis C, High Blood Pressure.

Indications5 Dandelion is a liver cooler for elevated liver enzymes hives allergies hayfever Hepatitis C and excess anger.

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Latin also known as lion's tooth and wild endive is a perennial herb native to the northern hemisphere. Dandelions dot the lawns of most North Americans and Europeans and are more often thought of as a weed and a nuisance to those striving for a well-manicured lawn.

Most people don't know about dandelion & long history of use in traditional herbal medicine. Native Americans used it to treat kidney disease indigestion and heartburn traditional Arabian medicine prescribed it to treat liver disease and Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM uses dandelion in combination with other medicines to treat hepatitis and upper respiratory tract infections including bronchitis and pneumonia.

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The medicinal properties of dandelion root and leaf are well known and commonly accepted throughout Europe & the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy ESCOP recommends dandelion root for indigestion and loss of appetite and in Germany the expert panel known as Commission E recommends products containing dandelion for treatment of liver disorders appetite loss indigestion and fluid retention.

Women that suffer from premenstrual syndrome may find that the diuretic action of dandelion helps relieve symptoms of bloating and water weight gain.

Dandelion flowers also have medicinal properties. They are an excellent source of lecithin a nutrient that elevates the brain & acetylcholine a substance that helps maintain brain function and may play a role in slowing or even stopping the progression of Alzheimer disease.

Lecithin also helps the body maintain good liver function so it is no surprise that dandelion is widely recommended by herbalists and naturopathic physicians for liver detoxification.

Recent research supports the traditional use of dandelion for treatment of liver disorders one Japanese study showed that taking jiedu yanggan gao an herbal preparation containing dandelion root in combination with other herbs improved liver function in people with hepatitis B.

Preliminary studies indicate that dandelion may have other health benefits as well. One study found that dandelion inhibits the growth of Candida albicans the fungus responsible for vaginal yeast infections and another study showed that eating dandelion root may help decrease glucose levels.

Dandelion leaves are an excellent source of beta carotine, vitamin a, and vitamin c nutrients that act as antioxidants in the body.

Laboratory studies have shown that dandelion flower extract has antioxidant properties and may even help inhibit tumor growth.

Dandelion is found just about everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

Use the leaves the younger the better in salads...

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Promotes Healthy Digestive Functions.

Used as an infusion, decoction, extract and tincture.

The leaves are used in salads and teas, while the roots are often used as a coffee substitute.

Dandelion leaves are high in vitamins A, D, C, B vitamins, iron, silicon, zinc, manganese, magnesium, and potassium.

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Dandelion is valued in many cultures for its safety and effectiveness.

Traditionally, dandelion root has been used to support a healthy appetite and may help with colon health.

Common Names: Blowball, cankerwort, lion's tooth, priest's crown, puffball, swine snout, white endive, wild endive.

Common Uses: It is a general stimulant to the system, but especially to the urinary organs, and is chiefly used in kidney and liver disorders.

Qualities & Properties: Diuretic, tonic and slightly aperient.

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The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Dandelion herb for 'Loss of appetite and dyspepsia, such as feeling of fullness and flatulence.'

'Dosage: 4 - 10 g of herb 3 times daily; 4 - 10 ml liquid extract 1:1 in 25 percent alcohol 3 times daily.

Mode of Administration: Cut herb for infusions, as well as for liquid preparations for internal use.

Duration of Administration: Unlimited.'

The principal constituents responsible for dandelion’s action on the digestive system and liver are sesquiterpene lactones that are unique to dandelion.

Studies show dandelion to be a powerful diuretic.

Dandelion's bitter compounds increase the gallbladder's production of bile. This improves liver function and the body's metabolism of fats. This, in turn, has the effect of stimulating digestion and appetite.

Dandelion also acts as a mild laxative.

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Helpful for water retention due to heart problems, PMS or heat sickness.

Description: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, fresh Autumn-gathered root, leaf and flower).

For poor bile secretion, poor appetite and digestive function, constipation from lack of bile, rheumatic conditions, eczema, chronic skin eruptions, or psoriasis aggravated by emotional stress and/or fatty foods.

As a potassium-rich diuretic, helpful for water retention due to heart problems, PMS or heat sickness.

Warning: Not for use where there is blockage of the bile ducts, acute gallbladder inflammation, and intestinal blockage.

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Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Diuretic, tonic and slightly aperient [laxative]. It is a general stimulant to the system, but especially to the urinary organs, and is chiefly used in kidney and liver disorders.

Dandelion is not only official but is used in many patent medicines.

Not being poisonous, quite big doses of its preparations may be taken. Its beneficial action is best obtained when combined with other agents.'

'In the hepatic complaints of persons long resident in warm climates, Dandelion is said to afford very marked relief.

A broth of Dandelion roots, sliced and stewed in boiling water with some leaves of Sorrel and the yolk of an egg, taken daily for some months, has been known to cure seemingly intractable cases of chronic liver congestion.'

'Dandelion is used as a bitter tonic in atonic dyspepsia, and as a mild laxative in habitual constipation.

When the stomach is irritated and where active treatment would be injurious, the decoction or extract of Dandelion administered three or four times a day, will often prove a valuable remedy.

It has a good effect in increasing the appetite and promoting digestion.'

American Materia Medica, 1919 (Ellingwood): 'It is valuable in combination with other remedies of similar action, in chronic jaundice, in conditions attributable to auto-intoxication, in rheumatism and in blood disorders, as an alterative.

It is especially an alterative for chronic eruptions, and unhealthy conditions of the skin.'

'It will stimulate the stomach, and is useful in chronic catarrhal gastritis with perversion of nutrition.

In aphthous ulcerations of the mouth it is useful.'

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