- Key Actions: Bitter tonic, diuretic, Liver cleanser, mild laxative.
- Parts Used: Root, Leaf
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion
🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
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GENERAL
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MODALITIES ETC
- Cautions: Occasionally can cause
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RELATIONSHIPS
📊 Side-by-Side Comparison:
Often used with: Burdock (Arctium lappa)
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ABDOMEN
- dandelion Taraxacum officinalis one of nature’s most versatile remedies, dandelion is both a nutritious salad vegetable and a detoxifying remedy for the liver and kidneys.
- Loved by herbalists for its gentle cleansing effect, dandelion root finds use in toxic states of all kinds, including chronic skin disorders and recurrent infection medicinal uSeS Parts used Root • Leaf key actions Bitter tonic • diuretic • Liver cleanser • mild laxative Poor appetite and digestion, poor liver function Bitter but not excessively so, dandelion root has a beneficial action on the stomach, liver, and pancreas, increasing digestive secretions, including bile, and tending to stabilize blood sugar levels.
- The root promotes liver detoxification fluid retention, high blood pressure The standard herbal diuretic, dandelion leaf acts mainly on the kidneys and encourages fluid clearance and weight loss.
- It is commonly taken to help lower blood pressure, its high potassium content making it particularly useful.
- TARAxAcum o FFIcINALIS key information Safety ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ traditional uSe ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ reSearch ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ beSt taken aS Root: TinctureConcentrated liquid raw extractA mother tincture prepared by soaking botanical, animal, or mineral raw materials in alcohol and water. ✓✓✓ Leaf: Infusion ✓✓✓ Tincture ✓✓ doSage A (see pp.44–45) often uSed with Burdock (arctium-lappa-herbal/" class="internal-remedy-link" title="Click to view remedy: Arctium Lappa">Arctium lappa) cautionS Occasionally can cause allergic reaction.
- See also pp.42–51.
- Skin problems A gentle “blood cleanser,” dandelion root will prove helpful in a number of chronic skin complaints such as acne, boils, and eczemaItchy, inflamed skin conditionAn inflammatory skin rash causing dry, red, itchy, and sometimes cracking or blistered skin patches., especially when it is combined with herbs such as burdock (Arctium lappa) and echinacea (Echinacea spp.).
- The leaves are cleansing and nutritious, and make a good addition to salads dried root a good diuretic, dandelion is also known as piss-a-bed root gently stimulates appetite 215 Growing wild in most parts of the world, dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) leaf makes a nutritious addition to salads.
- Rich in vitamins A and C and iron, the leaf supports liver and kidney function
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Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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