# Dandelion

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Taraxacum officinale, Dandelion
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Key Actions: Bitter tonic, diuretic, Liver cleanser, mild laxative.
Parts Used: Root, Leaf.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Cautions: Occasionally can cause.

## Symptoms by System

### Stomach & 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.
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- 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 eczema, 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.