Botanical Profile
Dandelion is a widespread European member of the Asteraceae with a long folk-medicine and monographic tradition.
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. is a herbaceous plant with a basal leaf rosette, yellow flower heads and a strong taproot. Both root and herb contexts are relevant in phytobotanical literature.
Phytochemistry
Phytochemically, dandelion is associated with bitter constituents, inulin, phenolic acids, flavonoids and sesquiterpene-lactone contexts.
Traditional Uses
The EMA monograph European Union herbal monograph on Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg., radix (EMA/HMPC/475726/2020) describes traditional herbal-use contexts of dandelion root.
Current Research
Modern research investigates bitter-compound profiles, inulin, phenolic plant constituents and metabolic research fields.
Sources
- European Union herbal monograph on Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg., radix.
- Schütz K et al. Taraxacum — A review on its phytochemical and pharmacological profile. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2006.
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