Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Dandelion

Plant

English

Dandelion, Common dandelion, Blowball, Cankerwort, Dandelion, Faceclock, Fairy clock, Irish daisy, Lauhele, Laulele, Lion's tooth, Milk gowan, Priest's crown, Puffball, Swine's snout, Taraxacum officinale, Wet-a-bed, Wild endvie

Latin

Taraxacum officinale Wiggers, Leontodon taraxacum L., Taraxacum dens leonis Desf., Taraxacum officinale Weber., Leontodon officinale With., Leontodon taraxacum, Taraxacum dens leonis, Taraxacum officinale aggr. F.H.Wigg., Taraxacum officinalis, Taraxacum sect vulgaria, Taraxacum vulgare*, Taraxacum sect ruderalia

Plantparts

Aerial part, Blossom, foliage, Fresh leaves, Grass, Leaf, Rhizome, Root, Sap, Sap from flower stalk, Unspecified, Whole plant, Young leaves

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, abdominal dropsy, Abdominal trouble, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, Allergic diseases, Allergies, Allergy, Anaemia, anemia, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-acne, Anti-allergic, Anti-anemic, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Antiarthritic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-cholecystitic, Anti-cirrhotic, Anti-dandruff, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-fatigue, Antifebrile, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hepatitic, Anti-hypertensive, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Anti-Lithic, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Anti-Oxidant, Antiphogistic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Anti-scorbutic, Antiseptic, Antiseptic for cystitis, aperient, Aperitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arterial hypertension, arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, arthritis, Arthrosis, Ascites, Asthenia, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Atherosclerosis, Atony, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, bee sting, Bee Stings, benificial effect on the digestion, biliary disorders, Bilious affection, Biliousness, Blackhead, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, Bleeding, bloating, blood building, Blood circulation, Blood circulation problems, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood-purifier, Blood System Disorders, Bowel Problems, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, cachexy, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Cellulite, Cellulitis, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, cholagogic, Cholagogue, cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Choleliths, Choleretic, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, chronically skin disease, chronic dermatitis, chronic disease of the joints, chronic eczema, chronic rheumatism, Cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver, clavus, Cleanses the blood, cleansing, Clears gas, Coloenteritis, complaints of the stomach, concretion, conjunctivitis, conjunctvitis, constipation, corn, corns, corpulence, cosmetic, Costive, Costiveness, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, dandruff, debility, deficient blood circulation, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disdorders of the bile, disease of the bladder, disease of the eye, disease of the gall, disease of the liver, disease of the stomach, Disinfectant, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, dispepsia, diuretic, Dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyslipidemia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, eczema, edema, Enlarged liver, Enlargement of liver, Enlargement of the liver, Enteritis, Enterocolitis, Ephelis, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of bile, Expellant of phlegm, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, eye infections, eye inflammation, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, fatness, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, feebleness, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, fluid accumulation, Food sensitivities, formation of calculus, Freckle, freckles, fullness, Gall-bladder complaints, gallbladder disorders, Gall-bladder problems, Gall complaints, gallstone, Gallstones, Gas, gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal disorder, Gastropathy, General atony, General debility, General fatigue, General fatigue of the organism, General fatigue of the organism after illness, General fatigue of the organism after overwork, General lassitude, General lassitude of organism, General weakness, Gland stimulating, Glandular disease, Glandular disorder, glandular disorders, Glandular misfunctioning, Glandular Problems, Good for digestion, good for the liver, good for the stomach, Gout, haematopoiesis, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, Haemorrhoids, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, have weak nerves, headache, Headaches, head pains, Health anxiety, Health phobia, hematopoiesis, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Hepatic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic dropsy, hepatic problems, Hepatitis, hepatomegaly, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, hobnail, Hydropsy, Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, Hyper tensive, hypochondria, Hypochondriasis, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic, Icterus, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, increase flow of urine, Increases the appetite, increase the bile secretion, indigestion, Induce sweating, inflamed eyes, inflammation of kidneys, Inflammation of the digestive tract, inflammation of the eyes, inflammation of the kidney, inflammation of the liver, Inflammed joints, Intestinal affections, intestinal catarrh, intestinal complaints, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal gas, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, jaundice, Jaw swelling, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, Kidney pain, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, lassitude, laxative, lipomatosis, Listlessness, lithiasis, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, liver inflammation, Liverishness, Liver pain, liver problems, Liver protectant, loss of appetite, loss of blood, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, malarial spleen, mental atony, mental debility, mental fatigue, mental lassitude, Mild jaundice, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, moles, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nephralgia, nephritis, Nephrolith, Nephropathy, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, Obesity, Oedema, Ophthalmia, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, Pick-me-up, Piles, pimples, Poor appetite, poor blood circulation, Poor digestion, promote diuresis, Promotes digestion, promoting metabolism, Psychostimulants, Purgative, purifier, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, rash, Rashes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, reduce inflammation, regulate the stomach, relieves fevers, renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, renal pyelitis, Renal stones, Restores the blood, Rheumatic arthralgia, rheumatic diseases, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, Rheumatism, scorbutus, scurvy, septic opthalmitis, Skin complaints, Skin conditions, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin problems, skin problems in general, skin rashes, Slimming, sluggish stomach, soothes headaches, Sore and inflamed eyes, Sore eyes, spots, spring fatigue, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulates the bile ducts, stimulates the digestive glands, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stimulates the pancreas, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, Stone in the gallbladder, Stones in kidney, Strengthens the liver, sudorific, suffering from a nervous disorder, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, swellings from bee stings, Swollen ankles, swollen liver, swollen spleen due to malaria, Tiredness, to cleanse the blood, To lose weight, Tonic, Toothache, treatment of allergies, Urinary bladder disease, Urolithiasis, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Varicose veins, varicose vessel, varix, verruca, vitamin deficiency, Warming digestive, Wart, warts, Water retention, weak nerves, Weakness, Weakness of the liver, weak stomach, weariness, Weight loss, wind

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Climacteric, ease menopausal symptoms, Encourages breast milk, encourages menstruation, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, menopausal problems, Menopause, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, Milk production stimulant, Premenstruel water retention, promotes the flow of milk, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Foods

coffee substitute, flavour beer, Food, production of wine, salad, Substitute for coffee, tea substitute, used as a coffee additive

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Bulgaria, Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in Greece, Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, Aesculetin, Aesculin, alkaloid, Alpha-lactucerol, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, Amino acid, Androsterol, Apigenin, Arabinose, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Aspartic acid, Barium, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, bitter glycoside, Boron, bromine, Cadmium, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Carotene, carotenoid, Cerotic acid, chlorine, Chlorogenic acid, Chlorogenin, choline, Chromium, Chrysoeriol, cichoriin, citric acid, cobalt, Copper, coumarin, Coumestrol, Cryptoxanthin, Daucosterol, Decanoic acid, Dietary mineral, Diosmetin, Diosmin, essential oil, Faradiol, fat, fatty acid, Ferulic acid, Fibres, flavonoid, Flavoxanthin, fructose, glucose, Glutamic acid, glycerol, glycoside, Homo-taraxasterol, Hydroxyphenylacetic-Acid, inositol, inulin, iodine, iron, Isoquercetin, Isorhamnetin, lactucerol, Lauric acid, Lead, lecithin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lutein, Lutein-epoxid, Lutein-Ester, Luteolin, magnesium, manganese, mannitol, Melissic acid, mineral, Molybdenum, mucilage, Myristic acid, Natural rubber, Niacin, Nickel, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric acid, pectin, phenol, phenolic acid, Phlobaphenes, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polyphenol, potassium, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Pseudo-taraxasterol, Quercetin, resin, Rubidium, Salt, saponin, Scopoletin, Selenium, Sesquiterpene lactone, Silicic acid, silicon, Sitosterol, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, sterol, Stigmasterol, Strontium, Sucrose, sugars, Sulfur, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, taraxacin, Taraxarol, taraxasterol, Taraxerol, taraxin, taraxol, tartaric acid, Tin, Titanium, triterpene, Vanillic acid, violaxanthin, Violutoside, vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, water, wax, xanthophylls, Xylose, zinc, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene, Β-Lactucerol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0108

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