What is it?
In herbal medicine we use the leaves and roots of Dandelion, a herb which everyone knows. Surely Dandelion is the most maligned of herbs; the bane of lawn-owners all over the world. Many of those same Dandelion diggers will be labouring under a liver congestion that, the weed they are trying to get rid of, could help more than anything!
How has it been used?
Not surprisingly, Dandelion has been highly regarded everywhere in the world where people have used herbs as medicines. Dandelion root and its greens (the whole plant is medicinal) were used as tonics and liver medicines in European folk medicine from at least the time of the ancient Greeks.
In the ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda, Dandelion is used to treat various liver disorders such as jaundice, cirrhosis of the liver and enlargement of the liver.
Traditional Chinese medicine records Dandelion in use for at least 5 thousand years for a variety of conditions including diabetes, cancers, infections, fevers, snakebites and, of course, liver and digestive disorders.
Nicolas Culpeper, over 400 years ago, wrote 'Dandelion has an opening and cleansing quality and therefore very effective for removing obstructions of the liver, gall-bladder and spleen and diseases rising from them. It open the passage or urine both in young and old and will cleanse ulcers. It is of wonderful help in cachexia'. (the wasting of severe illness).
The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (BHP) describes Dandelion's actions as diuretic, laxative, cholagogue, antirheumatic and says it is indicated for gall-stones, jaundice, atonic dyspepsia with constipation, muscular rheumatism and oliguria (the production of abnormally small amounts of urine)
Thomas Bartram writes 'Dandelion is a powerful diuretic, bitter tonic, pancreatic regulator, galactagogue (increasing breast milk) cholagogue (increasing the flow of bile) antirheumatic, pancreatic and bile duct stimulant, mild laxative, urinary antiseptic, anti-eczema, detoxicant, choleretic (increasing the volume of bile) and says it is indicated for liver disorders, inflammation of the gall-bladder, to counter tendency to form gallstones, to clear a yellowish complexion and brighten the eyes, to stimulate the flow of bile.
He says it should be prescribed in every case of oedema (fluid retention) of heart origin and that is indicated as an aid for congestive heart failure. A decoction of the root has been taken with success for infective hepatitis'
Rudolph Weiss writes 'Dandelion is one of our oldest medicinal plants. It therefore comes as no surprise that it is recommended in a large number of diseases. Chronic disease of the metabolism and internal organs, especially gout and liver disease are some of the most consistent, long-standing indications for Dandelion and it is a fact that it is one of the best agents with which to intervene in chronic rheumatic disease'.
In herbal medicine we use the leaves and roots of Dandelion, a herb which everyone knows. Surely Dandelion is the most maligned of herbs; the bane of lawn-owners all over the world. Many of those same Dandelion diggers will be labouring under a liver congestion that, the weed they are trying to get rid of, could help more than anything!
How has it been used?
Not surprisingly, Dandelion has been highly regarded everywhere in the world where people have used herbs as medicines. Dandelion root and its greens (the whole plant is medicinal) were used as tonics and liver medicines in European folk medicine from at least the time of the ancient Greeks.
In the ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda, Dandelion is used to treat various liver disorders such as jaundice, cirrhosis of the liver and enlargement of the liver.
Traditional Chinese medicine records Dandelion in use for at least 5 thousand years for a variety of conditions including diabetes, cancers, infections, fevers, snakebites and, of course, liver and digestive disorders.
Nicolas Culpeper, over 400 years ago, wrote 'Dandelion has an opening and cleansing quality and therefore very effective for removing obstructions of the liver, gall-bladder and spleen and diseases rising from them. It open the passage or urine both in young and old and will cleanse ulcers. It is of wonderful help in cachexia'. (the wasting of severe illness).
The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (BHP) describes Dandelion's actions as diuretic, laxative, cholagogue, antirheumatic and says it is indicated for gall-stones, jaundice, atonic dyspepsia with constipation, muscular rheumatism and oliguria (the production of abnormally small amounts of urine)
Thomas Bartram writes 'Dandelion is a powerful diuretic, bitter tonic, pancreatic regulator, galactagogue (increasing breast milk) cholagogue (increasing the flow of bile) antirheumatic, pancreatic and bile duct stimulant, mild laxative, urinary antiseptic, anti-eczema, detoxicant, choleretic (increasing the volume of bile) and says it is indicated for liver disorders, inflammation of the gall-bladder, to counter tendency to form gallstones, to clear a yellowish complexion and brighten the eyes, to stimulate the flow of bile.
He says it should be prescribed in every case of oedema (fluid retention) of heart origin and that is indicated as an aid for congestive heart failure. A decoction of the root has been taken with success for infective hepatitis'
Rudolph Weiss writes 'Dandelion is one of our oldest medicinal plants. It therefore comes as no surprise that it is recommended in a large number of diseases. Chronic disease of the metabolism and internal organs, especially gout and liver disease are some of the most consistent, long-standing indications for Dandelion and it is a fact that it is one of the best agents with which to intervene in chronic rheumatic disease'.
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