Fwd: Dandelion Review Digestion & Liver Benefits

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Here is some Western information on dandelion. As you read this, keep in

mind the TCM properties of Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice (herb and

rootlets (radice) - the entire plant) and how this could relate to

hepatitis.

 

Dandelion's thermal energy is Cold, its taste is bitter and sweet, and it

specifically targets the Liver and Stomach. It's classified as an herb that

clears Heat and Relieves Toxicity. " Clears heat and resolves dampness: for

damp-heat jaundice and painful urinary dysfunction. " (Chinese Herbal

Medicine Materia Medica Revised Ed., Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, p. 89.)

 

Dandelion can be used as either medicine or food. The older plants are used

for medicinal purposes. The leaves of the very young plant - which are not

as bitter as the leaves of older plants - are packed with more beta-carotene

than carrots (more than 5 times). It's also packed with mineral salts and

can have applications in purifying the blood. (See A Handbook of Native

American Herbs by Alma R. Hutchens, pp. 80-82.)

 

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