Taraxacum
Actions:
anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-rheumatic, chloretic, Nutritive, culinary, diuretic
Therapeutic Categories:
Detox, nourishing, restoring
Safety:
liver or kidney issues
Magical Uses:
Throat chakra – helps you be heard. growth and transformation; hope, dreams, wishes, communication, creativity, and manifestation; clears away old anger and fear that can be stored in the liver; sun, happiness, lions, resilience,
Plant Parts Used: Flowers, leaves, roots (Full plant)
Preparations: tea, decoction, salve, poultice, infusion, creams/lotions
Energetics: cool, dry, bitter, tonic
Plant Identifiers: deeply-notched, toothy, spatula-like leaves that are shiny and hairless. round stems, white ooze when cut, bright yellow flowers.
Also known as: A weed
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Etymology: translation of medieval Latin dens leonis ‘lion’s tooth’ (because of the jagged shape of the leaves).
Chemical Constituents: sesquiterpene lactones, taraxasterol (TS), taraxerol, chlorogenic acid (CGA), CRA