Taraxacum, Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying 蒲公英Pu Gong Ying (TCM)
Khur mong ཁུར་མོང༌ (Tibetan) |
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New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
DANDELION ROOT
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
Botanical name:
Taraxacum spp.
1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe)
2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are used in TCM
3. T. tibetanum (Khur tshod) is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine
Other species used include T. centrasiaticum (XinJiang Dandelion), and T. platycarpum (Korean Dandelion)
Greater, Middle, Sharp-leaved and Blunt-leaved varieties were listed in old Herbals.
Parts used:
Root, whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2F. PURIFYING
4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC
Taraxacum spp.
1. T. officinale (Official Dandelion, used in Europe)
2. T. sinicum, T. mongolicum are used in TCM
3. T. tibetanum (Khur tshod) is used similarly in Tibetan Medicine
Other species used include T. centrasiaticum (XinJiang Dandelion), and T. platycarpum (Korean Dandelion)
Greater, Middle, Sharp-leaved and Blunt-leaved varieties were listed in old Herbals.
Parts used:
Root, whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Classifications:
2A APERIENT. 2F. PURIFYING
4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Toxin from the Liver: (TCM, West)
2. Clears Heat and Toxins, Resolves Swellings: (TCM, West)
3. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine (TCM, West):
4. Promotes Milk:
5. Benefits the Kidneys:
6. Externally:
Dose:
DECOCTION of the WHOLE HERB, ROOT or LEAF: 5–15 grams
ROOT in POWDER: 1–3 grams;
Substitute:
Endive and Chicory are both used similarly
DECOCTION of the WHOLE HERB, ROOT or LEAF: 5–15 grams
ROOT in POWDER: 1–3 grams;
Substitute:
Endive and Chicory are both used similarly
Main Combinations:
Dandelion & Violet
1. Stimulate Liver function:
i. Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
2. Cholagogue, Dandelion ... available in PRO version
3. Inflammation of the gall Bladder, Gall Stones, Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
4 Liver obstruction, Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
5. Liver Heat, Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
6. Jaundice:
i. Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dandelion with ... available in PRO version
iii. Jaundice in children, Dandelion ... available in PRO version
7. Scrofula:
i. combine Dandelion ... available in PRO version
ii. Scrofula and Lymphadenitis Dandelion ... available in PRO version
8. Cleanse the Blood, Dandelion ... available in PRO version
9. Urinary Tract Infections, Dandelion ... available in PRO version
10. Fevers, including Intermittent Fever, Dandelion ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction of Dandelion
Decoction for Skin Disease
Decoction for Hepatitis
Hepatic Decoction (Hoffman)
Decoction to Purify
Syrup of Chicory and Rhubarb (Nicholas)
Cautions:
1. Not used in Cold and weak digestion
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole plant with root and flower
1. Not used in Cold and weak digestion
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole plant with root and flower