[Product Name]: Dandelion Extract
[Botanical Source]: Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz
[Part Use]: The whole herb
[Active Ingredient]: Flavones 3%, 10:1
[Appearance]: Fine Brownish-yellow Powder
[Functions and applications]:
The dandelion is known to be a good remedy with Liver diseases. It can be used to improve liver congestion, hepatitis, gall bladder problems and formation of stones. Its good effects on the digestive tract make it an aid in food allergies by helping the body to assimilate fat. In addition, it is used to prevent high cholesterol and arteriosclerosis. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, health products, nutrient food additives, etc.
Application:
(1) It is a general stimulant to the system, but especially to the urinary organs, and is chiefly used in kidney and liver disorders.
(2) In folk medicine, Dandelion is also used as a remedy for hemorrhoids, gout, rheumatism, eczema, other skin conditions, and diabetes. Its effectiveness for these problems has not, however, been verified.
(3) In Asian medicine -- again without verification -- Dandelion is used to treat chronic ulcers, stiff joints, and tuberculosis. It is also used to induce Milk production in nursing mothers and to soothe inflamed breast tissue.
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