Medicinal uses Uses supported by clinical data No information available. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents To stimulate diuresis (2, 5), increase bile fl ow and stimulate appetite, and for treatment of dyspepsia (2). Uses described in traditional medicine As a galactagogue, laxative and tonic. Treatment of boils and sores, diabetes, fever, infl ammation of the eye, insomnia, sore throat, lung abscess, jaundice, rheumatism and urinary tract infections (10). Contraindications Radix cum Herba Taraxaci is contraindicated in obstruction of the biliary or intestinal tract, and acute gallbladder infl ammation. In case of gallbladder disease, Radix cum Herba Taraxacum should only be used under the supervision of a health-care professional (2).

Medicinal uses Uses supported by clinical data No information available. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents To stimulate diuresis (2, 5), increase bile fl ow and stimulate appetite, and for treatment of dyspepsia (2). Uses described in traditional medicine As a galactagogue, laxative and tonic. Treatment of boils and sores, diabetes, fever, infl ammation of the eye, insomnia, sore throat, lung abscess, jaundice, rheumatism and urinary tract infections (10). Contraindications Radix cum Herba Taraxaci is contraindicated in obstruction of the biliary or intestinal tract, and acute gallbladder infl ammation. In case of gallbladder disease, Radix cum Herba Taraxacum should only be used under the supervision of a health-care professional (2). Contraindications Radix cum Herba Taraxaci is contraindicated in obstruction of the biliary or intestinal tract, and acute gallbladder infl ammation. In case of gallbladder disease, Radix cum Herba Taraxacum should only be used under the supervision of a health-care professional (2).

Reclassified as Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum.

In times of deprivation the roasted and powdered root has been used to make a 'Coffee-like' drink. The latex contains isoprenoid molecules which can be harvested and processed to make a rubber-like material.