Medicinal uses of Taraxacum officinale

Taraxacum officinale ( Dandelion ) as it is better known is a bitter sweet, cooling herb that has diuretic, laxative, and anti-rheumatic effects, it stimulates liver function, improves digestion, and reduces swelling and inflammation.

Medicinal uses include, internally for gall bladder and urinary disorders, gallstones, jaundice, cirrhosis, dyspepsia with constipation, oedema associated with high blood pressure and heart weakness, chronic joint and skin complaints, gout, eczema, psoriasis, and acne.
Internally it is used in Chinese medicine for breast and lung tumours, mastitis, abscesses, hepatitis, and urinary tract infections. Externally for snake bite.