Dandelion
DANDELION:
Plant name: Taraxacum officinale
Active constituents: caffeic acid esters such as chlorogenic, dicaffeoyltartaric (chicoric acid) and monocaffeoyltartaric acids
Medicinal Properties:
- Anti-inflammatory: suppressed TNF- production by inhibiting interleukin-1 production
- Antioxidant: Due to the higher polyphenol content, the leaf extract was a more effective hydrogen donor, reducing agent and hydrogen peroxide scavenger compared to the root extract
- Allergy: anti-allergic activity by measuring the release of - hexosaminidase which occurs concomitantly with the release f histamine when mast cells are immunologically activated.