| 1. Names:
 Sanskrit: |
Simhadanti |
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| English:
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Dandelion |
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| Botanical: |
Taraxacum officinalis |
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| Hindi: |
Dudal, Kanphul |
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| Telugu: |
Simhadanti |
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| Common
names: |
Blowball, cankerwort, lion's tooth,
priest's crown, puffball, swine snout, white endive, wild
endive, dandelion, Diente de leon, Pu gong ying |
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| Family
name: |
Compositae |
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2. Parts used:
Alkaloids: The chief constituents of Dandelion
root are Taraxacin, acrystalline Vitamins A and C moderate
amounts of vitamin D, vitamin C, various B vitamins, iron,
silicon, magnesium, zinc, and manganese. The leaves are a
rich source of potassiums.
3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous
Medical Systems:
- Rasa: Bitter.
- Vipaka: Bitter.
4. Uses:
- Good remedy for kidney and liver disorders.
- Stimulates digestion.
- It is a mild laxative, hepatic, aperient, diuretic, depurative,
tonic and stomachic by nature.
- Balances and bile production in the gallbladder and bile
flow from the liver.
- Supports liver function which is disturbed due to over
alcoholism or poor diet.
- It is blood purifier.
- Induces metabolism in the body.
- Good blood purifier hence also helps in the cases of
eczema and cancer.
- It relives constipation.
- Enhances the formation of bile.
- It removes excess water from body.
- Removes toxins and poisons from the body.
- It acts a good remedy for Jaundice because it increases
the flow of urine in patients with liver problems.
- It also cures skin diseases, scurvy, scrofula, and eczema.
- Useful in all kinds of kidney troubles, diabetes, dropsy,
inflammation of the bowels.
- Good remedy for fever.
- It induces production of mother's milk.
5. Names due to Physical properties:
- Simhadanti: The leaves like teeth of lion.
- Kanaka pushpi: Plant with yellow colored flowers.
- Ksheera dari:The plant with milky sap.
6. Names due to Medical properties:
- Vishamardhini: Detoxificant.
7. Reference:
Vasthu guna deepika, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta,
Susrutam, Basabarajeezam, Bhavaprakashika, Vangacena, Charakasamhita,
Vagvatamu, Hareetasamhita, Srijanakalpavalli.
8. Caution:
The milky sap of fresh Dandelion may cause allergy in some
persons. The person, who has obstruction in bile ducts [like
gallstones] has to take the Dandelion very carefully.
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