The dandelion mother tincture is used for its purifying action on the excretory organs, especially the liver. Let's find out better.
Properties of the dandelion mother tincture
Taraxacum officinale contains triterpene alcohols (taratol, taraxerol, beta amirine, armidiol); sterols (stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol); vitamins (A, B, C, D); phenolic acids (caffeic, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid ), amino acids, inulin, pectins, choline, bitter principles (tarassacin), mineral salts. These active ingredients give the plant depurative, bitter-tonic and digestive properties .
Dandelion mother tincture is used to stimulate digestive and liver function; to promote the regularity of intestinal transit and the drainage of body fluids, because it is able to activate the excretory organs (liver, kidneys, skin) used for the transformation of toxins (sugars, triglycerides, cholesterol and uric acids), in the form most suitable for them elimination (feces, urine, sweat) and thus detoxify the body.
The bitter principles contained in it stimulate the secretions of all the glands of the gastrointestinal system (saliva, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal juices), producing a secondary laxative action and diuresis; while thanks to inulin, it exerts a hypoglycemic action, stabilizing the levels of glucose in the blood.
The hydroalcoholic extract is therefore indicated in all those pathological situations both external and internal that require a high purifying action, to support the liver, kidneys and skin. Its use is therefore indicated in case of hepatic insufficiency or congestion, inflammation of the bile duct, hepatitis, jaundice, gallstones, cholecystitis, hepatocystopathies, constipation, rheumatism, acne, cellulite, edema, cholesterol, obesity due to water retention, gout, diabetes .
Description of the plant
The dandelion grows everywhere on the meadows, at the edge of roads and in uncultivated places, from the plain to the alpine area up to over 2000 m. Perennial herbaceous plant, it has a large taproot root from which develops, at ground level, a basal rosette of leaves with short and underground stems. The leaves are simple, oblong, lanceolate and lobed, with a toothed margin without stipules.
The stem, which later evolves from the leaves, is a hollow, glabrous and milky scape, bearing a golden-yellow inflorescence at the apex, known as the flower head. The flower head is formed by two rows of membranous bracts, bent backwards and serving as a calyx, enclosing the receptacle, on which are inserted hundreds of small flowers, called flosculi.
The fruits are achenes, provided with the characteristic pappus : a tuft of white hairs, originated from the modified chalice, which, acting as a parachute, facilitates the dispersion of the seed with the wind, when it detaches from the flower head.
Side effects of dandelion
How to prepare the dandelion mother tincture
The "drug" (part used) corresponds to the flowering plant harvested in spring . The dandelion mother tincture is prepared with a drug weight ratio : 1:10 solvent and 45% vol . Alcohol content .
use
The mother tinctures have no contraindications except those of the plant itself, diluted in a little water can be administered to all, the alcohol contained in them is thus diluted, so it is harmless.
Internal use: 50 drops in a little water three times a day before or after meals.
In collaboration with Erboristeria del Pigneto
