DIENTE LEON
taraxacum officinale
DIENTE LEON
taraxacum officinale
Castilian:
Dandelion
.
English
:
dandelion
, blowball, milk witch,
Yellow
Gowan, cankerwort, priest's crown, swine's snout.
It is one of the most useful plants. One occurs in wild and their main properties are as depurative, appetizer, laxative, diuretic, and anti
sudorific
. The parts that are used most of the
Dandelion
are the leaves,
flower
and root. Through the cooking of these yields
a
liquid
that is used to relieve ailments of the
liver
, whichever water usage,
but
also the infusion of them is
a
good remedy for treating
problems
of the gallbladder, which should be eaten for three days. On the other hand, the
Dandelion
or lechuguilla is used to relieve injured mouth, eye, lung, cough, throat and
muscle
inflammation.
Herb measuring less than 30 cm. tall, with leaves forming
a
circle at the base of the stem and where they exit from their
yellow
flowers. These originate on drying fruit globose. In
Central
America
and Panama live in warm climates, semi, dry and mild, and grows in arable land associated with the tropical deciduous forest and subcaducifolia; Xeric scrublands, mountain cloud forests of
oak
and mixed
pine
.
Its French name is pissenlit, that amounts to something like "pee - in - the - bed", in allusion to its diuretic properties.
Amargón
, with the name that is known in some regions
American
Spanish - speaking, refers to the
bitter
taste of its leaves. The root is known as radiceta in
Argentina
.
Plant
dandelion
and next two details of its product: one with Vilan that helps spread and the other without.
A
dandelion
about to let their fruit, which will be scattered by the wind.
No text mentions the botany of
dandelion
prior to the fifteenth century, and in the CVL
was
quoted as diuretic and
vulnerary
, although its alleged virtues were called into question and our plant fell into oblivion until, in recent years of the nineteenth,
was
rediscovered and given
a
multitude of virtues. The herbalists even speak of 'taraxoterapia', ie healing through the
dandelion
(Taraxacum)
FEATURES:
Plant perennial, herbaceous, up to 50 cm. tall, thick in the wake of that, if it makes an incision with
a
knife, it follows
a
milky white
liquid
(latex) Following the erect
flower
stems emerge, culminating in
a
beautiful
flower
of countless petals elongate, intense
yellow
, which opens in the
morning
and closes at dusk, throughout the year. The fruit is tiny and
mature
, and
was
joined by his base plumosa
a
structure that facilitates its dispersal by wind (which is what the
children
called "little angels")
LOCATION:
The breeding everywhere. In the uncultivated land on roads in the
meadows
and mountains up to 2000. It grows well in wet places, in pastures and abandoned and uncultivated land in Europe, Asia, Africa and North
America
. Is not in the Southern Hemisphere.
COLLECTING:
If you are for eating fresh, the leaves collected at the end of
winter
, when we are more tender. To do better to cut infusion before, during the
summer
are so tender,
but
are less
bitter
. The root is preferable to the boot of the
summer
or
autumn
, when more concentrated the active ingredients in it.
USES AND APPLICATIONS:
As an appetite stimulant, such as scrubbers and to take advantage of their
vitamin
content, the leaves should be used as
a
seasoning raw salads with dressing of vinegar and salt (on salads, oil
has
always
olive
) You can substitute vinegar for
lemon
juice, and taking into account that the leaves of
dandelion
and of
itself
,
bitter
taste and strong
lemon
flavor
that can conceal
a
can be unpleasant. In decoction (100 grams of leaves and roots in equal parts per
liter
of water) can serve as
a
purifying and diuretic, taking
a
cup before
each
meal. Recall, however, that with the boiling removes vitamins. As
a
diuretic, can be used in infusion of fresh leaves or dried piece of sheet (half of half) per cup of water, which
was
taken after the meal The radiceta (the root) is used to get
a
coffee
. The process for achieving this is similar to the above: the root, cut into small pieces are toasted and grinds the infusion is prepared in the same way
coffee
.
OTHER RELATED SPECIES:
Taraxacum mongolicum Hand:
Amargón
of Mongolia (Pugongying) Originally from large parts of Mongolia, China and Asia ex - Soviet. It is traditionally used as
a
breastplate, in case of
gastritis
, abdominal pain, and many other indications minors. Dose 9 - 15 g.
Jacaranda filicifolia
D
. Don:
Amargón
of Turkestan. It is grown in large areas of Ukraine and Crimea for latex, which can constitute up to 25% of the
weight
of the dried roots. When dry, the latex produces
a
kind of
rubber
. It
has
no medicinal properties which deserve to be highlighted.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Internal use:
Decoction (roots and leaves) one tablespoon per cup soup, boil two minutes. Three cups
a
day before meals.
Fluid extract (1:
1) 40 to 60 drops, 3 or 4 times
a
day.
Tincture (1:
10) 50 - 100 drops, one to three times
a
day.
Dry extract (5:
1) 0. 5 to 2 grams
a
day (1 g equals 5 grams of dried plant)
Juice of fresh root:
one to two tablespoons
a
day, along with an infusion.
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