9059. Taraxacum

Nomenclature

Dandelion; lion's tooth.

Description and references

Dried rhizome and roots of Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Lam. & DC. (T. officinale Weber, Leontodon taraxacum L.), Compositae. Habit. Europe; naturalized in North America. Constit. Taraxerol, choline, levulin, inulin, pectin.