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[[File:DandelionFlower.jpg|thumb|right|''Taraxacum'', ''Dugdhapheni]]
'''Dugdhapheni''' or '''Taraxacum''' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which consists of species commonly known as dandelion. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were imports from Europe that now propagate as wildflowers.
== Description Uses== {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}. ==Chemical Composition==Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf===The species {{Leaf|Simple|lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets|Leaf arrangement is basal ie the leaves are growing only at the base of Taraxacum are tapthe plant}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-rooted4cm long|Yorange, perennialyellow|5-20|er head has ray flowers only, herbaceous plantsmeaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray, native to temperate areas which may or may not have teeth at the very tip of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus contains ra}}Flo ===Fruit==={{Fruit||40–450 mm|Disk flower number is 0|many species seeda}}Leaf blade length ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which usually (or in the case herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of triploidsPropagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, obligately) reproduce by apomixis{{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A very easily grown plant, resulting it succeeds in many local populations and endemism. In the British Isles alonemost soils[1], 234 microspecies are recognised though it prefers a well-drained humus-rich neutral to alkaline soil in 9 loosely defined sections, of which 40 are full sun or light shade<ref name="probably endemicHow to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Lawn}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated Beds}}.
<references> <ref name== Uses == Historically, dandelion was prized for a variety of medicinal properties, and it contains a number of pharmacologically active compounds"chemical composition">[https://www. Dandelion is used as a herbal remedy in Europe, North America, and Chinaherbwisdom. It has been used in herbal medicine to treat infections, bile and liver problems, and as a diureticcom/herb-dandelion.html "Dandellion"]</ref>
== External Links ==
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