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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. Taraxacum officinale and T. erythrospermum, were is imports from Europe that now propagate as wildflowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Hepatitis}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils[1], though it prefers a well-drained humus-rich neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
"Tschanälegi" - panoramio.jpg
2012-04-28 15-12-22 Switzerland Kanton Schaffhausen Ramsen.JPG File:Taraxacum officinale leaf4 (16189348110).jpg|Leaf
2014-12-25 16 35 32 Dandelion blossom along Terrace Boulevard in Ewing, New Jersey.JPG
2015-05 Haus-Mauerritzen-grün 01.jpg
File:Pampeliška.jpg|Seed heads
File:Zaadpluis van een paardenbloem.jpg|Seeds
2016.05.28 09.00.10 IMG 6019 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpg
Abant 18.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-dandelion.html "Properties"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/taraxacum/officinale/ "Characteristics"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Taraxacum+officinale "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://floridata.com/Plants/Portulacaceae/Portulaca+oleracea/1220 Taraxacum officinale on Floridata Plant Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/taraxacum-officinale/ Taraxacum officinale on alwaysayurveda]
