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Taraxacum, Dugdhapheni

Dugdhapheni or Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, Taraxacum officinale is imports from Europe that now propagate as wildflowers.

Uses

Wounds, Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis, Skin eruptions, Hepatitis, Pimples, Diarrhea, Bronchitis.

Parts Used

Leaves, 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.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kaadu shaavanthi
Hindi	Dudhi, Baran
Malayalam	Dugddhapheni
Tamil	NA
Telugu	Patri
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Dugdhapheni, Lootarita=
English	Dandelion

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets	Leaf arrangement is basal ie the leaves are growing only at the base of the plant

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yorange, yellow	5-20	Head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray, which may or may not have teeth at the very tip of the flowers

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	40–450 mm	Disk flower number is 0	Many seeda	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Leaf blade length

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

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.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lawn, Meadows, Cultivated Beds.

Photo Gallery

Leaf
Seed heads
Seeds

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] Properties

[Leaf-2] Characteristics

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Cultivation details

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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. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, Taraxacum officinale 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}}.
-'''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.
+==Parts Used==
+{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
-== Description ==
+==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"/>
-The species of Taraxacum are tap-rooted, perennial, herbaceous plants, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus contains many species which usually (or in the case of triploids, obligately) reproduce by apomixis, resulting in many local populations and endemism. In the British Isles alone, 234 microspecies are recognised in 9 loosely defined sections, of which 40 are "probably endemic".
-In general, the leaves are 5–25 cm long or longer, simple, lobed, and form a basal rosette above the central taproot. The flower heads are yellow to orange coloured, and are open in the daytime, but closed at night. The heads are borne singly on a hollow stem (scape) that is usually leafless and rises 1–10 cm or more above the leaves.
+==Common names==
+{{Common names|kn=Kaadu shaavanthi|ml=Dugddhapheni|sa=Dugdhapheni, Lootarita=|te=Patri|hi=Dudhi, Baran|en=Dandelion}}
-Many similar plants in the Asteraceae family with yellow flowers are sometimes known as false dandelions. Dandelions are very similar to catsears (Hypochaeris). Both plants carry similar flowers, which form into windborne seeds.
+==Properties==
+Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
+===Dravya===
-== Uses ==
+===Rasa===
-Historically, dandelion was prized for a variety of medicinal properties, and it contains a number of pharmacologically active compounds. Dandelion is used as a herbal remedy in Europe, North America, and China. It has been used in herbal medicine to treat infections, bile and liver problems, and as a diuretic.
-==Common name==
+===Guna===
-* '''English''' -  Dandelion
+===Veerya===
-* '''Kannada''' - ಕಾಡು ಶಾವಂತಿ
-* '''Hindi''' - Dudal
-== External Links ==
+===Vipaka===
-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum Taraxacum-Wikipedia]
+===Karma===
+===Prabhava===
+==Habit==
+{{Habit|Herb}}
+==Identification==
+===Leaf===
+{{Leaf|Simple|Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets|Leaf arrangement is basal ie the leaves are growing only at the base of the plant}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
+===Flower===
+{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yorange, yellow|5-20|Head has ray flowers only, meaning all of the individual flowers of the flower head have a strap-shaped ray, which may or may not have teeth at the very tip of the flowers}}
+===Fruit===
+{{Fruit||40–450 mm|Disk flower number is 0|Many seeda}}Leaf blade length
+===Other features===
+==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
+==Where to get the saplings==
+==Mode of Propagation==
+{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
+==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==
+{{Commonly seen|Lawn}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated Beds}}.
+==Photo Gallery==
+<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
+"Tschanälegi" - panoramio.jpg
+-04-28 15-12-22 Switzerland Kanton Schaffhausen Ramsen.JPG
+File:Taraxacum officinale leaf4 (16189348110).jpg|Leaf
+-12-25 16 35 32 Dandelion blossom along Terrace Boulevard in Ewing, New Jersey.JPG
+-05 Haus-Mauerritzen-grün 01.jpg
+File:Pampeliška.jpg|Seed heads
+File:Zaadpluis van een paardenbloem.jpg|Seeds
+.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]
+* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/dandelion-root.html Dandelion – Benefits and Side Effects]
+* [https://www.arkive.org/common-dandelion/taraxacum-officinale-agg/ Taraxacum officinale on arkive.org]
 [[Category:Herbs]]
+[[Category:Asteraceae]]