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Taraxacum officinale - Dugdhapheni

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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==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were imports from Europe that now propagate as wildflowers{{Parts Used|Roots}}.
== Description Chemical Composition== The species of Taraxacum are tap-rootedContains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, perennialluteolin, herbaceous plantsquercetin, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus contains many species which usually (or in the case of triploidskaempferol, obligately) reproduce by apomixistiliroside, resulting in many local populations triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and endemism. In the British Isles alonetormentic acid, 234 microspecies are recognised in 9 loosely defined sectionsphenolic acids, of which 40 are and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="probably endemicchemical composition"./>
In general==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Kaadu shaavanthi|ml=Dugddhapheni|sa=Dugdhapheni, the leaves are 5–25 cm long or longerLootarita=|te=Patri|hi=Dudhi, 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.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==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, which form into windborne seedsPrabhava - 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.
== External Links =Guna===
===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===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 2012-04-28 15-12-22 Switzerland Kanton Schaffhausen Ramsen.JPGFile:Taraxacum officinale leaf4 (16189348110).jpg|Leaf2014-12-25 16 35 32 Dandelion blossom along Terrace Boulevard in Ewing, New Jersey.JPG2015-05 Haus-Mauerritzen-grün 01.jpgFile:Pampeliška.jpg|Seed headsFile:Zaadpluis van een paardenbloem.jpg|Seeds2016.05.28 09.00.10 IMG 6019 - Flickr - andrey zharkikh.jpgAbant 18.JPG</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-dandelion.html Properties]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://engobotany.wikipedianewenglandwild.org/wikispecies/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 Taraxacumofficinale on Floridata Plant Encyclopedia]* [http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/taraxacum-Wikipediaofficinale/ 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]
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[[Category:Asteraceae]]
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