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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Dandelion
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TARAXACUM-OFFICINALE-GLYCOSIDE-TA-2 0 Flower *
TARAXACUM-OFFICINALE-GLYCOSIDE-TA-3 0 Flower *
TARAXANTHIN 0 Plant *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Flower *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Latex Exudate *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Root *
TARAXEROL 2 Root *
TARAXIEN 0 Flower 350.0 *
TARAXIN 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
TARAXIN-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TARAXIN-ACID-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-ESTER 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TARAXINACETYL-1'-O-GLUCOSIDES 0 Plant *
TARAXINIC-ACID-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 1 Flower *
TARAXINIC-ACID-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 1 Leaf Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
TARAXINIC-ACID-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 1 Root *
TARAXINOIC-ACID-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root 102.0 *
TARAXINOIC-ACID-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot *
TARAXOL 0 Root *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Root *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 *
Antionychyotic 1 *
Antiophidic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 10 *
Antiosteoporotic? 1 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 29 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 4 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).