Detailed Product Description

Herba Taraxaci seed/chinese herb

1.Nutritional properties

Dandelion leaves contain abundant amounts of vitamins and minerals, especially Vitamins A, C and K, and are good sources of calcium (0.19% net weight), potassium (0.4% net weight) and fair amounts of iron and manganese,higher than similar leafy greens such as spinach. They contain 15% protein and 73% carbohydrates, 37% of which is fiber (27% of the leaves are fiber). The leaves also contain smaller amounts of over two dozen other nutrients, and are a significant source of beta carotene(0.03% net weight),lutein and zeaxanthin(combined 0.066% net weight). A cup of dandelion leaves contains 112% daily recommendation of vitamin A, 32% of vitamin C, and 535% of vitamin K and 218 mg potassium, 103 mg calcium, and 1.7 mg of iron

2. Medicinal uses

Dandelions, flowers, roots and leaves, have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine & medicinal teas, most notably for liver detoxification, as a natural diuretic and for inflammation reduction. Unlike other diuretics, dandelion leaves contain good amounts of potassium, a mineral that is often lost during increased micturition. There is also evidence that this property of dandelion leaves may normalize blood sugar.

3. Antioxidant

Dandelion flowers contain luteolin, an antioxident,and have demonstrated antioxidant properties without cytotoxicity.

4 Caffeic acid and carcinogenicity

Dandelion contains caffeic acid, as a secondary plant metaboltite,which some studies have shown to exhibite antiocarcinaogenic properties,at low doses but carcinogenic properties at high doses.There have been no ill effects of caffeic acid in humans.