Taraxacum officinale (L.), commonly called dandelion, has been used for centuries as a natural medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, including some metabolic changes associated with obesity, and this study confirms its antioxidant properties (5).
Since it is an easily available herb, the temptation of DIY should be avoided because at a certain dosage, as with almost all herbs, it could be toxic.
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(1) Taraxacum officinale Weber extracts inhibit LPS-induced oxidative stress and nitric oxide production via the NF-κB modulation in RAW 264.7 cells.
Park CM, Park JY, Noh KH, Shin JH, Song YS.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Jan 27;133(2):834-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.11.015. Epub 2010 Nov 11. - PMID: 21075189
(2) Anti-inflammatory activity of Taraxacum officinale.
Jeon HJ, Kang HJ, Jung HJ, Kang YS, Lim CJ, Kim YM, Park EH.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2008 Jan 4;115(1):82-8.
Taraxacum officinale protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice.
Liu L, Xiong H, Ping J, Ju Y, Zhang X.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Jul 20;130(2):392-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.029.
(3) In vitro and in vivo hepatoprotective effects of the aqueous extract from Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) root against alcohol-induced oxidative stress.
You Y, Yoo S, Yoon HG, Park J, Lee YH, Kim S, Oh KT, Lee J, Cho HY, Jun W.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Jun;48(6):1632-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.03.037.
(4) The diuretic effect in human subjects of an extract of Taraxacum officinale folium over a single day.
Clare BA, Conroy RS, Spelman K.
J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Aug;15(8):929-34. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0152.
(5) Majewski M, Lis B, Juśkiewicz J, Ognik K, Jedrejek D, Stochmal A, Olas B. The composition and vascular/antioxidant properties of Taraxacum officinale flower water syrup in a normal-fat diet using an obese rat model. J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Jan 30;265:113393. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113393.
