Product Name: Dandelion Extract
Latin Name: Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.Mazz
Part Used: Root
Country of Origin: China
Dandelion Extract Function:
1. Help balance electrolytes in the blood, uric acid levels and cholesterol levels for some people;
2. May have anti-inflammatory effects and assist with urinary tract infections in women;
3. External use of dandelion extract can treat skin problems such as psoriasis and acne.
Sources of Dandelion Extract
The dandelion is known to be a good remedy with liver diseases. It can be used to improve liver congestion, hepatitis, gall bladder problems and formation of stones. Its good effects on the digestive tract make it an aid in food allergies by helping the body to assimilate fat. In addition, it is used to prevent high cholesterol and arteriosclerosis. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, health products, nutrient food additives, etc.
Ingredients of Dandelion Extract
Caffeic Acid /Flavones
Specification of Dandelion Extract
| ITEM | SPECIFICATION | |
| Extract Ratio | 10:1 | |
| Description | Appearance | Brown Powder |
| Loss on drying | ≤5.0% | |
| Ash | ≤5.0% | |
| Particle size | 100% pass 80 mesh | |
| Tests | Heavy metals | ≤10ppm |
| Arsenic | ≤2ppm | |
| Microbial | Total microbacterial count | ≤1000CFU/g |
| Yeast &Mould | ≤100CFU/g | |
| Escherichia Coli presence | Negative | |
| Salmonella | Negative | |
Study of Dandelion Extract
1. Dandelion extract is used to treat liver and gallbladder obstructions, improve liver function, promote bile production and as a diuretic.
2. External use of dandelion extract can treat skin problems such as psoriasis and acne.
3. A natural cleanser of the liver, kidneys, and gall bladder, prompting some people to use this extract during holistic detoxification rituals. Impurities, bile and excess water in the body are usually removed or reduced through the consistent use of the extract, which is considered by herbalists to be a diuretic and laxative.
Reference of Dandelion Extract
1 Munkhtugs Davaatseren,Haeng Jeon Hur,Hye Jeong Yang,Taraxacum official (dandelion) leaf extract alleviates high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver, Food and Chemical Toxicology,58,2013: 30–36.
2 P. Ovadje,S. Chatterjee,C. Griffin, Selective induction of apoptosis through activation of caspase-8 in human leukemia cells (Jurkat) by dandelion root extract, Journal of Ethnopharmacology,133(1),2011:86–91.
3 Hong-Bin Wang, Cellulase-assisted extraction and antibacterial activity of polysaccharides from the dandelion Taraxacum officinale, Carbohydrate Polymers,103,2014: 140–142.
4 L. Normandin,G. Kennedy,J. Zayed,Potential of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a bioindicator of manganese arising from the use of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl in unleaded gasoline,Science of The Total Environment,239(1-3),1999: 165–171
5 Yanghee You,Soonam Yoo,Ho-Geun Yoon,In vitro and in vivo hepatoprotective effects of the aqueous extract from Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) root against alcohol-induced oxidative stress, Food and Chemical Toxicology,48(6),2010: 1632–1637.
6 Erkan Goksu, Cenker Eken,Ozgur Karadeniz,First report of hypoglycemia secondary to dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) ingestion, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine,28(1),2010: 111.e1–111.e2.
7 Pamela Ovadje,Sudipa Chatterjee,Carly Griffin,Selective Induction of Apoptosis Through Activation of Caspase-8 in Human Leukemia cells (Jurkat) and CMML cells by Dandelion Extract, Free Radical Biology and Medicine,Volume 49, Supplement, 2010, Pages S67.