- Batch
- LOT 24-0411
- Net
- 100 g
- Unit price
- €6.00 / 100 g
- Origin
- Altmühl Valley, Bavaria
- Sourcing
- Wild-gathered
- Plant part
- Radix · Root
Loose tea
Dandelion Root & Herb
Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
Frankly bitter, with a roasted-chicory sweetness beneath it.
In stock 39
Root and leaf lifted together, in spring for the bitterness and in autumn for the inulin. Dug from meadow rather than lawn — the taproot needs depth to be worth lifting.
Traditional use
Traditionally taken as a bitter tonic in spring and autumn, before meals.
Constituents
- 01Taraxacin (Bitterstoffe)
- 02Inulin
- 03Potassium
Drawer
Liver & Bile — The bitter shelf. Nothing here tastes pleasant. Also pulled for Digestion and Kidney & Bladder.
The preparation is half the drug
This drug wants 95 °C and 15 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.
The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.
- Dose
- 1 tbsp (≈ 3 g)
- Frequency
- 2–3× daily before meals
- Water
- 95 °C
- Steep
- 15 min
Steps
As printed on the box · 4 in sequence
- 011 tbsp ≈ 3 g
Measure
One tablespoon of the cut root-and-herb mix.
- 02200 ml · 1 min
Simmer
Bring to the boil in cold water and simmer one minute — root gives up more this way.
- 0315 min
Steep
Off the heat, fifteen minutes.
- 04
Take
Before meals, unsweetened. The bitterness is the medicine.
Steep time
Live timer · 15 min · 95 °C
15:00
Cautions
Read before use
- Avoid if you are sensitive to Asteraceae (daisy family) plants.
- Not suitable with gallstones or an obstructed bile duct.
Kept beside it
Herbs shelved for Liver & Bile, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.
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