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Botanical name: Taraxacum officinale
Family: Asteraceae
Parts used: root, leaves, flowers.
Energetics: cooling/ drying
Therapeutic Actions:
(leaf):
Alterative: gradually restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Diuretic: increases the secretion and expulsion of urine
Nutritive,
digestive stimulant.
(Root):
Alterative: gradually restoring proper functioning to the body's metabolism
Nutritive,
Cholagogue: increases the secretion and flow of bile